Syrians May Have Shot At U S Recon Planes In Mistaken Identity
Western diplomats say Syrians may have fired on two U S F 14 reconnaissance planes last Saturday believing them to be Israeli aircraft after an Israeli raid on Syrian and Palestinian positions along the Beirut to Damascus highway. The incident followed a parallel Israeli attack and involved multiple missiles and anti aircraft fire, with French jets flying later unscathed. An AP reporter witnessed the shoot down attempt and noted the planes’ east to west flight path.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Beirut-to-Damascus
Pentagon
Associated Press
Robert Reid
Marines blast snipers and shells Tripoli base
U S Marines wiped out a Shiite militia sniper nest and bunker after a mortar and rifle attack on their base in Hay el Sellum. Israeli navy gunboats shelled a Palestinian guerrilla base north of Tripoli in retaliation for an Israeli bus bombing. No casualties reported.
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Lebanon
U.S
Tripoli
Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Yitzhak Shamir
United Nations
PLO
Hay el-Sellum
Maj
Dennis Brooks
Leatherneck
Brooks
Amal
Mideast
Bar warning on liquor ads for pregnant women
New York Mayor Edward Koch signed a law requiring bars restaurants and liquor stores to post signs warning that alcohol can harm unborn children. Critics from NOW feared harassment of pregnant women and questioned the measure’s impact on rights.
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New York
Edward Koch
Koch
National Organization For Women
Barbara Rochman
Soviets end START talks without resumption date
The Soviet Union recessed the START negotiations with the United States in Geneva without setting a date to resume. U.S. officials expect a return, but Moscow says new U.S. Euromissiles have altered the strategic situation. President Reagan signals potential for a summit with Yuri Andropov while cautioning on timing.
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Switzerland
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United States
U.S
Moscow
Washington
Reagan
Yuri Andropov
Europe
Viktor Karpov
Edward Rowny
Kremlin
Novosti Press Agency
Shuttle lands after 10 day mission with cargo of science
Six astronauts overcame a failed computer and a broken navigation instrument to bring the space shuttle Columbia and Spacelab safely home to Edwards AFB California. The dry lakebed landing occurred at 5:47 p.m. CST after a nine to ten day voyage. President Reagan praised the mission as a success and a cooperative effort between Americans and Europeans.
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Earth
NASA
Columbia
Mission Control
Spacelab
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