Reagan rejects Soviet push on first use of nukes at UN
President Reagan will not accept a Soviet pledge to forego first use of nuclear weapons. He will reaffirm readiness to negotiate arms control with the USSR and may urged massive disarmament demonstrations. Brezhnev’s pledge is dismissed as old hat by officials and greeted with skepticism by NATO leaders.
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Reagan
Administration
United States
Europe
General Assembly
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Larry Speakes
White House
Speakes
State Department
Kesman
Dean Fischer
NATO
Annapolis
Cuba cites large arms buildup for self defense at UN
Cuba's Vice President Carlos Rafael Rodriguez told a UN disarmament session that Havana has received large quantities of modern weapons for defense against the United States. He stressed the buildup contrasts with calls for immediate U S Soviet arms reductions and cited Castro's 1959 shift of garrisons to schools as part of defending against external attacks.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
Cuba
United States
U.N
Caribbean
Soviet Union
Rodriguez
Fidel Castro
Castro
Jose Lopez Portillo
U.S
Reagan
Falkland Islands
Lebanon
Philosphy
Giles Native Awaits Fate In Navy Prison
Navyman Orville Taylor, a Giles County, Virginia native, awaits a Navy prison decision after fleeing Spain following an 1977 negligent homicide conviction. He alleges trial rights violations and lack of English legal aid, and his attorney seeks a restraining order during investigations into 1977 proceedings.
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Giles
Navy Prison
Sharon Friese
Daily Telegraph
Philadelphia
Taylor
U.S. Navy
Spain
United States
Richmond
Scott Wilson
Stanley Shingles
Navy
Local Weather Outlook With Front Terminology
Thursday brings a good chance of showers and thunderstorms with highs near 78. Tonight, variable clouds and a low around 58. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs near 82 and weekend chances of showers. A cold front, warm front, stationary front, and occluded front definitions are explained in the forecast notes.
Britain accuses Argentina over POW welfare in Falklands
Britain says Argentina shows sheer disregard for at least 9,000 captured Argentine troops suffering exposure and hunger in the Falklands. Thatcher demands a ceasefire declaration, while disputes over prisoner counts and care persist amid ongoing post ceasefire tension.
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Associated Press
Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Margaret Thatcher
Royal Navy
London
Buenos Aires
Leopoldo F. Galtieri
Thatcher
Stanley
Falklands Fleet
Adm
John Fieldhouse
Falklands
John Woodward
Jeremy Moore
PLO Surrender Talks Reported Amid Beirut Crisis
Lebanese sources and officials discuss a possible PLO arms talks in west Beirut in exchange for US recognition and safe exit for leaders. Arafat denies surrender while Habib seeks a broader Lebanon withdrawal and martial law deployment as fighting reshapes control near Beirut airport.
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Associated Press
PLO
West Beirut
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mahmoud Labadi
Yasser Arafat
Shafik Wazzan
Wazzan
Arafat
Hani el- Hassan
Israel
U.N. Security Council
State Department
U.S
Philip Habib
Habib
Lebanon
Sarkis
Ariel Sharon
Beirut
Lebanese University
Rightist
Phalangist Party
Pressure On Donovan To Resign
Washington reports increased pressure from Congress for Labor Secretary Raymond J. Donovan to resign amid allegations tying him to organized crime. Senator Hatch says clearance of matters is needed as 46 Democrats and at least one Republican oppose him, while party leaders distance themselves from the controversy.
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Raymond J. Donovan
Congress
White House
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Donovan
Hatch
Meanhile
Republican Party
Richard Richards
National Party
Sen. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor Committee
Senate
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
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