Protesters flood Greenham base as NATO missiles spark protests
About 30,000 Britons demonstrated around Greenham Common protesting U S cruise missile deployment in Europe on the NATO anniversary. Police said 49 arrested and two officers slightly injured amid attempts to breach gates. Demonstrations also occurred in West Germany and the Netherlands with several thousand participants.
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Bangladesh strongman names himself president
Bangladesh military ruler Lt. Gen. H M Ershad named himself president to pave the way for democracy. He scheduled presidential elections for May and parliamentary polls for November while inviting opposition leaders to discuss the transition. Reactions from parties were critical, and the move follows the resignation of figurehead President Chowdhury.
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Ground to air missiles shield White House report
Time magazine reports a cache of ground-to-air missiles near the White House to deter surprise air attacks. The Old Executive Office Building control center and Secret Service-manned motorcades are cited as ongoing protective measures following earlier threats and the 1981 assassination attempt.
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Kissinger Plan Faces Doubt On Central America Aid
Washington experts warn that a huge U.S. aid package urged by the Kissinger Commission may fail under current conditions. They cite ongoing fighting, governance flaws, and Congress resistance as reasons aid alone will not quell unrest in El Salvador, Honduras, and neighboring Central American states.
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No plans for Lebanon pullout, U.S. says
Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Dam rejected reports that most Reagan aides favor withdrawing U S Marines from Lebanon by June. He said the president intends to keep 1600 Marines until Lebanon’s internal security improves and foreign forces are withdrawn.
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Bush warns El Salvador on death squads and freedoms
Vice President George Bush told El Salvador's U.S. backed government that freedom is at risk from both leftist guerrillas and right wing extremists. He urged recognition of rising U S concern over death squad killings and warned that continued murders could end American support.
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Communists Cannot Be Good Old Boys Says People’s Daily
official Chinese media denounces “good old boys” in the Communist Party who fail to expose undesirable comrades in a purge. Front page commentary in People’s Daily calls such members spineless for not confronting peers who tarnish the party’s name.
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Armored Car Heist Nets About $120000 in Manhattan Theater District
A gunman hijacked an armored car and pistol-whipped a guard during a post midnight cash pickup at the Ziegfeld Theater on Broadway. Police said the robber escaped with about $120,000 from Armored Express Co. guards.
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Mudslide Buries Seattle Office After Heavy Rain
A large mudslide north of downtown Seattle destroyed an office overturned parked cars and covered a major street in thick mud. No injuries were reported but two eight unit apartment buildings were evacuated as water from the hill threatened to undermine them. Cause unknown amid heavy rainfall.
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Space flight tests resume at Edwards base after shuttle delay
Spacelab astronauts conducted weightlessness experiments over the high desert on Sunday while the space shuttle Columbia remained grounded due to a power unit leak. NASA said Columbia's return to Florida would be delayed to Tuesday at the earliest as Byron Lichtenberg and Ulf Merbold flew a high arc test mission.
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Jet Crashes Off Myrtle Beach After Pilot Ejects
A-7 fighter jet misfired near homes over Myrtle Beach S C early Sunday and plummeted into the Atlantic after the pilot Navy Lt John Moensh ejected onto the beach and walked to a motel before hospitalization for observation.
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Labor leader Felixberto Olalia buried amid protest songs
Manila mourners laid to rest Felixberto Olalia 80 a key labor figure jailed twice by Marcos for subversion and sedition. In a funeral procession of about 5,000 workers students and priests, Olalia who led the May 1 Movement died December 4 from heart ailment and pneumonia after an illness in prison and subsequent release.
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The Gazette Staff and Publication Details
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