Kissinger panel warns of major Soviet gains in Central America
The Kissinger commission draft warns of a strategic coup by the Soviet Union in Central America and urges an eight billion dollar five year plan for democracy and prosperity. It calls for up to four hundred million in additional 1984 85 military aid to El Salvador and increased aid to Honduras and Guatemala, plus repeal of 1974 aid police training restrictions.
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Washington
Reagan
Commission On
Central America
Soviet Union
Alliance For Democracy and Prosperity
Henry Kissinger
el Salvador
U.S
Commission
Honduras
Guatemala
Carter
United States
Costa Rica
New York Times
Tion
Nicaragua
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Two Marines Injured as Israeli Tanks Sweep Sidon
In Sidon 25 miles south of Beirut witnesses say Israeli Merkava tanks rammed parked cars and fired into the air wounding 10 people. A shell near the U S Marine camp caused minor injuries to two Marines during exchanges with Druse militiamen. Seven Lebanese soldiers were wounded near Khalde.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Druse
Sidon
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Syria
Walid Jumblatt
Khalde
John Tower
Texas
John Warner
Virginia
Maj
Dennis Brooks
Beirut Radio
Merkavas
Ahmed Mantash
Associated Press
Mantash
CIA calls Virginia craftsman for secret work
Frederick L Wall, a Herndon woodworker, recounts a surreal CIA recruitment after a late night call offering full time design work on secret compartments and clandestine drawers. He recalls an interview at a Navy facility and a test of quality under pressure.
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Christian Williams
Washington Post
Washington
Frederick L. Wall
Herndon
CIA
Wall
Central Intelligence Agency
Rick Wall
Navy
C Street
Michigan Clinches Home Win Over Hawkeyes 53 49
Michigan wins at home 53 to 49 as the Hawkeyes fall to 0 2 in the Big Ten. The game highlights include defensive stops and key scoring runs in a low scoring matchup. The result leaves Iowa seeking improvement in conference play.
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Hawkeyes
Michigan
Democrats unveil 1984 blueprint for deficit curb and reform
A group of prominent Democrats released a 90 page blueprint for the 1984 election year proposing a simplified fair tax system, health care cost controls, and restrained defense spending. The plan warns against big spending while renewing social program cuts, and names figures like Gillis Long and Robert Strauss among its leaders and supporters.
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Washington
House Democrats
National
House Democratic Caucus
Rep. Gillis Long
D-La
Robert S. Strauss
Pamela Harriman
Lew Wasserman
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
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Acapulco
Mexico
Billie Jean King
Parade Magazine
OTA Pol
Rites Family
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Washington Post Service
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Clark Clifford
Harold Brown
Felix Rohatyn
Lester Thurow
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