See No Evil Fielding Finds No Improprieties
A columnist reviews White House counsel Fred Fielding and his repeated conclusions that Reagan aides and officials acted properly. The piece mocks his investigations into gifts, diplomatic passport car purchases, and conflicts of interest, while praising his stance as a gatekeeper who often finds nothing amiss.
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Shamrock Summit Aims to Ease Acid Rain Strains
U S President Reagan and Canadian PM Mulroney announce a joint envoy plan to study acid rain with a one year report. Envoys Drew Lewis and William Davis will report to leaders with recommendations, while protesters gather in Quebec and police detain several.
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Poets Answer Martini Ad With Sonnet Contest Slugfest
In Salmon Arm British Columbia more than two thousand sonnets arrive from across Canada challenging a Martini Extra Dry ad claim that vermouth fans outwrite verse. The $500 prize contest runs toward an April 19 announcement with contenders like Dick Hainsworth of Delta including a playful verse referencing Kicking Horse and Salmon Arm.
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Babbitt weighs dark horse bid for 1988 presidency
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt met with advisers over the weekend to discuss a potential 1988 presidential run. He has become a visible proponent of neoliberalism within the Democratic Party shaping policy toward civil rights social justice fiscal restraint and government size. The move comes as Democrats seek to win back middle income voters lost to Republicans after Reagan Mondale 1984.
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Hostage claims surface in Beirut tied to Islamic group
An anonymous caller alleged the Islamic Holy War group holds AP correspondent Terry Anderson and two British nationals in Beirut. The statement links the detentions to ongoing actions against America. Britons Brian Levick and Geoffrey Nash were seized in west Beirut amid militia control.
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Predawn twister kills 2 in Florida
A tornado tore through a Venice Florida residential area before dawn injuring about 40 and killing two. The seven block path destroyed 55 homes and damaged many more including the Jacaranda Shopping Plaza. County officials called it the largest disaster in Sarasota County history.
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Mexicans arraigned in drug case in Mexico City
Six state policemen and a former police agent were arraigned on kidnapping and related charges in the DEA case involving Enrique Camarena and pilot Alfredo Zavala Avelar. The defendants claimed mistreatment and coerced confessions as over 380 pages of evidence were read.
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CIA recovered part of sunken Soviet submarine in 1974
In the summer of 1974 the Central Intelligence Agency salvaged part of a sunken Soviet submarine from the Pacific Ocean floor using the Hughes built Glomar Explorer. The operation, kept secret for years, highlighted Cold War tensions and covert recovery missions.
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