French pilot killed as Chad raid breaks stalemate
An armored column from rebel held Chad raided government territory near Mao, 90 miles north of N'Djamena, destroying vehicles and downing a French Jaguar. The pilot was killed after ejecting. Belgian doctor and nurse were captured in Ziguei, Doctors without Borders workers. The raid followed failed OAU peace talks in Addis Ababa.
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Paris
France
Chad
Hissene Habre
Brussels
Libya
Goukouni Oueddei
Mao
N’djamena
Christian Delzenne
Marie-Chant
Nine year old saves father by lifting car at farm
Jamestown area farmer Rique Schill, 31, says his 9-year-old son Jeremy lifted a car that slipped from a jack, allowing air and enabling his mother Vicki to free him. Jeremy weighs 65 pounds and remained calm as the family found another jack to finish the rescue.
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Jamestown
N.D
Rique Schill
Jeremy
Schill
Vicki
Jamestown, N.D
Bakersfield Desegregation Blueprint In Decree
The Department of Justice entered a consent decree with Bakersfield California to desegregate schools without mandatory busing. The plan creates magnet programs at two black and Hispanic schools and adds magnet offerings at two more for the 1985-86 year to attract white students and reduce racial isolation.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Department of Justice
Bakersfield
Calif
U.S. District Court
Fresno
William Bradford Reynolds
Civil Rights
Alabama
Woman back in jail for giving birth under parole
A Florida judge had ordered Jackie Fourthman not to bear children for 15 years as part of her parole after her 7 month old son died of malnutrition. She gave birth in June to a son in Phoenix while on the run from Indiana probation and is now jailed in Pasco County for parole violations.
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Newport Richey
Fla
Pasco
Wayne L. Cobb
Jackie Fourthman
Jeremy
Fourthman
Florida
Monticello
Ind
Indiana
Phoenix
Michael Wayne Fourthman
Bill Green
Aid
Green
Pasco County
Massive rally in Sao Paulo demands direct presidential elections
More than 150 000 Brazilians gathered in Sao Paulo to oppose the military government and press for direct presidential elections. The march remained peaceful as 5 000 unarmed police monitored the crowd and the army was alerted.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Reagan recalls stopping armed robbery in Des Moines
President Reagan recounts during a Sports Afield interview in February that as a young Des Moines sportscaster he woke to a sidewalk robbery. He grabbed a .45 pistol, pointed it from his window, and the robber fled after a warning. He then escorted a nurse to a hospital across the street.
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New York
Reagan
Iowa
Sports Afield Magazine
Des Moines
Princess Anne Tours Heart Surgery Site In Houston
Britain's Princess Anne toured the Texas Heart Institute in Houston spending an hour viewing open heart surgery and visiting research facilities. Dr Denton Cooley praised her as an attentive guest as she continues her Texas tour with plans to visit Galveston sites later.
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Houston
Britain
Princess Anne
Denton Cooley
Galveston
Texas Heart Institute
Houston Ship Channel
Cooley
The
Heart Institute
No charges in Palm Beach recording case
A Florida prosecutor said he will not charge Charles Wick, director of the U S Informatic Agency, for secretly recording calls with presidential aides in Palm Beach. State attorney David Bludworth cited lack of two party consent in Florida law and Wick's apologies as reasons for the decision.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
U.S. Informatic Agency
Charles Wick
Palm Beach
David Bludworth
Palm Beach County
Wick
Florida
Bludworth
Italy to end state religion in shift with Vatican
Premier Bettino Craxi unveiled changes to Italy's concordat with the Vatican. Religious education would be optional in schools and clerical privileges would end. Vatican City remains independent. Rome would no longer be a sacred city.
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Rome
Italy
Senate
Vatican
Bettino Craxi
Holy See
Vatican City
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes its history since 1883 and provides subscription prices for Morning Editions and Sunday editions, including weekly and yearly rates by carrier and mail. It lists address, postal handling, and AP republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Gazette Garhier
Associated Press
Land reform certified for El Salvador by State Department
The State Department told Congress that 1983 saw important consolidation and forward movement in El Salvador's land reform. The certification complied with legislation tying progress to military aid for fiscal 1984, allowing up to 90 percent to be spent only if a positive finding was issued.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
el Salvador
Shamir survives no confidence vote amid tax pledge
The Knesset rejected no confidence motions against Prime Minister Shamir 62 to 56. Shamir kept his coalition by promising tax relief for the poor and a new minimum wage. The debate highlighted rising poverty and runaway inflation at about 191 percent last year.
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Jerusalem
Knesset
Israel
Yitzhak Shamir
New Soviet SS-22 Missile Sighted in East Germany
U S intelligence reports sighting of a new 560 mile range SS-22 medium range missile near Bernsdorf East Germany 33 miles from the Polish border. The weapon could threaten West Germany Belgium Holland Denmark and parts of Britain France and Italy amid East West talks effort by Reagan and Andropov.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Bernsdorf
East Germany
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Britain
France
Italy
Reagan
Yuri Andropov
Andropov
Pravda
White House
Larry Speakes
Acid Rain Stabilizes in Northeast But Worsens Elsewhere
The USGS reports acid rain has stabilized in the Northeast after rising before the mid 1950s and largely leveling off since the 1960s. In the South and West, scientists find ongoing increases in acidification of rain and surface waters since the 1950s.
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Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
John T. Turk
Denver
FCC delays long distance access charges until 1985
The Federal Communications Commission confirmed postponing new long distance access charges for consumers and small businesses at least until mid 1985. The delay follows an earlier tentative approval on January 19. Original April implementation would have charged residential customers $2 monthly and business customers up to $6.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Mondale Gains Delegates In Early Convention Push
Mondale leads with 55 delegates as House Democrats fill two thirds of the 164-member delegation to the national convention. John Glenn trails with 14 delegates. Alan Cranston, Reubin Askew, Gary Hart, and Ernest Hollings hold smaller counts, while George McGovern and Jesse Jackson have none.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
House
Democrats
Mondale
John Glenn
Alan Cranston
California
Florida
Reubin Askew
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