Undercover agents crack largest alien smuggling ring
INS announces the Villa Lana operation cracked a ring moving about 24,000 aliens yearly into the United States from Latin America. The ring netted $24 million with $12 to $15 million profit. 38 indicted in Albuquerque on 47 counts. 13 principals in custody. Arrests in El Paso Chicago Albuquerque and Silver City. Saleda-Vergera named leader. bond set at $1 million.
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Pope outlines virginity and marriage in papal audience
Pope John Paul II analyzed Scripture to say virginity and celibacy are spiritually better than marriage yet marriage is not wrong. He quoted St. Paul noting abstinence should be voluntary and described virginity within marriage as an option that can be better, not a command.
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Voting Rights Act extension passed by House
The House approved a 25 year extension of key Voting Rights Act enforcement sections and sent it to President Reagan. Rep. Peter Rodino said the measure guarantees voting rights for Black and language minority Americans. The Senate had approved a similar bill 85-8, clearing the path for signature.
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Thatcher stands firm on Falklands rule after White House talks
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reiterated British sovereignty over the Falklands after meeting with President Reagan. She rejected U.N. Resolution 502 as operative, asserting the islands would remain British and that any future talk of self government would occur only if Falklanders desire it.
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Hinckley begins new mental evaluations for possible release
John Hinckley Jr. is moved to St. Elizabeths Hospital for further psychiatric testing to determine if he has recovered his sanity after insanity acquittal for the Reagan assassination attempt. The case follows his transfer and ongoing assessment by psychiatrists. Concurrently, Ursula Meese Marilyn Lewis join a two week five nation trip to Africa with U.N. ambassador Kirkpatrick to discuss women's issues and participate in meetings with government leaders and women's organizations.
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Guatemalan Interior Minister's Son abducted amid kidnap wave
Ricardo Mendez 24, eldest son of interior minister Col. Ricardo Mendez Ruiz, was seized near the University of San Carlos veterinary school. Gunmen also abducted two businessmen, coffee exporter Julio Flores Toledo 55 and Victor Kaire Bassin 32 of a banking family, in separate city districts.
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U.S. advisers said to aid in El Salvador clash
CBS film crew reported two Americans near shelling in southeast El Salvador and a farmhouse incident 60 miles east of San Salvador. Guardsmen cited 10 North Americans aiding in combat tasks such as firing 81mm mortars, but U.S. Embassy officials denied knowledge of the incident.
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Argentina names Bignone to guide transition to civilian rule
Reynaldo Bignone, a retired general, begins forming a transition government to restore civilian rule and stabilize the economy after the Falklands defeat. A five‑party group calls for definite dates for return to civilian governance as the air force and navy shift to civilian leadership. The White House ties lifting sanctions to Argentina ending Falklands combat.
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