France pursues independent nuclear defense amid NATO tensions
France strengthens a separate nuclear strategy with air, sea and ground based missiles. Its 1984 budget funds two new submarines and 1990s tactical missiles as it maintains independence from NATO command. French officials and analysts say independence sustains deterrence and regional leadership despite pressure from allies.
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Greg MacArthur
Tencrated
Paris
France
NATO
Albion Plateau
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Geneva
Washington
U.S
Europe
Alliance
de Gaulle
Defense Ministry
Jean Klein
French Institute For International Relations
Communist Party
Francois Mitterrand
Snow brings hardship for wildlife yet boosts ski season
A Colorado Division of Wildlife crew loads hay to feed deer and elk amid a severe winter. Officials fear for wildlife while skiers enjoy excellent conditions with Monarch Ski area reporting 83 inches of snow.
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Colorado Division of Wildlife Crew
Monarch
Green River Killer Stalking Seattle Prostitutes
Seattle police hunt a suspected serial strangler dubbed the Green River Killer who may have killed as many as 21 women, mostly prostitutes along the Pacific Highway South strip near Jackson International Airport. The task force expanded to 40 officers as investigators pursue possible copycat slayings.
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Seattle
Green River
Frank Adamson
Adamson
Pacific Highway South Strip
Jackson International Airport
Ted Bundy
Florida
John Wayne Gacy
Chicago
Sam
David Berkowitz
New York
Hillside
Kenneth Bianchi
Los Angeles
Robert Keppel
Keppel
U.S. Justice Department
Steve Michaels
Michaels
Princess
Marionette Man Hal Taylor marks 50 years of puppetry in Philadelphia
Hal Taylor, known as the Marionette Man, leads the Philadelphia Marionette Theater with a 50 year career crafting and performing with puppets. He and partner Catherine Brownholtz run a city funded venue housed in a former settlement house, featuring marionettes from around the world and a season relying on volunteers and $3 admission.
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Philadelphia
Hal Taylor
Coco the Clown
Taylor
Philadelphia Marionette Theater
Northeast String Band
Catherine Brownholtz
Africa
China
Spain
Norristown
Army
Special Services
France
Wilmington
Del
Brownholtz
Ms. Brownholtz
England
Germany
United States
Still more trouble for steel town in Johnstown
Johnstown faces a new blow as U S Steel plans to close its Johnstown Works by April, eliminating 790 local jobs. The shutdown adds to unemployment woes of 15,900 statewide, with social workers warning of rising family stress and marital strain among affected workers and their spouses.
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France
Washington
Defense Ministry
Alain Joxe
Interdisciplinary Center For Research On Peace and Strategic Studies
Moscow
Poland
Afghanistan
NATO
Europe
Johnstown
U.S. Steel
Noah S. Martin
New Day Inc
U.S. Steel Corp
Chicago
Ill
Gary
Ind
Pittsburgh
Monongahela River Valley
Conemaugh River
Davyl
Doc” Dawson
New Day
United States
Bill Findley
Findley
Cambria
Somerset
Mary Duranko
Wives Action Committee
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Steel Town
Dawson
Bethlehem Steel Corp
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