Soweto Riots Claim 12 Black Lives in Violent Clash
Police killed 12 blacks in Soweto amid rioting that left as many as 20 dead and up to 100 injured. Officials cited a roadblock clash. crowds of 300 burned tires and hurled stones as officers fired shotguns. The violence, tied to evictions fears, marked the deadliest since March 1985.
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Gazette Wire
Soweto
South Africa
Johannesburg
Government Bureau For Information
Sydenham Mkwanazi
Novascotia
Mkwanazi
Cape
Langa
Detroit Free Press
Iowa braces for eventful winter with potential blizzards
State climatologist Paul Waite says this winter may see more snow than last year but similar average temperatures around 22 degrees for December through February. He forecasts about 35 inches of snow, with possible blizzards, a yo yo pattern, and daily highs near 30 degrees T and lows around 14.
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ES Moines
Paul Waite
Waite
Iowa
Des Moines
Dubuque
Ballet Comedy Question
A reader asks why ballet favors dancers who stand on their toes and wonders about hiring taller performers for balance and stage presence. The quip reflects playful curiosity about ballet norms.
White House Scrap of SBA Abandoned in Politically Bipartisan Win
The SBA will remain an independent agency after President Reagan's bid to transfer its duties to the Commerce Department collapsed. Acting administrator Charles Heatherly said the transfer is dead and the small-business community favors an independent SBA. The move faced bipartisan opposition and limited GOP support.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Small Business Administration
White House
SBA
Charles Heatherly
Reagan
Commerce Department
Heatherly
Libyans use sting to obtain troop carrier Airbus jets
U S officials say Libya dodged sanctions to acquire two Airbus A-310 wide body jets with U S technology via a British airline and third party intermediaries. The operation involved a so called elaborate sting and aims to tighten Western trade curbs on Libya.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Airbus
U.S
Airbus Industrie
Vernon Walters
Europe
Walters
7 Cent Settlement Check Goes to Winthrop Church
A Kansas district court judge approved a 1.4 million dollar settlement over helium royalties from the Hugoton field. The Winthrop Church of Christ United will receive a 0.07 dollar check as part of the dispersed funds, described as the smallest mailed payment among many.
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Maurice Frevert
Church of Christ United of
Winthrop
Iowa
Kansas
Hugoton
Winthrop Church
Baca
Jim H. Goering
Goering
Scientists urge doubling NASA budget after Challenger fallout
The American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics urged roughly a twofold increase in civilian space spending, criticizing current policy as parochial. NASA rejected doubling funds while announcing a new failure as an Aries rocket destroyed 50 seconds after liftoff at White Sands.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
United States
American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics
Institute
NASA
James Fletcher
Salt Lake City
Fletcher
Aries
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico
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Los Angeles
Calif
Larry Speakes
California
U. S. Africa
Iowa Today
United Nations
British Caledonian
London
Chris Manahan
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