Nicaraguan Consul General Seeks Asylum in U S
Augustin Alfaro, Nicaragua's consul general in New Orleans, applied for political asylum after being ordered expelled by the State Department. He said the day was very difficult and that he decided not to return home last night following a family discussion. The action is part of U S reprisals after Nicaragua expelled three American diplomats.
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New Orleans
Nicaragua
United States
Augustin Alfaro
Office of Naturalization and Immigration
Alfaro
State Department
U.S
Reagan Proposes Flexible Armament Count for Soviets
President Reagan unveiled a new arms control plan offering Moscow a choice to measure arsenals by missile and warhead counts or by overall destructive power of long range missiles. The proposal sets a higher ceiling on long range missiles, between 850 and 1450, with warhead limits remaining at 5,000. Rowny urged flexibility to advance talks in Geneva where negotiators resumed discussions after a 10 week recess.
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Reagan
Kremlin
Edward Rowny
Soviet Union
Rose Garden
White House
Geneva
Rowny
United States
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Shultz Urges NATO Unity On Missiles Deployment
Secretary of State George P. Shultz urged Western unity ahead of NATO foreign ministers as talks at Geneva continue. He criticized Soviet SS-20 buildup and said NATO would deploy 572 cruise and Pershing 2 missiles starting in December unless a superpower arms control accord is reached. Shultz noted more work needed to gain unanimous support amid reservations from Greece Denmark and Spain. Luns called for a Soviet proposal at Geneva while warning against inaction. The piece also references Middle East tensions and Soviet opposition to Israel-Lebanon troop withdrawal.
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Soviet Union
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Shultz
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Greece
Spain
Britain
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Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Joseph Luns
U.S
Luns
Middle East
Syria
Young Convicted Again Mercy Recommended in Raleigh County
Gary O. Young, a 35-year-old Matoaka man, was found guilty a second time in Raleigh County Circuit Court for the murder of his ex-wife Pamela Young. The jury imposed a life sentence with a mercy recommendation, making parole possible in under three years. The 1976 Bluefield bowling alley killing occurred after years of alleged stalking and a failed divorce battle. trial venues shifted from Princeton to Beckley amid prosecutorial charges of jealousy and malice.
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Daily Telegraph
Beckley
Matoaka
Raleigh County
Gary O. Young
Young
Pamela
Bluefield
Princeton
State Supreme Court
Clemson
Mercer County
Defense Spending Cut Near as Talks Open
House and Senate negotiators opened formal compromise talks on the 1984 budget. A near 5 percent defense spending increase emerged, about half of Reagan’s request, with votes possible today. Tax hike details mirror Senate and CBO projections, while Republican resistance remains.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reagan
Congressional Budget Office
Pentagon
Jobs program means work for 100 in Mercer
A Mercer county report notes a local jobs program will provide work for about 100 residents. The item appears on page 7 with brief weather and national news items surrounding it.
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Mercer
Acid Rain Confirmed as Probable Pollution Cause
Washington AP Reagan researchers say man made pollutants are the most likely cause of acid rain and threaten regions beyond New England. The Interagency Task Force on Acid Precipitation presents a cautious, data driven report urging more study while noting potential impacts in the Southeast and West.
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New England
Interagency Task Force
Liz Barratt-Brown
Natural Resources Defense Council
Tony Anthony
National Coal Association
Anthony
Midwest
New York
Canada
United States
Chris Bernabe
Congress
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Anne McGill Burford
Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Bernabe
National Academy of Sciences
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