Weinberger Warns Soviet Tests Signal Nuclear War Scenario
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger detto the Soviet Union staged an unprecedented missile test sequence including anti satellite and sea based missiles and two anti ballistic missiles that intercepted two targets. He called the display a signal of vast arsenal and warned a nuclear war cannot be won by the attacker while urging continued disarmament talks.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Soviet Union
Alexander Haig
U.N
ABC
David Brinkley
Weinberger
Haig
Gromyko
Ode to Thatcher from Saudi king in London
King Fahd, 62, admired Margaret Thatcher after a London meeting and ordered a court poet to write an ode praising her. The Sunday Times quoted the poem describing Thatcher as sculpted by Allah and more attractive than any wife or concubine. In Covington KY, Mother Teresa discusses a new mission house in eastern Kentucky serving the Appalachian diocese. About 2500 attendees heard her speak despite rain.
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Saudi Arabia
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Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Sunday Times
Allah
Kentucky
Jenkins
Appalachian
Covington
Congregation of Missionaries of Charity
Bacall objects to Welch replacing in Woman of the Year
Life magazine reports Lauren Bacall objects to Raquel Welch taking over the Broadway role in Woman of the Year. Bacall allegedly wanted an older star like Dina Merrill and refused publicity photos, signaling a backstage cold war. Welch filled in for two weeks in December and Bacall departs on June 29 to tour with the show.
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Hollywood
UPI
Lauren Bacall
Raquel Welch
Life Magazine
Miss Bacall
Dina Merrill
Bacall
Welch
Life
Miss Welch
Rebels claim capture of Salvador official
The rebel Radio Venceremos claimed guerrillas captured Col. Francisco Adolfo Castillo deputy defense minister after a helicopter crash near the Honduran border. Officials had reported Castillo killed, but the radio said he escaped the wreck, swapped IDs, and was taken prisoner.
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el Salvador
UPI
Radio Venceremos
Francisco Adolfo Castillo
Castillo
Radio
Venceremos
Honduras
San Fernando
International Red Cross
Salvador Beltran Luna
Morazan
Defense Ministry
Mario Aguilar
Malan
Guatemala City
la Razon
San Marcos
Cuba
Prensa Latina
Mexico City
Efrain Rios Montt
Alta Verapaz
Deficit sparks GOP bid on 1983 budget plan
Congress moves toward final votes on a $769.8 billion budget with a $103.9 billion deficit, diverging from Reagan’s proposal. Stockman participated in drafting, while Senate and House expected to approve despite partisan debate on Medicare, welfare, and domestic cuts.
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Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
David Stockman
Thomas O'Neill
Walesa's Wife Seeks Move Closer to Home
Danuta Walesa told AP she appealed to martial law chief Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski to transfer Lech Walesa from a distant southeast Poland site to a location nearer Gdansk for health and family reasons. Walesa has been under virtual solitary confinement since martial law began December 13.
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Poland
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
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Danuta Walesa
Jaruzelski
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Agca talks spark hunt for alleged accomplices
Prosecution says Mehmet Ali Agca, serving life for the Pope John Paul II attempt, offered new but unverified information. In Ascoli Piceno prison he gave “many declarations” that must be checked, with Swiss authorities also reporting a suspect linked to the gun used in the 1980 shooting.
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Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul II
Ilario Martella
Ascoli Piceno
Martella
Agca
St. Peter's Square
Williams linked to more slayings in Atlanta case file
One year after Wayne Williams arrest for two murders, officials consider linking him to 29 slain black youths. Williams, 23, already convicted for Payne and Cater, remains jailed. A State Crime Lab study links fibers from Patrick Rogers, 16, to Williams. Cobb County to decide on closing Rogers case.
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UPI
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Williams
Fulton County
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Jimmy Ray Payne
Nathaniel Cater
Patrick Rogers
Cobb County
Rogers
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