Armed police patrols spark uproar in Britain
Gunmen wounded an unarmed officer in Bristol during a bank robbery as Britain introduces permanent armed patrols. A London heist yielded 10.5 million dollars, the country’s largest cash theft. Manchester says round the clock armed units will patrol, triggering Parliament protests.
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Wheelchair bound man charged in rape case in Baltimore
James Robinson and Ja-Wan McGee were charged with first degree rape and first degree sex offense after allegedly forcing a woman to the ground in a park. McGee, paralyzed since a 1980 pizza parlor incident, is held on $12 000 bail. Robinson on $30 000. A civil suit seeks $15 million against the city.
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Soviet dissident leaves Soviet Union amid emigration hopes
Lydia Yashchenko, 32, the first of 27 Siberian Pentecostals seeking emigration to depart since Andropov's rise, flew from the U S Embassy to Vienna awaiting an American contact. Her exit raises cautious optimism for the others and signals possible western settlement options.
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Kissinger Holds Secret Meeting With PLO Aide in Rabat
Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger met for about 30 minutes in Rabat with Ahmed Dajani of the PLO executive committee in late November. U.S. officials deny a back channel aim and emphasize the meeting had no political significance. The encounter adds complexity to the Reagan administration’s push for a peace formula linking Yasser Arafat and King Hussein.
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Engineers plan satellite rescue for $100 million relay
Engineers plotted a rescue plan Wednesday to salvage NASA’s TDRS satellite after a misfiring rocket left it in an egg shaped orbit. Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger prepared for a space walk as teams coordinated a two thruster lift to a circular orbit and eventual 22,300 mile altitude over Brazil.
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Haitians Arrive In Islamorada In Ragged Sailboat
About 70 Haitians aboard a makeshift sailboat with a tree trunk mast reached Islamorada Florida at 5 p.m. officials said. It followed a previous landing of 29 Haitians off Hollywood two days earlier.
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NATO economists doubt Western sanctions alter Soviet actions
Economists and analysts at a NATO conference in Brussels questioned the impact of Western embargoes on grain and technology. They argued the food embargo hurts the Soviets more than high tech bans and called the stance embarrassing for the Reagan administration amid East West tensions and Afghanistan Poland concerns.
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The Gazette Company Publication Details
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates: Carrier $1.95 per week Mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues $9.20 four weeks, $95.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Soviet Union Leads in Military Spending and Arms Exports
The Soviet Union tops both military spending and arms exports, spending 188 billion on defense in 1980 while the United States spent 131 billion. The USSR exported 8 billion in arms versus 6 billion for the U.S., as global spending rose 27 percent from 1971 to 1980.
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