Israel role in Iran-Contra scheme exposed by committee
Senate intelligence panel sources say Shimon Peres and other Israeli officials not only helped ship U S arms to Iran but also devised plans to divert profits to the Nicaraguan contras. Evidence indicates Israel pressured Reagan to keep arms shipments and proposed three methods to funnel funds, with Nir pitching the ideas.
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U.S
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Administration
White House
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John Poindexter
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Dennis DiConcini
Dariz
United States
Edwin Meese
North
Nir
National Security Council
Poindexter
Meese
Reagan vows goal-line stand to defend budget
President Reagan used football metaphors in a radio speech after surgery to pledge a fourth-quarter defense of his 1988 budget totaling 1.024 trillion dollars. He urged Congress to avoid vetoes and pressed for funds for clean water, roads, and sewage treatment while challenging Democrats on fiscal restraint.
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Washington
Congress
New Jersey
James Howard
House
Senate
Howard
Knute Rockne
George Gipp
Pat O’brien
Notre Dame
Gipp
Americans extradited from Brazil to Argentina in coup plot case
Four Americans suspected as arms smugglers and linked to a plan to oust Ghana's government were extradited from Brazil to Argentina. They arrived in Buenos Aires with Argentine police, face charges of exporting weapons, and are to be arraigned before Federal Judge Jorge Pisarenco.
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Argentina
Ghana
Brazil
John Dee Early
Carterville
Robert Edward Foli
Scotia
N.Y
Julio Rodriguez-Larrabazal
Steven Villa Sosa
Fayetteville
N.C
Ezeiza International
Rio de Janeiro
Jorge Pisarenco
Martin
Vazquez Acuna
U.S
Eduardo Gilardoni
Gilardoni
Brasilia
United States
Murder conviction on cruise ship sparks Will dispute
In Victoria a 59 year old San Francisco man, Robert Frisbee, was found guilty of first degree murder in the August 1985 slaying of Muriel Barnett. He was sentenced to life without parole for 25 years after Barnett's will awarded him two thirds of her estate. The case centred on a codicil Frisbee taped altering Barnett's fortune. In Washington, Yuri Vorontsov was named head negotiator for the Soviet Union in Geneva, signaling a possible shift in arms talks. In Beijing Fang Lizhi was expelled from the Communist Party for promoting liberalization and student participation.
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British Columbia
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Robert Frisbee
Muriel Barnett
Lloyd McKenzie
Barnett
Frisbee
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Geneva
Foreign Ministry
Reagan Administration
Yuri Vorontsov
Viktor Karpov
U.S
Max Kampelman
Switzerland
Vorontsov
Kremlin
White House
Peking
China
Communist Party
Fang Lizhi
University of Science and Technology of China
Sikh terrorists kill Punjab prisons chief near Chandigarh
Sikh attackers assassinated Trilok Chand Katoch 57 inspector general of prisons outside his Chandigarh home and fled on a motor scooter. He was the region’s top police official killed in the 1980 insurgency period and was due to retire in September. Later near Amritsar an ambush wounded four soldiers and killed one paramilitary trooper.
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India
Punjab
Trilok Chand Katoch
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Amritsar
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