Two-ton Challenger debris recovered from ocean floor
A salvage ship retrieved a 10 by 20 foot piece of Challenger rocket debris 40 miles off Cape Canaveral in 560 feet of water. The 2 ton piece shows a 2 foot square burn hole at the joint blamed for the explosion, aiding the investigation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Stena Workhorse
Cmdr
Deborah Burnette
Presidential Shuttle Commission
Commission
William P. Rogers
MOVE member Ramona Africa sentenced after riot conviction
Ramona Africa 30 acting as her own lawyer received 16 months to seven years in prison after being convicted February 9 of riot and conspiracy in the May confrontation that left 11 MOVE members dead. She was acquitted on other charges.
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Philadelphia
Ramona Africa
Tutu elected titular head of S. African Anglicans
Desmond Tutu was elected the first black archbishop of Cape Town and named titular head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. The 54 year old cleric endorsed by many as a catalyst against apartheid will wield influential religious and social leadership in the transition to black rule. Some speculated the stance could affect his succession prospects to Archbishop Phillip Russell, set to retire in August.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Desmond Tutu
Tutu
Phillip Russell
Horowitz Returns to Russia After 61 Years
Vladimir Horowitz, once exiled from the Soviet Union, arrives in Moscow for two concerts at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and in Leningrad. He declares a peace mission via his piano and discusses a new cultural exchange, alongside a large TV crew and meetings with officials.
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Horowitz
Russia
Moscow
Vladimir Horowitz
Soviet Union
Geneva
Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Leningrad
United States
Wanda
Arturo Toscanini
U.S
Arthur Hartman
Oleg Smolensky
Yelena Colberg
Dolberg
Smolensky
Nakasone predicts easing U S Japan trade imbalance
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and President Reagan wrap two days of talks in Washington with a forecast that Japan's reforms will reduce the U S Japan trade deficit this fall. Nakasone cites structural adjustment, shorter work weeks, higher wages, and greater domestic demand as steps toward a more balanced exchange.
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Washington
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Reagan
Nakasone
Japan
Rose Garden
White House
United States
Clash Between Police and Marcos Loyalists in Manila
In Manila San Juan City Hall clashes left one dead and about 60 injured as anti riot police battled roughly 1 000 pro Marcos demonstrators. Pro Marcos lawmakers reopened the National Assembly amid rising tensions surrounding former president Marcos and the ouster of mayoral candidate Estrada.
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Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
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National Assembly
Corazon Aquino
Joseph Estrada
Marcos
Rene Saguisag
United States
Asian Institute of Tourism
New Society Movement
Aquino
Arturo Tolentino
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