Back Home Keepers and Washington Veterans
A columnist notes Roger Jepsen’s return to public life after a federal post and Henry Baker’s move to a Washington firm earning $800,000. Comparisons with other ex senators and presidents highlight grafted careers and political branding. The piece adds a wry take on constitutional celebration and public service.
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Roger Jepsen
Washington
Inkblot
S.D
Wiley Mayne
Iowan
H.R. Gross
Congress
John Culver
Dick Clark
Jepsen
Republic
Reagan
Bermuda Triangle
U.S
Libyan Attache Fatally Shot In Rome Gunfight
An assassin killed 31 year old Farag Omar Makhyoun, the Libyan attache in Rome, after a gun battle outside his home near the Libyan embassy. Police set roadblocks but did not capture the gunman. The Alborkan Libyan Organization claimed responsibility for the assassination.
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Rome
Alborkan Libyan Organization
Libya
Italy
Farag Omar Makhyoun
Israelis near decision on troop pullout from Lebanon
Israel's four month old unity cabinet debates a Rabin plan for a staged unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon. The first phase could begin as early as February with a goal to pull most troops home within nine months.
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Gazette
Jerusalem
Lebanon
Israel
National Unity
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Beirut
Israel Radio
Naqoura
U.N
U S and Soviet Nations to Open Middle East Talks
Haaretz reports the United States and the Soviet Union will open discussions on the Middle East conflict. The agreement followed Geneva arms talks between George Shultz and Andrei Gromyko. Washington and Jerusalem weigh options with Richard Murphy named to lead the U S delegation.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Haaretz
U.S
Washington
George Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Switzerland
State Department
Kathleen Lang
Joseph Sisco
United Nations
Shultz
Richard Murphy
Mideast
Bangladesh train fire leaves 150 feared dead near Bheramara
A Simanta Express fire in Bangladesh killed about 150 of the 400 passengers in three burning compartments near Bheramara. Dozens died leaping to escape as 55 bodies were counted, with officials saying an electrical short circuit may have started the blaze.
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Gazette Wire
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Bheramara
Here
Khulna
Parbatipur
Budget clash as deficit cuts miss target and Senate action urged
White House budget director says Reagan budget will not halve the deficit by 1988. Rep. Gephardt calls the budget dead on arrival in the House while Sen. Domenici vows significant deficit cuts in the Senate. In Monterey, Calif., coronary bypass growth slows as alternative artery treatments rise.
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Washington
White House
David Stockman
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
ABC
House
Senate
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
Televangelist hacker helps police in sex abuse case
A 15 year old hacker aided Minneapolis police by accessing a suspect's computer files thought to contain records of sexual abuse of boys. Police sought a special access code and later arrested the suspect after the youth assisted. James Martin, a police sergeant, spoke to WCCO-TV about the case.
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Minneapolis
Peter Leppik
James Martin
Wcco-Tv
Leppik
WCCO
Melanesians Demand Second Autopsy In New Caledonia Konflikt
In New Caledonia the pro independence Melanesian minority rejects the official account of Eloi Machoro's death amid a violent clash with police. An autopsy is ordered while officials say Machoro and aide Marcel Monaro were shot during an armed encounter at a farmhouse. A state of emergency is declared as 1 000 additional French troops and police are deployed. Meanwhile a white youth, Yves Tual, is buried after being shot by militants, as calm returns to the capital.
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Noumea
New Caledonia
Eloi Machoro
Machoro
Marcel Monaro
Foa
Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front
Macoro
France
Australia
Yves Tual
Tual
Vessey Holds Get Acquainted Talks With Chinese General
General John W. Vessey Jr. met Yang Dezhi for a two hour get acquainted discussion in Peking. Officials say no arms sales or technology transfers were discussed as Vessey plans more talks before touring provinces. In other fronts, Iraqi gunships claim hits on Iranian boats and soldiers while Cambodian guerrilla leader reports Vietnamese artillery probing rebel camps near the Thai border.
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Vessey
Peking
John W. Vessey Jr
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Yang Dezhi
U.S
China
Baghdad
Iraq
Iran
Kharg Island
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Dubai
San RO Changan
Thailand
Loeung Sinak
Khmer People’s National Liberation Front
Cambodia
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Shahidul Haq Babla
Monterey
Calif
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Heart
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Witwer Insurance
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