Haig Tours California to Defend Land-Based MX Missile Plan
Secretary of State Haig flies to California to argue before President Reagan against the airborne MX concept and in favor of deploying the MX as a land-based system. Officials say the decision shapes Western unity and Europe’s theater nuclear posture, with high stakes for 1983 deployments.
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Washington
Alexander Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
California
Reagan
Haig
Weinberger
Europe
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Belgium
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iranian gunboat hijacked off Cadiz by Iranian commandos
A 160 foot French built gunboat bound for Iran was seized near Cadiz by commandos who used a rented tug for boarding. The hijackers reportedly steered toward Tangier with crew assistance, while two other gunboats in convoy were escorted to Algeciras. Spanish navy tracked the vessel to Tangier after reporting mechanical trouble.
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Madrid
Spain
Iran
Cadiz
Tangier
Morocco
Gibraltar Straits
Algeciras
Suez Canal
Paris
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Casablanca
Pars
Waliollah Fallahi
Fallahi
France
Adm
Kamal Habibollahi
Bahram Aryana
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Azadegan
U S journalist killed in Kenya during hijacking
American reporter Everly Driscoll, 41, working for the U S International Communications Agency, died after a gunman shot her during a hijacking in Nairobi. Nairobi journalist Hugh Muir observed the attack as bandits pursued and stole the vehicle, abandoning it with an owner inside.
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Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
Overseas Information Service
Everly Driscoll
Washington
U.N
U.S. International Communications Agency
Hugh Muir
Voice of America
Miss Dr
Miss Driscoll
Muir
AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia Heads to Congress
The Reagan administration plans August 24 submission of a five aircraft AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia. The move faces strong opposition in Congress, though officials cite Saudi help on Lebanon ceasefire as a factor. Administration lobbyist Max Friedersdorf calls it a major foreign policy issue.
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Washington
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Max Friedersdorf
Friedersdorf
AWACS
FDA-Justice probe ends Carter Libyan agent ties fading
Billy Carter says he is no longer an agent of Libya and has terminated his activities for the government in a final filing to the Justice Department. But officials note one aspect of the case remains open as investigations continue.
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Washington
Billy Carter
Justice Department
Department
Carter
Senate
John Keeney
Keeney
Blanton Sentenced to Prison for Licenses Sale
Former Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton received a three year federal prison term and an $11 000 fine for selling liquor licenses to friends during his administration.
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Blanton
Bailey Brown
James Allen
Clyde Edd Hood Jr
6Th Circuit
Allen
Hood
State Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn
Ray Blanton
Thief Steals Rembrandt Portrait at Dulwich Gallery
A thief entered the Dulwich Picture Gallery at noon and stole Rembrandt’s Jacob de Gheyn III oil portrait, a 12 by 10 inch work valued around 1.8 million. The painting has been stolen three times in 15 years, with guards unable to stop the daylight theft.
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London
UPI
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Rembrandt
Jacob de Gheyn III
Utrecht
Government troops mass for counter assault after guerrilla towns seized
In El Salvador government forces mobilized for a counter attack as leftist guerrillas claimed to have overrun two key towns and cut off a third, signaling intensified fighting near the capital.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
Kidnapped American killed in Guatemala
Clifford Bevens 56 a Goodyear executive and Portland native was killed during a gunbattle between Guatemalan police and Rebel Armed Forces guerrillas after being held 250 days. His body was found with five rebel dead including two women in Santo Domingo Xenacos near Guatemala City.
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UPI
U.S
Fhe
Washington
United States
Clifford Bevens
Bevens
Santo Domingo
Xenacos
Portland, Ore
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Guatemal
Romeo Lucas Garcia
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San Joaquin Valley
Westley
Riverside
Riverside County
Williams Dykes
Thomas Hollenhorst
Morazan
San Francisco
Gotera
Perquin
Arambala
Defense Ministry
Bishop
Guatemala
Coe
Dot Hinman
Coe’s Booth
Westdale Mall
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