Mondale eyes Ferraro for VP as Jackson plans trips abroad
Walter Mondale interviews Rep. Geraldine Ferraro for the No.2 spot on the Democratic ticket and says she is clearly in contention. Jesse Jackson announces planned globe trotting to Africa and the Soviet Union as Mondale defends the search for the most qualified vice presidential contender regardless of sex.
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American firm to buy MiG-21s from China for Navy drills
LTV Aerospace and Defense Co plans to acquire Soviet designed MiG-21 fighters from China for U S Navy combat training. The planes will be modified in the United States and sold to the Navy under a direct buy with no U S government involvement. Final contract award expected by September.
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Reagan names Burford to panel on environment
Washington AP report says President Reagan named Anne Burford to chair the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, pairing with NOAA. The move follows her resignation from the EPA amid controversy over the Superfund program and ethics questions.
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Coup arrests in Bolivia over Siles Zuazo kidnapping
In La Paz about 100 right wing officers and politicians were detained after militants seized President Hernan Siles Zuazo from the presidential palace. The 70 year old leader was recovering at home after treatment for a rib fracture suffered during the capture and was released after about 10 hours.
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Former Israeli President Katzir Detained by Soviets
Ephraim Katzir, Israel's president from 1973 to 1978, confirmed he was temporarily detained by Soviet authorities in Leningrad while attempting to meet Jewish dissidents. He declined comment when reached by Israeli Radio, saying he did not want to talk about the incident from there.
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Civil rights anniversary rally voices oppose Reagan reelection
Civil rights leaders gathered in Atlanta to mark the 20th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and urged defeating President Reagan in November. Coretta Scott King warned the next president could appoint several Supreme Court justices, stressing the 1984 election’s crucial role.
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Prison escapees flee Turney Center as searchers die in crash
A National Guard helicopter crashed Monday in Humphreys County while aiding the search for three Turney Center prison escapees. The pilot and two Correction Department officers died, authorities said, in the area where inmates sought to elude authorities after Sunday’s breakout. The escapees include a man convicted of two murders, who reportedly unlocked cells to flee.
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Woman Arrested After Wandering Kennedys’ Hyannis Port Homes
A nearby resident, Linda Lee Tatum aka Stavros, 44, was arrested for breaking and entering and trespassing after wandering into Rose and Ethel Kennedy homes at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport. She was hospitalized with undisclosed issues delaying arraignment. Cronkite to report as special CBS correspondent at summer conventions. Roy Acuff hospitalized with chest and stomach pains. quips about cranberry juice. Ralph Carter attends Martin clan reunion at Waldorf Astoria. 1500 members estimated. Charles Boden and Joseph Walker absent.
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Korea says Iraq wrecks ship in Persian Gulf clash
South Korea says a 9,000 ton steel cargo ship Wonjin ho was struck by two missiles and set ablaze while en route from Japan to Iran. Four crew were injured and rescued by Iranian authorities as fighting continued along the Iran Iraq front. An Iraqi spokesman claimed five naval targets in the Khor Musa Canal and damage to two other ships from mines.
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