U.S. Boycotts World Court Nicaragua Case
President Reagan will not participate in Nicaragua's suit against the United States at the International Court of Justice. The move marks the first U.S. walkout from a World Court case since 1946, with officials calling the proceedings politically driven and stressing future refusals to comply if rulings oppose U.S. interests. The Nicaraguan foreign ministry condemned the decision as a negation of basic international principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Nicaragua
United States
State Department
Tribunal
International Court of Justice
Reagan Administration
Mexico
Alan Romberg
World Court
Romberg
U.N
Central America
Congress
Managua
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Dallas star Patrick Duffy exits role after seven years
Patrick Duffy says Bobby Ewing will not be recast as he leaves the CBS series Dallas at season end to pursue other projects. He notes he spent extensive effort building the character and asked producers not to replace him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Dutty
Bobby Ewing
Duffy
Stockman ups deficit estimate to 230 billion
The deficit may reach 230 billion next year, 5 billion more than prior estimates. Budget director Stockman says defense spending could rise 6.4 percent, beyond Weinberger’s 5.7 percent figure. Republican leaders cite revenue shortfalls and review claims of outdated defense data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockman
Los Angeles Times
Washington
David Stockman
House
Reagan
Caspar Weinberger
Capitol Hill
Ed Zschau
Calif
Weinberger
Zschau
Pentagon
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Cuban refugee hijacker charged after Orlando diversion
A Cuban refugee, Lazaro Jesus Hernandez, 30, was charged with air piracy after being duped into thinking a hijacked Jetliner had reached Havana. Eastern Flight 403 from Newark to Miami landed safely in Orlando with no injuries among 122 passengers and nine crew. The hijacker threatened to ignite a gasoline can but dropped a lighter and package when told the plane landed in Cuba. He was restrained by the flight officer and a passenger until police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fla
Havana
Eastern Airlines
Newark
N.J
Miami
Paula Musto
FBI
Lazar
Cuba
Carolyn Fennell
Orlando International Airport
Sudanese reformer Taha is publicly hanged in Khartoum
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha founder of the Republican Brothers movement was hanged at Kober prison on Friday for heresy. About 1,000 onlookers, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, shouted anti God slogans as the trap door released. Taha opposed Nimeiri’s Islamic legal code and was seen as a political moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khartoum
Sudan
Gaafar Nimeiri
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
Republican Brothers
Taha
Kober
Muslim Brotherhood
Nimeiri
Chicago police seek man who shot mugger after fatal street attack
Chicago police appealed for the surrender of a man who fatally wounded an 18 year old during a knifepoint grab for groceries. Witnesses say the shooter acted after being attacked by two youths. one assailant fled as police praised the shooter's actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Earl Johnson
Area 4
Johnson
Carl Hamby
New York
Hamby
Renee Daniels
Swedish Covenant Hospital
West Side
Wallace
Sharon wins second libel ruling against Time Inc
Former Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon won a second round in a 50 million libel suit. Jurors found Time magazine’s report that he discussed revenge with Lebanese Christian leaders false. Deliberations focused on malice and damages, with a verdict still pending on those issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ariel Sharon
Time Inc
Time
Sharon
Bashir Gemayel
West
Beirut
Milton Gould
Time Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gatlin
Larry Gatlin
California
Marilyn Chambers
Puyallup
Wash
Chambers
Associated Press
Patrick Duffy
Willams Blvd
Newhall
Airwolf
Sun Oil Co
Pico Canyon
Mitterrand
Noumea
New Caledonia
Francois Mitterrand
South Pacific
France
Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
Paul Wolfowitz
Hanoi
Cambodia
Gazette Wire Services
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Jeff Myers
Reid Rondell
Jan-Michael Vincent
Myers
Shakopee
Minn
Jordan
James Rud
Minneapolis
Rud
Lavelle
Rita Lavelle
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Court of Appeals
Edward Allen Tamm
EPA
Supreme Court
Nellie Gray
March For Life
Oval Office
Derrick Wallace
University of Illinois Hospital
Vicky Vasquez
Bernhard Goetz
Miniature World
Mt. Vernon Rd
Secedar Rapids
Goodwill Industries
Blairs Ferry Rd
Iowa Hawkeyes
Nec
Eagles
United State Bank
Vineyard
Dish
Winegard
SATF
Darrel
7Th Avenue
Marion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!