Libyan plot alleged as Libyan army and people face Chad casualties
A Washington report notes Libyan discontent over a failed Chad campaign where at least 300 Libyan soldiers died. Reports discuss a 1980 Tobruk uprising, an assassination attempt on Khadafy, and a thwarted May plot linked to Idris El Shiheibi. Western diplomats cite possible uprisings but lack conclusive proof.
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Libya
Goukouni Oueddei
Khadafy
Moscow
United States
Sebha
U.S
Idris El-Shiheibi
Tobruk
El-Shiheibi
Libyan discontent grows amid shortages and import bans
Libyans express grumbling over short supplies and a tuna import ban plus 83 other products as Khadafy curbs small shops and raises fuel prices. People's Committees push revolutionary control while Western analysts flag military risk and Chad casualties disputed by residents.
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Chad
Khadafy
Tripoli
People’s Committees
China
Red Guards
Economics Secretariat
Sahara Desert
Head Start budget shakeup eyed by OMB plan to merge program
The Office of Management and Budget proposes phasing out Head Start’s separate status by moving funds into a four year social services block grant. Health Secretary Richard Schweiker protests the plan citing reduced funding and impact on Medicare and Medicaid programs. He warns cuts could harm medical research disease control and treaty obligations to American Indians.
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Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
David Stockman
Schweiker
Stockman
Congress
United States
HHS
Johnson
White House
U N Arosemena Monroy leads secret UN vote easing stalemate
The UN council chaired by Clara Otunnu met with two delegates per nation to vote secretly on a race between Waldheim and Salim. China vetoed Waldheim and the US vetoed Salim in sixteen ballots. Otunnu's leadership helped break the deadlock as Salim withdrew.
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Arosemena Monroy
Ecuador
Rafael M. Salas
Philippines
Santiago Quijano Caballero
Colombia
Clara A. Otunnu
Otunu
Waldheim
Candi
China
United States
Salim
Cable collapse injures three at Chicago construction site
Crane Charles F. Houseknecht and Elliott Kull were on site when a cable snapped injuring Phillip Rios 28 Cicero who was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a possible ruptured spleen. Widespread panic followed as officers directed crowds and witnesses described the moment. Mayor Jane Byrne and Gov. James Thompson visited the site amid expectations of an exhaustive inquiry into the accident.
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Charles F. Houseknecht
Rolling Prairie
Ind
Elliott Kull
Phillip Rios
Cicero
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rios
Rittenberg
Angelo Faruzzi
Buffalo Grove
Jane Byrne
James Thompson
Black-Square
Thompson
Congress Cuts and Budget Battle Reflect Reagan Era Aims
Congressional sources say the General Services Administration and 50 small agencies including the White House faced larger cuts up to 16 percent after a 12 percent initial cut plus a 4 percent Congress reduction. The omnibus bill passed as the emergency funding deadline loomed following Reagan vetoes and a brief government shutdown. The Senate shelved major social issues like abortion and busing until next year, while prayers in schools and desegregation measures stalled by filibusters.
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General Services Administration
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Reagan
Congress
Senate
Boy Mugged Near Florida Family Home
Randy, a Florida family child, is mugged outside a coin laundry run by his grandmother. Police report an arrested boy who held a knife. investigators note previous trouble. Randy returns home with a Mickey Mouse toy after the incident.
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Randy
Florida
C R woman elected Hoover Library trustee
A Cedar Rapids woman, Mrs. Sally Johnson Novetzke, was named to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association board at West Branch along with U S Senator Roger Jepsen and former U S Senator Roman Hruska. The Hoover association operates as an independent educational foundation funded by private donations.
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West Branch
Cedar Rapids
The
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association
Sally Johnson Novetzke
U.S
Roger Jepsen
Browa
Roman Hruska
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Novetzke
Linn County
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House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Senate
Hoover Association
Hoover
Haig cites minor steps against Libya to save American lives
Haig says Libya’s actions target the United States and Khadafy’s regime has made America the focal point of terrorism. He notes better U.S. intelligence and urges nations to assess their own stance, while France moves to restore relations. U.S. oil firms report staff evacuation plans may take a month due to logistics.
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Washington
Muammar Khadafy
America
Haig
United States
France
Paris
Khadafy
U.S
Mobil
Marathon
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