Ortega extends truce calls for renewed peace talks
President Ortega extended a unilateral ceasefire with U S backed rebels until Aug 30 and urged renewed talks with rebels and the United States while addressing a rally in Juigalpa on the ninth anniversary of the Sandinista government. In Lebanon, Shiite gunmen attacked a town near Beirut with casualties as clashes continued.
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Beacons light across England for Armada anniversary
A beacon chain blazed across England to mark the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Armada sighting. Spanish Ambassador Don Jose de la Bellacasa lit the first beacon and urged better understanding and friendship between the two nations.
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England
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Navy investigates copter crash near Golden Gate
Navy searches for eight missing MH-53E Sea Dragon crew members after a mine-sweeping exercise crash outside San Francisco. Coast Guard cutters recovered wreckage as a five member board reviews pieces. officials express little hope for survivors. A separate note: Oliver North Iran Contra trial delay sought by his attorney to be submitted in writing.
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War persists as Iraq rejects Iranian cease fire move
Tariq Aziz announced Baghdad will continue fighting despite Iran accepting a U N cease-fire. Iran said Iraqi jets hit Bandar Khomeini and Ahwaz while Iraq claimed to shoot down two Iranian planes. Bushire unfinished nuclear plant remains a target cited by Tehran.
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Shuttle leak hints at January pressure drop delay
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP engineers saw a January pressure drop that could have flagged a small leak delaying the next space shuttle flight. Launch director Bob Sieck noted a pre Christmas pressure check and a second reading two weeks later showing about 16 psi drop. A tiny nitrogen tetroxide leak was detected on the Discovery engine pad Friday.
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Justice Department opens new probe into Meese conduct
The U S justice department launched an ethics inquiry into outgoing attorney general Edwin Meese focusing on his assistance to friend E Robert Wallach after an independent counsel said Meese probably violated criminal laws on four occasions The probe follows a lengthy McKay report and Common Cause appeal to OPR with possible outcomes ranging from censure to dismissal by President Reagan.
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James McKay
McKay
Conservative Heritage Foundation
Navy analyst who defected to Moscow faces espionage scrutiny
Navy analyst Glenn Michael Souther, 31, who disappeared in 1986, surfaced in Moscow and claimed asylum. He had access to satellite intelligence and could reveal US capabilities to photograph Soviet targets and monitor areas, prompting Pentagon concern as investigators pursue the case.
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Izvestia
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Soviets Offer Dismantle Krasnoyarsk Radar Station
Moscow proposed to dismantle its Krasnoyarsk radar station in exchange for the United States agreeing to observe the ABM treaty for nine to ten more years. The offer aims to counter Star Wars, with Soviet arms expert Viktor Karpov stressing verifiable action and noting the moratorium on construction remains in force.
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Soviet Union
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England
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