Reagan backs Marine Commandant Kelley amid Beirut bombing inquiry
President Reagan voiced confidence in Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Paul Kelley after a House subcommittee accused officers of giving a misleading picture of Beirut airport security where 241 Americans died. The White House and Pentagon prepared reviews, with a five member commission report due and likely critical.
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New envoy to Britain takes over
Charles H. Price II arrived in London to assume as the United States ambassador to the Court of St. James's. He presented Reagan’s accreditation letter and Louis recall to Queen Elizabeth II, sharing a sugar lump toast with bay horses and four state landaus.
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Grenade Attacks Injure Clergy and Nun at Sacred Site
A Muslim cleric and a Christian nun were wounded by booby trapped hand grenades planted at a monastery and a nearby mosque at the Lazarus site. A group calling itself Terror Against Terror claimed responsibility, linking past grenades at three Christian churches and a mosque in East Jerusalem. All grenades were defused. The report notes Mozambican Economic Affairs Minister Veloso led a South African delegation as President Machel spoke of Swaziland talks aiming for a nonaggression accord.
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Soviet unions hands over more debris from Korean jetliner
The Soviet Union delivered 83 items including clothing two books and debris from the Korean Air Lines jetliner shot down by a Soviet warplane. The transfer, the second of its kind since September 1, follows the loss of 269 lives aboard the Boeing 747.
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Bulgari Heiress Seized. Family Seeks Negotiations
The family of Anna Bulgari Calissoni and her 16 year old son Giorgio seeks negotiations for their release after they were abducted November 19 from a family estate south of Rome. The pair are heirs to the Bulgari jewelry firm which operates shops in Rome New York Paris Geneva and Monte Carlo. The kidnappers sent a severed ear as a warning.
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South Africa and Mozambique Hold Talks in Swaziland
In Swaziland, South Africa and Mozambique, longtime arch enemies, conducted unannounced talks with three cabinet ministers from each side. Foreign Minister Pik Botha led South Africa's delegation as the discussions aimed at a possible rapprochement.
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Swaziland
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Times Square renovation plan unveiled as economic boost
A four part 1.6 billion plan to revamp Times Square was presented by developers and politicians. Models of four office towers were shown with Mayor Edward Koch's approval, framed as crucial to New York City's economic growth.
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Royko on Leave as Murdoch Deal Sails Past
Pulitzer winner Mike Royko takes a leave from the Chicago Sun Times amid buying talks with Rupert Murdoch. Field Enterprises signs a deal to sell the paper to Murdoch for 90 million cash, while another group once offered up to 100 million. Royko cites uncertainty about Murdoch and his journalism.
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Mike Royko
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Jackson gains hearing on delegate selection
DNC Chairman Charles Manatt will convene a January meeting of the party's executive committee to hear Jesse Jackson's complaints about delegate rules. Jackson had threatened to bring the challenge to the 1984 national convention, citing winner take all methods and a 20 percent threshold.
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Lambsdorff Declines Resignation Amid Bribery Charges
Economics Minister Otto Lambsdorff rejects bribery accusations as unfounded and will not resign without indictment. Chancellor Kohl keeps Lambsdorff in office, saying charges do not justify resignation at this time. Bonn court decision on indictment expected next February. Opposition leader Vogel blasts Kohl amid potential constitutional crisis.
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Hans-Jochen Vogel
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Latin ministers meet to craft Central America peace document
Four Latin American foreign ministers gather in Panama City to advance a Contadora Group peace accord for Central America. Mexico Venezuela Colombia and Panama participate in ongoing efforts to prepare the document.
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Gunman, police, and two children die in Wyoming hostage case
Six people are dead including a police officer and two children after a hostage situation and two explosions in Gillette Wyoming. The gunman was killed after taking a 26 year old woman hostage for about 24 hours. A separate rural ranch house attack killed four people before a bomb. Authorities tie the cases together via a shared vehicle and weapon.
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Wyoming
Mary Alice Beatty
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