Jackson begins Syria bid to free captured Navy pilot
Jesse Jackson launches a self declared pilgrimage to Syria to seek the release of Navy Lt. Robert Goodman. He warns no guarantees were secured but says they will meet with Syrian leaders and hope to bring Goodman home. U S and Syrian officials express caution while noting Goodman is a POW in a still unsettled war context.
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Interior chief Clark to replace Watt aides and tighten their legacy
Interior Secretary William Clark moves to replace Solicitor William Coldiron and Watt aide Stan Hulett as part of broader personnel changes. He is weighing replacements and budget boosts for endangered species protection and land acquisitions while denying a broad purge of Watt's initiatives. Clark says actions are issue by issue, not a purge.
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Democrats to rethink Lebanon policy amid Beirut mission debate
House Speaker Thomas O'Neill signals a six month limit for the Beirut Marines as Congress eyes a shift from Reagan era policy. Senator Michel urges pulling the Marines out and Congress plans a January meeting to consider deadlines and policy changes. In Lebanon Israeli raids and guerrilla clashes continue with casualties reported.
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Utah mayor runs Big Water with 10 wives as staff
Big Water Utah mayor Alex Joseph 47 who leads with ten wives says polygamy solved with private contracts. His wife Elizabeth Joseph 30 edits Northern Arizona Tribune in Page Arizona and serves as attorney’s spouse. The town of about 25 near Glen Canyon Dam incorporated after county commission named him mayor December 19.
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Jets strike guerrilla base near Lubango in Angola
South African jets bombed the guerrillas main operational complex near Lubango 200 miles north of the Namibia border. Defense Chief Gen Constand Viljoen said four jets conducted the attack and added that SA jets and artillery have recent days hit Angolan anti aircraft batteries equipped with Soviet made SAM 8 and SAM 9 missiles.
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Death ruled self inflicted in museum parking lot
The 22 year old grandson of Dr. Benjamin Spock, Peter F. Spock of Lincoln, was found dead Sunday in the Children’s Museum parking lot. Investigators say he apparently jumped from the roof of the five story museum where he worked part time as a watchman.
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Shamir Holds Talks With Egyptian Official on Autonomy Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir met Egyptian assistant foreign minister El Shafei Abdel-Hamid and expressed optimism that renewed negotiations could yield a good agreement on Palestinian self rule. The first high ranking Egyptian visitor since Lebanon invasion signaled a modest thaw in relations.
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Walesa Interrogated Over Letter to Jaruzelski
Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was questioned for over two hours in Warsaw and officials rejected a letter he wrote to Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski. He refused to discuss his November meeting with underground Solidarity leaders and warned he would release the letter to the Western press if needed.
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Soviet Parliament Condemns U S and Praises Andropov
The Supreme Soviet adjourned its two day winter session with a resolution denouncing the United States and praising Yuri Andropov though he did not attend. It approved the 1984 state budget and economic plan and lauded Andropov’s world view while remaining silent on his absence. Western officials noted intense interest and speculation about his health.
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White House, Committees Probe Wick Tape Recordings
The White House and staff from the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees investigate secret tape recordings made by USIA Director Charles Wick. White House counsel Fred Fielding reviews the matter for the president, while Rep. Dante Fascell and Sen. Charles Percy push staff to determine who did what and why.
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Jordanian Embassy Attack in Madrid Kills One
A man with a submachine gun opened fire on two Jordanian embassy employees in Madrid on Thursday. One person was killed and the other seriously wounded. Police suspect the gunman was linked to a Palestinian extremist group.
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Death shocks Reagans
President and Mrs. Reagan expressed shock and sadness at the death of Dennis Wilson the Beach Boys drummer aged 39 who drowned after drinking on a friend's yacht in Marina del Rey. An autopsy ruled the death accidental with routine drug or alcohol tests pending.
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12-year-old girl born without eyes awarded $7 million
Albert and Ellen Alboher of Brooklyn sue Warner-Lambert Parke-Davis for $15 million on behalf of Elyse claiming the Dilantin epilepsy drug caused birth defects. They contend Parke-Davis knew or should have known in the early 1970s and failed to warn doctors against prescribing it to women of childbearing age.
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South African Navy Commander, Wife Convicted of Treason
Cape Town Supreme Court convict Commodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife of high treason for spying for the Soviet Union. Justice G G A Munnik rejected his claim of being a double agent feeding the Soviets false data.
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