U.S. quietly rebuilding guerrilla and special ops forces
The Reagan administration and Joint Chiefs of Staff move to tighten command of unconventional forces and consider a dedicated headquarters to command Army Navy Air Force and Marine units trained for special operations. Funding is sought for communications transport and expanded training to raise readiness.
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Europe
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Persian Gulf
Alda Praises Stanton House At Dedication In Seneca Falls
Actor Alan Alda donated 11000 dollars to help buy Elizabeth Cady Stanton's house for the Women's Rights National Historical Park. He compared the modest Seneca Falls buildings to Independence Hall and noted the dedication drew 5000 to 6000 people in the village of 7500.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Alda
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Upstate
New York
Glamour picks Iowan Nancy Walker as Top 10 College Women
Nancy Lynn Walker of Zearing Iowa selected among 900 applicants for Glamour magazine Top 10 College Women of 1982. ISU graduate majored in business and speech, interned for Rep. Tom Harkin, and held student leadership roles. She seeks a career in international or public relations.
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UPI
Glamour Magazine
Nancy Lynn Walker
Iowa State University
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Walker
Iowa
Tom Harkin
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Glamour
Ruth Whitney
Whitney
Rail engineers end 15 day strike in Britain
Britain’s state rail system begins return to normal as locomotive engineers suspend the 15 day strike over new work schedules. Union leaders say members will return to work by midnight Sunday amid talks with other unions.
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Britain
British Rail
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Scandinavian Women Lead Peace March in Leningrad
Three hundred women from Scandinavia and 1,000 Soviets joined a peace march in Leningrad in a controlled display of disarmament support. In Moscow a dissident reported two members of Moscow’s independent peace group were jailed as authorities limit Western contact to authorized groups.
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Leningrad
Soviet Union
Jersey City Waits for Water Purge After Main Break
Jersey City and Hoboken face days without drinkable tap water after a major aqueduct break. Officials limit use to flushing and urge boiling water for 5 minutes for 24 hours after flushing begins Tuesday. Mayors and health officials test for sediment and bacteria while residents line up at water buffalos supplied by the National Guard.
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Joan Buska
Senate debates balanced budget fight and defense bill
The Gazette reports the Senate moves to consider a major defense authorization bill amid a push for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. President Reagan defends fiscal policy as critics note rising deficits while lawmakers seek further cuts to meet 1983 targets.
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Reagan
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Poison gas leak at Du Pont tanker near Union Carbide plant
Emergency crews isolated a leaking hydrogen chloride tank car 20 hours after the release injuring up to 20 people and forcing about 200 residents from their homes. Shelters were opened as authorities secured the scene near the Union Carbide Technical Center in South Charleston West Virginia.
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South Charleston
W.va
du Pont Co
Union Carbide Technical Center
Flooding and Snow Trap 90 in Andes and 31000 Homeless in Argentina
Severe floods and heavy snows strand 90 Las Cuevas residents for 50 days under 16 feet of snow. Helicopters halted by winds delay food drops as the Paraguay River swells forcing over 31000 evacuees from homes across northern Argentina.
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Andes
Post Office
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Paraguay
Vietnam begins partial withdrawal from Cambodia
Vietnam has begun its promised partial troop withdrawal from Cambodia. Cambodian crowds lined roads to wave farewell as Defense Minister Bou Thong led the departure ceremony. The Vietnam News Agency did not specify where the ceremony occurred or how many troops were involved.
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Thailand
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