Shooting at Orlando courthouse leaves bailiff dead
Rescue workers speak to a critically wounded officer at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando after a man awaiting trial on a misdemeanor charge opened fire in a courtroom. A bailiff was killed and two others wounded before the gunman, Thomas Harrison Provenzano, 34, was shot and wounded. authorities gave no motive.
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Orange County
Orlando
Fla
Lawson Lamar
Thomas Harrison Provenzano
U S and Vatican Establish Full Diplomatic Ties
The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years. President Reagan named William Wilson as ambassador to the Holy See while Vatican ties were described as strengthening international communications amid church state separation debates.
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United States
Vatican
John Paul II
Reagan
William Wilson
California
U.S
Holy See
Wilson
Pio Laghi
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Senate
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Administration
White House
Larry Speakes
State Department
John Hughes
Pentagon plans new large scale exercises in Honduras
The United States and Honduras will begin a new set of large scale joint maneuvers in June aiming to pressure Nicaragua. The drills will mirror Big Pine II in scope, involving thousands of U.S. personnel and lasting months. After Big Pine II ends, hundreds will stay in Honduras until the next exercise starts. In San Francisco a federal judge ordered an investigation into President Reagan's CIA covert actions in Nicaragua despite administration requests to pause.
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United States
Honduras
Pentagon
Nicaragua
U.S
Defense Department
San Francisco
Reagan
CIA
Air Force helicopter crashes during drug interdiction mission
An Air Force helicopter attempting to intercept a suspected drug drop in storms crashed in the Atlantic near the Bahamas. Four people were rescued and five remained missing, including a DEA special agent and three Air Force officers. The incident occurred during Operation Bahamas Turks, a joint effort with Bahamian authorities and the DEA Miami office.
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Bahamas
U.S
Drug Enforcement Special
South Florida
Latin America
Drug Enforcement Administration
Coast Guard
Koelsch
DEA
Francis Mullen Jr
Mullen
Bimini Islands
Jackson Tops Grammy Nominations In 26th Awards Race
Michael Jackson received a record 12 nominations, 11 for Thriller, while the Flashdance soundtrack earned nine. Quincy Jones tied for runner-up with six nominations, Lionel Richie and Michael Sembello had five, and Sir Georg Solti, Itzhak Perlman, and Wynton Marsalis earned four each across classical and jazz categories.
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Calif
Michael Jackson
Quincy Jones
Jackson
Jones
Lionel Richie
Michael Sembello
Georg Solti
Itzhak Perlman
Wynton Marsalis
South Africa enters talks with Mozambique on security and aid
South Africa announced negotiations with Mozambique's Marxist government to discuss a mutual security pact and economic aid. Four high level working groups will meet in Pretoria and Maputo next Monday to advance the talks, amid regional tensions and de-escalation steps.
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South Africa
Mozambique
Pretoria
Maputo
Hussein names premier from hospital in Jordan
From his hospital bed King Hussein accepted Prime Minister Mudar Badran's resignation and named Ahmed Obeidat to lead a 20 member cabinet. The revival follows a 10 year parliament suspension and includes nine Palestinians and one woman.
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Jordan
Hussein
Mudar Badran
Ahmed Obeidat
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Danish Conservatives win big in Copenhagen coalition victory
Conservatives led by Prime Minister Poul Schlueter gain seats in the Folketing with 73 percent counted, rising from 26 to 42 in the 179 seat parliament, strengthening the four party coalition but not securing a majority.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Poul Schlueter
Schlueter
Folketing
Laotian Leader Souvanna Phouma Dies at 82 in Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma, Laos neutralist prime minister ousted in 1975, died Tuesday at his villa in Vientiane. The longtime resident of Laos and former premier was 82, according to Vientiane radio.
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Laos
Sisavang Vong
Bangkok
Thailand
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
CBS to announce winners in record 67 categories
A CBS telecast on February 28 will reveal winners in a record 67 categories. Jennifer O Neill’s ex husband John Lederer had weapons charges dismissed by State Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Martin due to insufficient evidence of ownership.
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White Plains
N.Y
Jennifer O'Neill
State Supreme Court
Lawrence Martin
Miss O’neill
John Lederer
Miss O'Neill
Wick apologizes to Carter over 1982 taped call
The U S Information Agency chief Charles Wick secretly taped a 1982 call with former President Jimmy Carter to obtain views on arms control. Carter accepted the apology and said he bears no grudge but called the action a serious mistake.
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Charles Wick
U.S. Information Agency
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Wick
USIA
Supreme Court tightens continuous presence rule for deportation
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that seven years of continuous physical presence in the United States must be interpreted literally for deportation relief. Even a brief trip abroad during the period disqualifies an alien from eligibility for suspension of deportation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Immigration and Nationality Act
United States
Senators Back Reagan Lebanon Policy After Beirut Warning
Two Republican senators returning from the Middle East voiced firm support for President Reagan's Lebanon policy. They warned that a hurried U.S. Marines pullout from Beirut would damage U.S. influence in the region ahead of Senate hearings. Interior Secretary William Clark pledged to abandon Watt's near moratorium on park land purchases and push new West water projects.
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James Watt
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Clark
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