Israeli troops told to avoid incidents in Lebanon
Washington reports Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens told Caspar Weinberger Israeli forces were under strict instructions to avoid incidents with American Marines. Carter visited Beirut praising U S troops and urged immediate Israeli withdrawal, while attacks wounded five Marines and French forces faced grenade assaults in the Lebanon war zone.
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Marine Corps
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Israel
Jimmy Carter
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Middle East
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Morocco
Former British paratrooper alleges brutality in Ulster
A former Red Devils paratrooper writes in a book that British soldiers in Ulster do not take prisoners and instead zap and trample foes. He recounts delayed hospitals deaths, booby traps, and beating civilians seen as sympathetic, while a former Northern Ireland commander denounces the portrayal as misrepresentation.
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Ulster
London
Britain
Red Devils
Northern Ireland
Tony Clarke
Convicts Convicted in Knife Attack on James Earl Ray
An all white jury convicts Dock Walker John W Partee and Jerome Ransom of assault with intent to commit first degree murder in the 1981 stabbing of James Earl Ray at Brushy Mountain Penitentiary Ray survived 22 stab wounds after 13 days in hospital and moved to Tennessee State Prison. Walker Partee receive 60 year terms and Ransom 20 years adding to prior sentences.
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Partee
Ransom
John Duncan Jr
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Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Ray
Herman Davis
Davis
Correction Department
Soviets require screening of U.S. TV tapes at Moscow airport
Soviet authorities tell Moscow CBS and NBC crews that incoming and outgoing video tapes must be screened at the airport four hours before flight and clearance granted. CBS confirms tapes including The CBS Evening News and Soviet heart operation footage. NBC calls its material file footage with no issue. U.S. embassy protest and CBS News president Sauter denounce the restriction as censorship.
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U.S
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Paris
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Washington
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van Gordon Sauter
Smith surrenders on murder charge in Belushi death
Cathy Evelyn Smith, 35, surrendered to Toronto police to face a murder charge in comedian John Belushi's cocaine and heroin death. A U.S. extradition warrant calls for trial in Los Angeles on murder and drug administration counts related to the March 5, 1982 death at the Chateau Marmont.
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Toronto
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John Belushi
Steven Harris
Miss Smith
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Los Angeles
Belushi
Brian Greenspan
Chateau Marmont
Sunset Strip
FBI informer indicted over Donovan ties and obstruction
Michael Klepfer, 42, a trucking executive and FBI informant tied to Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan, is charged with obstruction of justice and lying to agents. He allegedly made false statements during Donovan's 1981 Senate confirmation and the Silverman probe. He pled not guilty, released on $40,000 bond.
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FBI
Secretary of Labor
Raymond Donovan
Donovan
Syracuse
N.Y
Michael Klepfer
Senate
Leon Silverman
U.S. District Court
Kiepfer
Iran Rejects OPEC Base Price Saying It Falls Short
Iran’s Parliament speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani said Iran will not accept OPEC’s new 29 dollar base price and will continue resisting pressure from major powers. He stated at Tehran University prayers that Iran reserves the right to ignore the price cut as it harms the deprived and lower income classes amid a glutting oil market.
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Cyprus
Iran
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Tehran University
Islamic Republic
London
Teen sentenced for killing abusive father in Wyoming
Richard Jahnke, 16, was sentenced to five to ten years after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter for killing his abusive father on the family driveway. Judge Liamos rejected probation to uphold public justice amid testimony of abuse. His sister Deborah faces sentencing after aiding and abetting.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Richard Jahnke
Paul Liamos
Richard J. Jahnke
Deborah
Challenger Readies Maiden Flight After Delays
Washington NASA announced Challenger is fully prepared for its long-delayed maiden flight after fixing leaks and cleaning cargo. The agency set an April 4 launch, the seventh attempt after the original January 20 target was scrubbed due to engine leaks.
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Washington
NASA
Space Agency
Gazette Wire Services
Wars Involving 45 Nations Surface In Defense Center Report
The Center for Defense Information says 45 nations are at war, with over 4 million soldiers engaged and 1 to 5 million killed. The U.S. and Soviet Union are major arms suppliers to many sides, raising risk of direct confrontation.
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United States
Soviet Union
Center For Defense Information
U.S
Gene R. LaRocque
LaRocque
NATO
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