Soviet pledge to aid Nicaragua amid economic crisis
Gorbachev promised Ortega help on urgent economic problems but did not confirm any emergency cash. Tass reports emphasized political and diplomatic backing, while Washington criticized Nicaragua’s Soviet ties and U.S. sanctions' impact on its economy and sugar exports. Ortega aims for loans and aid during a two week tour of socialist allies.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Daniel Ortega
Kremlin
Ortega
Nicaragua
U.S
Latin America
United States
House of Representatives
Tass
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Washington
State Department
Edward Djerjian
Djerjian
U.S.S.R
Reagan
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
Central America
Shuttle flight stalls second satellite release amid on-board glitches
Seven astronauts launch aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a science mission. The second satellite deployment fails as crews report poor communications, a faulty urine monitoring unit, and other malfunctions. The NUSAT calibration satellite and a first satellite released successfully despite prior prelaunch battery concerns.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert Overmyer
Navy
Mission Control
Michael Mullane
NUSAT
Utah
New Mexico
William Thornton
Thornton
Challenger
Spacelab
Kennedy Space Center
Budget battle and social security row shake Senate action
Senate Republicans hold a budget plan amid protests over Social Security limit provisions and defense spending. Dole backs restoring 200 million in aid to the handicapped and preserving Rural Electrification, while Democratic objections threaten the measure before a key vote.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Rural Electric Administration
Blood banks report a few AIDS suspect samples per thousand
An AP survey shows blood banks nationwide finding 2 to 3 suspect samples per 1000 tests for AIDS exposure. Centers note higher positives at some sites but confirm most results are unconfirmed on initial screening.
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New York
Associated Press
American Red Cross
Irwin Memorial Blood Bank
San Francisco
Sylvia Ramirez
Chicago
Mid-America
Red Cross
Karen Horist
Israel withdraws from last major Lebanon city Tyre
Israeli troops ended their pullout from Tyre and left a coastal belt in southern Lebanon. The move follows Lebanese Muslim and Druse forces driving Christians from areas evacuated by Israelis amid ongoing sectarian fighting. Red Cross officials confirmed the last soldier departed as violence continued with fatalities reported in the south.
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Tyre
Lebanon
Israel
Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Miners to be reinstated at South Africa's Vaal Reefs
Anglo American Corp and the National Union of Mineworkers reached an agreement to reinstate 14 500 black miners fired after a weekend illegal strike at Vaal Reefs Gold Mine 95 miles west of Johannesburg. Police reported six more black deaths in rioting nationwide.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Vaal Reefs
Anglo American Corp
Manoko Ndiwe
National Union of Mineworkers
Anglo American
Ndiwe
Union
Anti pope posters spread ahead of John Paul II visit in Netherlands
Dutch police report new anti pope posters calling for the pontiff's death and urging riots during his May Netherlands visit. Four arrests linked to an earlier poster offering a 4400 reward for the pope's assassination. posters found in Den Bosch name the Autonomous Northern Radical Organization.
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Amstear
Netherlands
John Paul II
Holland
John Paul
den Bosch
Autonomous
Northern Radical Organization
Radio commentator gunned down on air in Mindanao
Three gunmen entered a Mindanao radio studio and shot on air, killing commentator Charlie Avarilla who died two hours later in hospital. The program was noted for its critical stance on anti-government movements. The incident raised journalist killings to twelve in recent years.
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Philippines
Mindanao
The
Charlie Avarilla
Avarilla
PNA
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