Mitterrand taps Chirac as premier in coalition France
President Mitterrand appoints conservative Jacques Chirac as new prime minister amid a historic cross party alliance. The move follows the first joint government by rival camps in the Fifth Republic era, with Chirac vowing to use decrees to pursue economic privatization and reforms while balancing powers with Mitterrand.
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Weinberger rails at Ludlum thriller in WSJ review
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger savages Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Supremacy in a Wall Street Journal review calling the book bulky and confusing with turgid travelogue and one dimensional characters. Ludlum responds that he is flattered and alarmed at Weinberger’s reading pace.
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Sikh acquitted in plot against Indian PM in New York
A federal jury acquitted Gurpartap Singh Birk, 35, of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during a U S visit, but convicted him of planning to launch a guerrilla campaign in India and obtaining explosives illegally.
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House approves deficit cut bill to Reagan
The House votes 230-154 to send an $18 billion deficit reduction package to President Reagan. The measure makes permanent the 16 cent per pack cigarette tax, frees about $2 billion in offshore oil revenues for states, and allows tobacco farmers to write off nearly $1 billion in past loans.
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Sikh militants surround Punjab state assembly in Chandigarh
About 6,000 sword wielding Sikh militants stormed police barricades and surrounded the Punjab state assembly in Chandigarh early Friday. They vowed to encircle the legislature and prevent entry or exit while opposition to the July 1985 accord with India’s prime minister Rajiv Gandhi heightens tension in the ongoing Punjab autonomy struggle.
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Marcos papers offer glimpse of Marcos empire and corruption
A House subcommittee report notes more than 2000 pages shed light on Marcos real estate deals kickbacks and bank accounts but stop short of a full net worth tally. Documents describe commissions from Westinghouse and front companies masking asset movements and Imelda Marcos travel funded by Philippine intelligence.
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