Hamburg setback for Schmidt in key state election
West Germany’s Hamburg provincial election delivered a decisive 43.2 to 42.8 percent result for the Christian Democrats, unseating the Social Democrats from control of the city state. Greens won nine seats, environment issues prominent, and the result threatens Schmidt’s national coalition with the Free Democrats while boosting CDU leadership hopes.
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Support grows for U S allegations of Soviet chemical warfare
The Reagan administration pushes an international lobbying push to back charges that the Soviet Union used chemical weapons in Afghanistan and Southeast Asia. Officials report skeptics are moving to their view as evidence, including Laos and Cambodia casualties, pressures Congress, and ongoing blood tests fuel public opinion while some criticize the disclosure timing.
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Nancy Reagan honors D-Day at Omaha Beach cemetery
Nancy Reagan marked the 38th anniversary of D-Day at the Omaha Beach cemetery where 9,386 Americans lie. She repeated her husband's pledge of nuclear peace to U.S. and French officials and villagers, reading a speech among thousands of white crosses and Stars of David.
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Reagan visit recalls Normandy dead and burial repatriation
A lady at a historic site remarks on crosses at the cemetery as 14,000 American GIs’ bodies, initially buried there, are sent home upon family requests. Mrs Reagan notes the contrast between today’s peace and wartime violence seen over Normandy.
Iraq claims destruction of Iranian naval units in gulf war
Iraq released a military communique claiming it destroyed three large Iranian naval units in the northern Persian Gulf and warned ships to avoid the area. It reported 19 Iranian and eight Iraqi deaths along a 300 mile battlefront and said Basra suffered shelling after Iranian forces recaptured Khorramshahr two weeks earlier.
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James Galway to perform with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra on PBS
James Galway will play an 18-carat gold flute with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in a PBS televised concert on July 14 as part of the Live From Lincoln Center series. The program includes two Mozart pieces plus works by Handel and Vivaldi. An early ad labeled the informal concerts Mostly Mozart Barely Beethoven and Never Neckties.
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Guard asks Supreme Court to keep Kent State files secret
The Ohio National Guard and state agencies urge the high court to withhold thousands of secret Kent State shooting documents. A federal judge released most materials to the public domain, but grand jury testimonies remain sealed. The appellate court paused their effect pending Supreme Court action.
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