Gulf AWACS to lead GCC defense network across region
Gulf diplomatic sources say U S supplied AWACS planes bought by Saudi Arabia will form the core of a defense blanket for Saudi Arabia and five neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The plan may block Soviet and French arms sales and prompts talk of a billion dollar plus regional military complex.
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Jerusalem
Persian Gulf
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Saudi Arabia
Charles Hernu
Weinberger Finalizes Saudi AWACS Sale and Gulf Defense Pact
Weinberger says last year's sale of five AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia is finalized. He notes the AWACS can detect enemy aircraft 250 miles away and says UAE seeks Hawk missiles from the United States. The trip produced a Gulf defense committee, reaffirmed Oman’s pledge to offer military facilities, and followed Haig’s Morocco visit seeking increased US aid in 1983.
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United Arab Emirates
United States
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Morocco
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Mediterranean
Poland under martial law draws Western critique and sanctions talk
The text notes Lech Walesa still detained under martial law amid Western calls for sanctions on Poland. It cites Rakowski secret December speech to Communist cadres and mentions Walter Stoessel urging allies to back U S sanctions on Poland and the Soviet Union, in Bonn interviews.
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der Spiegel
Mieczyssaw Rakowski
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Rakowski
U.S
Walter Stoessel
Welt Am Sonntag
United States
Poland
Soviet Union
Washington heir to sell relic hair locket linked to Constitution
Jim Washington, a fifth cousin of Revolutionary War leader George Washington, plans to sell a tear-shaped locket said to contain Washington hair. The leather and wood case uses material from Old Ironsides and Constitution, with the inscription Hair of Washington given to J Trumbull June 1793, authenticated by history books and probate wills.
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Jim Washington
Constitution
Washington
J. Trumbull
Col. Trumbull
Greenwald
Robbery at Union 76 Station prompts police manhunt
Police seek two men after a Sunday robbery at the Union 76 Station on First Ave SE. The suspects demanded cash after striking the cashier, fleeing on foot with an unknown amount of money. One suspect is a tall black man in his early 20s, the other a white man with sandy blond hair and a swastika tattoo. The cashier was treated and released from St Luke’s hospital.
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Union 76
First Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Priest Brother James Miller slain in Guatemala amid rising violence
The murder of Brother James Miller brings to 15 priests and religious kidnapped or killed in Guatemala in 18 months. Miller served at Colegio La Salle School and was attacked outside the mission. His body would be flown to Miami then Wisconsin, with memorials planned in Minnesota and Stevens Point. The Christian Brothers foundation in St. Paul notes his 10 years with the order and links to aid for the poor.
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Minn
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U.S
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Colegio la Salle
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Wisconsin
Markham
Nicaragua
St. Paul Cathedral
Minnesota
Stevens Point
Wis
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Christian Brothers Order
Sacred Heart Church
Polonia
Maryknoll
Huehuetenango
Pacifist priest denounces nuclear arms push during protest and speech
Bishop Matthiesen, among demonstrators at the Pantex site, denounces nuclear weapon production. He links pacifism to just war concerns and urges voters to push leaders against the arms race while criticizing plans to assemble neutron warheads in Amarillo.
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Department of Energy
Texas Panhandle
Washington
U.S
Amarillo
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