Britain orders Libyan embassy occupants to leave in a week
Britain breaks diplomatic relations with Libya and demands the 20 to 30 Libyans inside the besieged London embassy exit within seven days after a Libyan gunman killed a policewoman and wounded others. Libyan officials condemn the move as a racist campaign and vow to respond.
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Gazette Wire
London
Britain
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Tripoli
Foreign Ministry
Richard Luce
Foreign Office
Luce
Oliver Miles
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Air Force One
Honolulu
Washington
Khadafy
Tornadoes devastate Water Valley Mississippi town
National Guardsmen sealed a two thirds destroyed Water Valley after tornadoes hit 10 northern Mississippi counties. The storm system killed 15 statewide and injured more than 100 while fresh thunderstorm waves raked the Southeast. Water Valley, a 4500 resident town, suffered seven deaths Saturday as the twister roared along Main Street and through a shopping center.
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Water Valley
Miss
Mississippi
State Highway Patrol
Bob Hickey
Rockies
Colorado
Tommy White
White
UPI
First Baptist Church
Conscience Money Helps Fund the Government
The Treasury's four special accounts collect voluntary gifts from Americans. The Conscience Fund, created in 1811, has totaled about 4.8 million dollars. Gifts to the United States, the largest fund, began in 1843 and total over 53 million dollars. The newest fund supports National Defense needs, with recent gifts around 50 thousand dollars.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Bureau of Government Financial Operations
William Douglas
Financial Operations Bureau
Douglas
Lord Jesus
Internal Revenue Service
Conscience Fund
IRS
Roscoe Egger
Sage
National Defense
Treasury
U.S. Military Poised for Latin Combat Role
The Pentagon is prepared to assume a combat role in Central America if President Reagan orders it. Defense buildup over the past year created a forward base structure with new installations enabling U.S. Southern Command in Panama to act quickly, say specialists and lawmakers.
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New York Times
Washington
Pentagon
Central America
Reagan
Congress
Defense Department
U.S
U.S. South Command
Panama
Edward King
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Inter-American Defense Board
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Montgomery
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Sam
Abby
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