U.S. Soviet summit talks edge toward Washington visit
U.S. and Soviet officials reported progress toward a Reagan Gorbachev summit with plans for Eduard Shevardnadze’s mid September visit to Washington. Officials described the talks as reviewing the full range of relations and aiming for a next meeting between leaders.
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Bernard Kalb
Shevardnadze
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Libya
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Bessmertnykh
Yuri Dub
Louis D. Sell
Reagan to push new anti drug program with 200 million plan
White House officials describe a broad program merging anti narcotics efforts into a unified campaign aimed at separating users from drugs. The plan includes 200 million in funding across justice education and health and human services, with involvement from most federal agencies and a high level commission possible led by Peter Ueberroth.
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Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services
Reagan
Santa Barbara
Calif
Peter V. Ueberroth
Baseball
Len Bias
Don Rogers
Cleveland Browns
University policy outlines handling of sexual harassment complaints
Informal complaints may be made to any appropriate university official including the director of affirmative action, the vice president for student services, or the college dean. An investigation and informal settlement are pursued, with formal action as a next step if warranted for faculty staff or students to the respective vice presidents.
NASA tape shows Smith first sign of crew awareness before shuttle breakup
The transcript released by NASA indicates only Michael Smith spoke 73 seconds after launch, with no audible remarks from Christa McAuliffe Ronald McNair or Gregory Jarvis. NASA says prior reviews showed crew unaware of the events, and Adm Truly notes air packs may have been activated by Smith or Scobee.
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IBM
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Smith
Christa McAuliffe
Ronald McNair
Gregory B. Jarvis
Adm
Richard Truly
Space Flight
Dick Scobee
Gorbachev to cut six Afghan regiments by year end
Gorbachev announced six Soviet regiments about 6000 troops would withdraw from Afghanistan by year end and urged Western cutbacks in aid to guerrillas. He linked the move to verification and signaled no further withdrawals without concessions on aid.
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Richard T. Kennedy
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United States
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U.S.S.R
Asia
Harmon eyes North Pole record flight from Albany
Pilot Harmon plans a multi leg trip starting August 5 from Albany to Frobisher Bay and Resolute Bay with a Eureka North Pole base on August 7. He aims to beat speed records on each leg aided by GPS and an ELT drop to prove location. Steve Honeybill films the documentary as the news crew accompanies the trek.
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Smith Speed Conversions
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Resolute Bay
Canada
Eureka
Bomb destroys Beirut street leaving crater amid traffic
A vehicle packed with 550 pounds of TNT exploded at 8 28 am on Wadih Naim Street near Star cinema in Ein Rummaneh Beirut causing a six foot crater. Firefighters and civil defense units spent eight hours in rescue operations as power cables hung from ruined buildings and streets flooded from hoses.
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Star
Ein Rummaneh
Snoubra
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