U N special assembly fails to craft arms plan
The United Nations General Assembly closed its second disarmament session without a comprehensive timetable. East West tensions dominated debate as the 157 member body failed to agree on a nuclear test ban or elimination of weapons.
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U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Oleg Troyanovksy
United States
Edwin Feulner Jr
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Central America
Europe
Geneva Disarmament Commission
Geneva
Inga Thorsson
Graduation of China TV university marks first class
China awarded diplomas to 78,000 workers teachers technicians and officials who studied via television since 1979. Most majored in mechanical engineering or electronics and will return to work units for assignments aligned with their new education.
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Peking
China
TV University
Scouts pay lifelong settlement after camping accident
The Boy Scouts of America will pay 4000 dollars monthly for life to Patrick McGlone, a 13 year old left paralyzed from a diving accident near Blanco. His mother receives 250000 dollars as part of the out of court deal. He is expected to live 59 more years and relies on a respirator most of the day.
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Austin
Texas
Boy Scouts of America
Patrick McGlone
Guadalupe River
Blanco
Susan Pollock
Congress Readies Tax Hikes and Scandal Probe After Recess
Congress returns amid plans to raise taxes, back a balanced budget amendment, and push a fiscal 1982 supplemental. The House ethics panel will review FBI findings on pages and members amid a Capitol Hill sex scandal probe. Senate confirms George Shultz for secretary of state as Lebanon tensions loom.
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UPI
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Reagan
U.S
Lebanon
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House
Thomas O’neill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Shultz
Alexander Haig
Senate
State Dept backs El Salvador progress amid rights concerns
U S officials say El Salvador shows progress on land reform and human rights, aiding Reagan certification for continued military aid. Critics warn that evictions and abuses persist, and a confidential Haig cable notes ongoing rights violations and proposes reforms and prisoner protections.
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State Department
U.S
el Salvador
Reagan
Roy Prosterman
University of Washington
American Congress
Congress
San Salvador
Alexander Haig
Department
United States
Central America Information Office
Cambridge
Mass
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