Soviet air attaché expelled for seeking U.S. defense secrets
FBI arrested Col. Vladimir Izmaylov at a dead drop in Maryland for attempting to obtain classified U.S. Air Force defense program data including Star Wars, cruise missiles, Stealth, and Transatmospheric Vehicle. He had diplomatic immunity and was released to embassy officials. The incident capped a broader espionage flash with a North Africa defector.
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Washington
United States
FBI
U.S
Vladimir M. Izmaylov
Maryland
Izmaylov
Dana Caro
Caro
Izmayiov
KGB
Tunis
French TV crew freed from Beirut kidnapping ordeal
French television journalist Philippe Rochot and cameraman Georges Hansen were released by Shiite captors in West Beirut near midnight Friday. They described humane treatment during three months in captivity and plans to return to Paris while the fate of the remaining two crew members, soundman Aurel Cornea and lighting engineer Jean-Louis Normandin, remained unclear.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Philippe Rochot
Georges Hansen
West Beirut
Beau Rivage
Rochot
Hansen
Middle East
Antenne-2
Paris
Aurel Cornea
Jean-Louis Normandin
Cornea
Normandin
Hansel
Hafez Assad
Bristol-Myers Pulls Excedrin Capsules From Market
Bristol-Myers withdrew all nonprescription Excedrin capsules after three tainted bottles with cyanide were found in Seattle area tests. FBI fingerprints and tampering analysis were pending. The recall extended to Carril Bufferin and Comtrex. tablets remain available, caplets planned within weeks.
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Seattle
Bristol- Myers Co
Auburn
Kent
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Reagan doctors find polyps and good health reported
President Reagan underwent five hours of tests at Bethesda Naval Hospital after two small polyps were removed from his colon. Doctors expect benign results but will confirm with biopsies. he is in good health and later described his condition as A-OK.
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Washington
Reagan
T. Burton Smith
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Larry Speakes
Smith
Nancy Reagan
Summer fun missing in the eighties
Dick Hogar notes the return of summer and the simple pleasures like swimming and cruising with windows down, but laments the lack of iconic eighties summer tunes, aside from a few minor tracks. He reflects on radio and MTV as part of summer’s culture, urging readers toward songs that capture the era.
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Midwest
MTV
Beach Boys
Jan & Dean
The
Spoonful
Eddie Cochran
Mungo Jerry
the Gazette
Paul Davis
Today’s Chuckle at-ballgame players stay on bleachers
A lighthearted note jokes about fans who can play every position perfectly yet refuse to leave the bleachers to join the game. The punchline suggests they should drop their hot dogs and step down to help.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
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