U S weighs future F-16 deliveries to Israel amid review
Washington reverses course and says future F-16 bomber deliveries to Israel depend on whether Israel violated a U S arms sales agreement by using the planes in the Iraqi reactor raid. No decision yet, but timing points to before July 17. Meanwhile Israel's election furor sees Peres and Begin courting religious parties.
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Guerrilla bombing targets Eastern Airlines in Guatemala City
A Marxist guerrilla group claimed responsibility for an airport bombing that killed a baggage handler. The Guerrilla Army of the Poor said Eastern Airlines was the target and warned other U.S. airlines against promoting tourism in Guatemala. The bomb exploded in a suitcase en route to a Miami bound Eastern 727.
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Released prisoner vanishes after night release in Atlanta
A 19 year old inmate, Vincent Kelvin Watson, who was freed from Hardwick state prison to assist investigators, disappeared June 22 in Atlanta. A fugitive warrant was issued. police suspect he may have fled rather than face re arrest. Watson matched the victims profile and polygraph tests linked him to the case.
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Prison population climbs 5 percent in 1980
The Justice Department reported the national prison population rose to 329,122 in 1980, with all growth in state facilities. The rise follows widespread adoption of mandatory sentencing laws and tighter parole restrictions, marking a 61 percent increase since 1969.
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Pianist Paul Drake and Belgium Princess Separate After Brief Marriage
Toronto AP reports pianist Paul Drake and Princess Marie Christine Daphne of Belgium separated after just over a month of marriage. Drake, age 43, says the union is over and he does not know why. The princess, 30, moved in with an art dealer and left a letter asking they remain friends. Drake, a widower with three daughters, wanted a wife not a friendship.
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Hollywood star Billy Barty receives first star for little people
Hollywood Boulevard honors Billy Barty the 56 year old actor at the 1,733rd Walk of Fame star ceremony. He rises on a box as Lou Ferigno and Pat MacCormack hoist him above the crowd for the podium moment.
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Soviet naval buildup in Mediterranean plans Syria joint drills
UPI reports that over four years the Soviet Union built the largest Mediterranean fleet, with 53 ships including the helicopter carrier Moskva. A weeklong joint amphibious drill with Syria was set to begin Sunday to project support and deter Israel over missiles in eastern Lebanon.
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