Namibia cease-fire talks hopeful after Crocker meeting
Diplomats foresee a 30 day trial cease-fire after talks in Johannesburg and Cape Town with U S assistant secretary of state Chester Crocker and South African leaders. Prime Minister Botha may announce the pause in parliament and withdraw forces from parts of southern Angola.
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Sparks Nashington
Johannesburg
South Africa
U.S
Chester Crocker
Pieter Botha
Botha
Angola
SWAPO
United States
Crocker
Cape Town
Pakistan accuses Afghan jets of border bombing
Pakistan says Afghan jet fighters carried out a bombing raid over Waziristan injuring 50 to 60 people and killing at least 40 amid border tensions. Governor Fazle Haq decried the attack as savage while Washington called it tragic and deplorable.
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North-West Frontier Province
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Paktia
Radio
Kabul
Reagan budget boosts Air Force and Navy spending
Defense documents show a proposed 305.7 billion military budget for the year, with the Air Force at 108.7 billion and the Navy at 101.3 billion, reflecting 15 and 13 percent real-term increases. Air Force enrollments would rise to 610,000, Navy to 575,000, and Marine Corps to 200,000. Army would reach 781,000.
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Navy
Reagan
Congress
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Army
Kohl Tours Jerusalem During Israel Visit
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl visited Jerusalem on Saturday during a six day trip to Israel. He passed the Dome of the Rock and stood in silence before the Wailing Wall despite some heckling rooted in memories of the Holocaust. He bought his wife Hannelore a gold chain during a walk through the Old City.
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Israel
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U S Customs agent found dead after Rio Grande abduction
Richard Latham a 50 year old U S Customs agent was found handcuffed near Eagle Pass after being abducted on Del Rio border. A suspect in the robbery and killing shot himself in Dryden as others were taken into custody. The case linked to a jewelry store robbery in Ciudad Acuna across the Rio Grande.
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Texas
U.S
Rio Grande
Richard Latham
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Latham
Department of Public Safety
David Wells
Jesus Reyes Ramirez
Mexico
Wells
Reyes
Ciudad Acuna
Fired worker wrecks buildings in New Orleans rampage
Thomas H. Stone, 31, allegedly rammed an earth mover into a dispatching building at Louisiana Materials Co. after being fired. He damaged two other buildings and a guard's car, with total damages around $25,200. He is held on $36,000 bond on charges of attempted murder, aggravated criminal damage and criminal trespass.
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New Orleans
Thomas H. Stone
Louisiana Materials Co. Inc
Harbor
Joseph Cannatella
Louisiana Materials
Kirkpatrick to receive 1984 Truman Good Neighbor Award
Kansas City AP reports Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, noted for blunt diplomacy at the United Nations, will be honored with the 1984 Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award. The foundation praised her as a diplomat extraordinaire and public servant in the Truman tradition.
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Kansas City
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
U.S
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
Good Neighbor Award Foundation
Lamar
Grenade Attack Kills Three in Punjab Theater
In Nawanshahar Punjab militants threw a grenade into a cinema killing three and wounding 29. Separately in Amritsar rival Sikh factions clashed near the Golden Temple amid protests over autonomy demands.
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India
Punjab
Nawanshahar
Amritsar
Golden Temple
West Bank clash in Nablus leaves one dead
Israeli border police fired to disperse rock throwing demonstrators in Nablus, killing a 17 year old and wounding two others. Palestine Press Service said about 2000 protesters marched after the youth’s death, chanting anti occupation slogans while police reported being attacked.
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Israel
West Bank
Nablus
Palestine Press Service
Nasser Sarisi
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription options including Carrier $2.25 per week and By mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues at $10.40 for 4 weeks or $110.00 for 52 weeks. Other states and U S territories priced at $140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscrip tions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The paper notes AP rights for local news.
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