France expands Chad outposts as Libyan war widens
French paratroopers man two more outposts in eastern Chad boosting Habre forces on routes Libyan troops would use to reach N Djamena. Habre offered to negotiate Khadafy withdrawal but rejected Libyan terms and urged peace with Chad.
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Kuwait Rejects Grove as U S Ambassador
Kuwait refuses to accept Brandon Grove as United States ambassador citing his past role as Jerusalem consul general. State Department denounces move, hints at delaying an alternate appointment, leaving U S officials surprised and puzzled by Kuwait’s stance.
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United States
Labor Dept finds broad fall in unemployment across states
United States Labor Department data show for the first time since 1981 that a majority of states have lower unemployment rates than a year earlier. The report notes many states with jobless rates improved or steady since May while the national rate trends down from last December. Iowa posted 7.7 percent, down from 8.4 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Iowa
Crackdown in Gdansk sparks martial law revival
Poland's Communist authorities imposed special regulations in Gdansk and ordered summary court procedures through Sept. 15 to curb protests after unrest flared Sunday and Monday. General Mieczyslaw Cygan, new provincial governor, led the move following martial law.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gdansk
Mieczyslaw Cygan
Nkomo Returns to Harare to Rejoin Parliament
Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo arrived in Harare from five months in London. He was greeted by a small group of supporters and subjected to customs checks before saying he would sit in Parliament to oppose government moves to expel him.
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Joshua Nkomo
London
Nkomo
Zimbabwe African Peoples’ Union
Carrier Coral Sea Leads Navy to Caribbean Training Op
The 62,000 ton aircraft carrier Coral Sea and four other U.S. warships arrived off Nicaragua to begin phase two of naval exercises. The group with more than 70 warplanes will operate in international waters off the eastern Central American coast to demonstrate support amid leftist pressure.
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Washington
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U.S
Caribbean
Nicaragua
Central America
Phone talks resume as unions and AT&T reopen bargaining
Negotiators for three unions and American Telephone and Telegraph Co. resumed bargaining Tuesday for the first time since the nationwide strike began Aug. 6. A company spokesman called it a hopeful sign but noted they have a long way to go. Duayne Trecker of the CWA said everything on the table at the start of the strike remains.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Fire damages rabbi’s house amid synagogue arson spree
In West Hartford a rabbi’s home was damaged by a suspicious fire as two synagogues had been struck by arsonists within a week. State's Attorney Bailey linked the incidents but cautioned the home fire remains under investigation. FBI agents joined a closed emergency session with U S Attorney Nevas and local officials.
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West Hartford
FBI
U.S
Alan Nevas
VFW backs aid to rebels in Nicaragua
The Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed a fund to raise money for food medicine and clothing for rebels opposing the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The resolution titled Humanitarian Truth Fund For Nicaraguan Freedom Fighters passed at the 84th annual convention without debate.
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New Orleans
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Nicaragua
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Noel Coward to Receive Westminster Abbey Memorial Stone
Westminster Abbey officials will inscribe a memorial stone for Sir Noel Coward in the Actors Aisle next spring marking a decade since his death in 1973 at age 73. The campaign featured dozens of theater figures and praised the playwright, actor and wit famed for Private Lives and his quip about his talent to amuse.
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Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Abbey
Stuart Holmes
Jamaica
Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher Take out Marriage License
New York City Clerk David Dinkins said the pair obtained a marriage license in Manhattan on Monday good for 60 days. The Daily News reports they planned a private ceremony Tuesday conducted by a rabbi in New York City.
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Paul Simon
Carrie Fisher
New York City
David Dinkins
Manhattan
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Wagner recalls deep despair after Natalie Wood’s death
Actor Robert Wagner spoke of his "deepest low mood" after Natalie Wood died in a boating accident. In McCall's September issue, he said he could not get out of bed and felt he might hit bottom despite time passing and public relationships.
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Natalie Wood
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McCall's Magazine
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Jill St. John
White House backs lie detector tests in 1980 material case
The White House said it would not object in principle to lie detector tests in the FBI probe into how Jimmy Carter campaign materials were obtained by the Reagan campaign in 1980. Spokesman Larry Speakes said it could be acceptable as a general rule, though he questioned the bureau's intention to pursue such tests.
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Red Cross trains volunteers for nuclear accident response
The American Red Cross launched a first of its kind course to teach volunteers how to cope with nuclear plant accidents. The program covers basic physics, radiation facts, health effects, and decontamination, aiming to prepare Red Cross responders for mass care during radiation emergencies.
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Atomic Industrial Forum
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Southeastern Pennsylvania
Three Mile Island
Alicia Becomes First 1983 Atlantic Hurricane Nears Gulf Coast
Tropical storm Alicia strengthened to a hurricane with 80 mph winds as it neared the Gulf Coast. About 6,000 Louisiana residents were ordered to evacuate, oil rigs and low lying areas in Louisiana and Texas were cleared, and warnings extended from Corpus Christi to Grand Isle. The National Hurricane Center warned of potential landfall near Galveston Port Arthur or New Iberia with varying probabilities.
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Atomic secrecy plan draws fire in Washington hearing
The Reagan era plan to cloak the atomic program with tighter secrecy faced opposition from colleges librarians editors and environmentalists. Officials defended the rules saying they protect against terrorists while witnesses warned the measures would curb public access to safety and environmental data and curb academic press freedom. Richard Schmidt of the American Society of Newspaper Editors called it a blank check to withhold information.
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