Swedes charge Soviet subs violated international law
Sweden recalled its ambassador from Moscow after a six month inquiry found six Soviet submarines, including two midget subs, operated near Musko Island and Stockholm harbor during October 1982. The report blamed the Soviet Union for intrusions in Swedish waters and warned of ongoing security risks to Sweden.
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Gazette Wire Services
Stockholm
Sweden
Moscow
Musko Island
Foreign Ministry
Carl de Geer
Submarine Commission
Olof Palme
Kremlin
Palme
Soviet Union
Baltic Sea
Sven Andersson
Hors Bay
Swedish
Mysing Bay
Andersson
Poland
Baltic
Eight explorers rescued from flooded Kentucky cave
Eight spelunkers from the Greater Cincinnati Grotto in Ohio were rescued after three days trapped in a cave in southeastern Kentucky. They faced 53 degree water and used plastic bags for warmth before a rescue team led them out shortly before noon on Tuesday after rising floodwaters closed the entrance.
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Mount Vernon
Mark Rocklin
Greater Cincinnati Grotto
Ohio
Rocklin
Kentucky
Jack Hissong
Hissong
Doctor Sues To Stop Pregnant Woman Drug Use
A Baltimore physician files in juvenile court to force a pregnant woman to stop nonprescribed narcotics, arguing fetal growth retardation and danger to the unborn child. The mother in her 20s reportedly used Quaalude, Valium, cocaine and morphine in a prior pregnancy. a preliminary hearing is set.
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Baltimore
District Court
Russell White
Supreme Court
Juvenile Division
Circuit Court
White
Cleaner air in U S as six pollutants improve
EPA study shows from 1975 to 1981 sulfur dioxide and lead fell 27 percent carbon monoxide down 26 percent small particles down 3 percent and ozone down 14 percent while nitrogen dioxide rose 5 percent.
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Washington
EPA
America
Kathleen Bennett
Memorial Service Hears Beirut Embassy Victims
More than 3,000 people filled the National Cathedral for memorial services honoring 48 Americans and Lebanese killed at the U S Embassy in Beirut. Acting Secretary Kenneth Dam urged that the loss weakens but cannot halt the drive for peace in the Middle East.
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Washington
National Cathedral
U.S
Beirut
Kenneth Dam
United States
Middle East
Thompson Medical halts diet pill ads over stimulant claims
Thompson Medical Company Inc. agreed with Ventura County district attorney to stop advertisements claiming its diet pills contain no stimulants and were endorsed as safe and effective by a U.S. government advisory panel. The company also said it would drop related claims.
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Washington
Thompson Medical Company Inc
U.S
Ventura County
Calif
CBS report on Vietnam deception flaws sparks suit
An internal CBS News memorandum says the network violated standards in producing The Uncounted Enemy A Vietnam Deception. Burton Benjamin, the senior producer, cites 11 principal flaws including imbalance in presenting both sides. Westmoreland sues CBS for 120 million dollars over the documentary.
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New York
CBS News
Vietnam
Burton Benjamin
William Westmoreland
U.S
Large heroin bust nets two Thai nationals
Federal investigators report the seizure of 80 pounds of nearly pure heroin in a major operation. Two Thai nationals were arrested in Los Angeles after surveillance revealed they were being followed. Packages containing the drugs were intercepted at an international postal center in Oakland.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Oakland
Rescue workers pull 13 from collapsed mine tunnel in Philippines
In Surigao del Norte, rescuers recovered 13 bodies as about 70 others remain trapped in a collapsed gold mine tunnel. The mine drew thousands after a boy reportedly found a nugget large enough to buy a motorcycle, prompting crowds to swarm the site. Sections of the tunnel caved in on April 17, 20 and 23.
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Manila
Philippines
Surigao del Norte
Mubarak backs U S plan for Lebanon troop withdrawal
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak voiced full support for Secretary Shultz's push to withdraw all foreign forces from Lebanon with a sovereign Beirut to govern itself. He called Reagan's peace initiative a golden opportunity and urged Palestinians to link with Jordan for talks with Israel.
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Cairo
Egypt
George Shultz
Hosni Mubarak
Lebanon
Shultz
Israel
Menachem Begin
Mubarak
Maj. Saad Haddad
United States
Reagan
Middle East
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
West Bank
Gaza Strip
John Hughes
State Department
Lavelle Contempt Vote Sets Stage for House Floor Action
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 11 to 0 to cite former EPA official Rita Lavelle for contempt for defying subpoenas. If the full House approves, she could face criminal action in federal court, with possible fines up to 1000 dollars and up to a year in jail. Lavelle, who ran the 1.6 billion Superfund program, has said she wants to cooperate but faced legal obstacles.
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Washington
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Environmental Protection Agency
Rita Lavelle
Congress
EPA
House
Ms. Lavelle
U.S. District Court
John Dingell
D-Mich
California
Bierkower
Dingell
Lavelle
Reagan
Anne Burford
Senate
House Science and Technology Committee
Clinch River
Hitler diaries authenticity questioned by historians
In a Stern magazine confrontation, five historians questioned the authenticity of the Hitler diaries. Stern editor Peter Koch said handwriting experts and a paper-dating specialist authenticated the material, while Gerhard Weinberg and others argued key analyses lacked handwriting ink testing and ink analysis.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Stern Magazine
Hitler
Stern
Peter Koch
U.S
Gerhard Weinberg
Eberhard Jaeckel
Stuttgart University
David Irving
Gerd Heidemann
Right-wing terrorist leader arrested in Rome crackdown
Police in Rome said they arrested Fabrizio Zani, a top figure in the Armed Revolutionary Nucleus, as he allegedly sought to reorganize urban guerrillas. His companion, Giovanna Gogolli, a fugitive suspect, was also taken into custody.
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Rome
Fabrizio Zani
Carabinieri
Giovanna Gogolli
U.S. Considers Reducing Cheese Donations to Protect Markets
Government officials weigh cutting surplus cheese giveaways to curb commercial displacement. USDA spokesman says early warning signs prompt adjustments in distribution while exploring using natural cheddar in place of processed American to offset shortages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gene Hemphill
Agriculture
John Black
Hemphill
Reagan
USDA
Albany
N.Y
Rhoda Jacobs
Brooklyn
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