Begin Government Survives Three No Confidence Motions
Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s coalition defeats three simultaneous no confidence motions by 64 to 56. The vote marks the 12th time Begin crushes no confidence efforts since re election in June 1981 as Lebanon turmoil unfolds with Haddad militia tightening control in southern Lebanon and calls for a national unity government surface amid Ariel Sharon’s ongoing defense portfolio questions.
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Israel
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Washington
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National Unity
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Sharon
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Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
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Amnon Rubinstein
Shinui
Supreme Court
Chaim Bar-Lev
Moshe Arens
Bar
Pact seen easing Angolan South Africa clash on frontier
U S officials report a de facto cease fire and a forthcoming disengagement pact between Angola and South Africa aimed at pushing Cuban troops from Angola and SWAPO raids from the conflict zone. The accord may stall momentum toward Namibian independence despite fresh talks in the Cape Verde Islands.
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Jonas Savimbi
UNITA
Ex CIA agent charged in bid to hire hitmen
Edwin Wilson and his son Erik face a 17 count indictment for allegedly plotting to hire a hitman to kill two federal prosecutors and witnesses for 1.25 million dollars. Erik posted a 9,800 dollar down payment to an FBI agent posing as the assassin. Bail for Erik was set at 1 million dollars. Edwin was sent to Houston for prior sentencing and not arraigned.
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CIA
Libya
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Washington
FBI
U.S
Thomas P. Griesa
Houston
UN report cites 2 million executions in 39 nations
A United Nations Human Rights Commission study says at least two million people have been arbitrarily executed over 15 years in 39 countries, a conservative estimate due to underreporting. The figure highlights politically motivated killings across the globe.
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Switzerland
United Nations
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Actress Sally Kellerman testifies in Fleming suit
Kellerman testified in a Santa Monica courtroom on behalf of Erin Fleming against Bank of America, saying Marx clearly loved Fleming and that she revived the comedian’s life, amid allegations of a $400,000 scheme.
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Bank of America
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Wife of fugitive pleads for surrender in North Dakota
The jailed wife of Gordon Kahl, hunted in the slayings of two U S marshals, appeared on Fargo television pleading for her 63 year old husband to surrender. She said, Please, Gordon, please, and cried as she described their son in critical condition and the deaths of two men.
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Barney Clark
Clark
John Dwan
University of Utah Medical Center
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China
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People’s Daily
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U.S
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Joan Kahl
Gordon Kahl
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Cancer death risk rises for men in poor crowded areas
A Massachusetts study shows men in dense, poor neighborhoods with broken homes have higher cancer mortality, while women show no same pattern. Researchers caution against assuming causation, noting possible effects from late detection or health conditions. Data cover 1972–73 in 39 areas.
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David Jenkins
Jenkins
Massachusetts
Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center
Boston University School of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
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