Wick taped calls at USIA denies surreptitious practice
Charles Wick acknowledged recording a small percentage of calls since January and said he informed others in most cases. The White House advised that the practice has been discontinued, while aides and transcripts show several callers recalled taping but were unaware at the time.
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Britain
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Police and prison officials charged over nun killing in Peru
Seven police officers and two top prison officials face negligent homicide charges for Sister Joan Sawyers shooting death during a prison escape at Lurigancho Prison outside Lima. Eight prisoners died in the incident and an investigation into a 490 prison escape is planned.
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Peru
Joan Sawyer
Chicago
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Attorney General’s Office
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Lurigancho
Madueno
Miguel Cavero
Juan Landazuri
Strikes spread in Israel slow communications
Mailmen walked out and income tax collectors slowed work as inflation stays in double digits for two months. Tax officials threatened tougher steps to pressure Finance Minister Yigal Cohen-Orgad by cutting Treasury funds. Postal workers halted letters and parcels, delaying services and sending urgent mail by taxi between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The post office bank closed, domestic telegrams stopped, and overseas telegrams faced uncertainty. Salaries tie to the cost of living index but compensate only 80 to 90 percent for inflation.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yigal Cohen-Orgad
Jerusalem
Post Office Bank
Poland Frees 24 Political Prisoners in Humanitarian Move
Government says 24 political prisoners released as a humanitarian gesture and two must return after holidays. Archbishop Glemp announced church pressure led to freeing 30, but government offered no explanation. Solidarity’s Wałęsa questioned numbers. comments not obtained.
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Poland
Jozef Glemp
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Glemp
Walesa
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Israel weighs deportation and home demolitions in West Bank crackdown
Defense Minister Moshe Arens said Israel was considering strict new steps in the West Bank including deportation for serious offenders and demolishing homes near main roads to deter rock throwing by Palestinians. He spoke during a Cheishe refugee camp visit near Bethlehem, noting past exile practices in 1980.
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Moshe Arens
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Nicaragua Vows Military Buildup Amid Honduras Tensions
Defense Minister Humberto Ortega announced continued military strengthening in case of war with Honduras and accused the United States of provoking conflict. He spoke at a ceremony honoring 300 Sandinista soldiers killed by Nicaraguan rebels this year.
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Nicaragua
Humberto Ortega
Honduras
United States
Ortega
Jackson weighs canceling Syria trip over Goodman's release
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Democratic candidate, said he may cancel a planned Syria trip if President Reagan asks him not to go. Reagan questioned whether the mission could be counter productive while urging a better understanding of Jackson’s aims and the impact on Navy Lt. Robert Goodman’s release.
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Goodman
Larry Speakes
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Richard Murphy
California
Hafez Assad
Donald Rumseld
Damascus
Rumsfeld
Robert Paganelli
John Hughes
Paganelli
Hughes
Rebels dynamite train in Usulutan El Salvador
Rebels dynamited a freight train in Usulutan province 56 miles southeast of San Salvador as insurgents clashed with army troops in a northeastern anti guerrilla sweep. Five of 14 freight cars were destroyed and rail traffic to the east halted for at least a week until repairs.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Usulutan
Panel sees hunger as limited national issue despite pockets
The White House task force led by J. Clayburn La Force Jr. says hunger exists but is not a massive national problem. It pins concern on isolated groups, notes no gaps in the safety net, and calls for further study and targeted program adjustments rather than broad federal funding increases.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
White House
United States
Task Force On
J. Clayburn LaForce Jr
School of Management
UCLA
Woman shoots husband at Christmas party in Oakland
Crasie Woods, 70, was arraigned in Municipal Court on a murder charge after allegedly shooting her husband Ben Woods, 72, outside his lover’s home during a Christmas party. Bail set at 5000 dollars. Police did not identify the other woman.
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Oakland
Calif
Creasie Woods
Gordon Barranco
Joanne Parrarilli
Ben Woods
Police await autopsy in death of Dr Spock's grandson
Boston police await autopsy results to determine if Peter F Spock death was self harm or accidental. Medical examiner cites multiple injuries including severe head trauma. Police say foul play is not suspected as body found in a parking lot near the Children’s Museum where his father is director.
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Benjamin Spock
Leonard Atkins
Suffolk County
Peter F. Spock
Peter Woloschuk
Children’s Museum
Michael Spock
Spock
Lincoln
University of Massachusetts At Boston
Phyllis O’connell
Ms. O’connell
Cancer Hitting 44 Of 52 Homes In Wayne Subdivision
In Wayne Michigan forty four residents across a 52 home subdivision west of Detroit have cancer cases. Authorities point to buried toxic chemicals nearby as a possible cause. Ron Hames fifty says he was diagnosed July fifteenth and reflects on neighbors affected.
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Detroit
Ron Hames
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