Love of luxury drives accused spy Whitworth case
New York Times reports the prosecution portrays Jerry A. Whitworth as a luxury loving Navy codes handler who joined John A. Walker Jr.s spy ring. The opening outlines Whitworth’s three lives from trusted sailor to conspirator amid a $20 000 to $30 000 spending binge.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Soviet Union
Jerry A. Whitworth
U.S
William S. Farmer
John A. Walker Jr
Whitworth
Brenda Reis
Reis
University of California At Davis
Barbara Joy Crawley Walker
Walker
Farmer
Washington
Navy
Tony Tamburello
United States
John Walker
Tamburello
Nicaraguan incursion into Honduras sparks high tension
About 1,400 Nicaraguan troops crossed into El Paraiso Province Honduras in the largest border incursion of the Nicaragua contra conflict. Heavy fighting reported near contra base camps as U S warnings and Tegucigalpa appeals for help follow.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Honduras
Nicaragua
Tegucigalpa
el Paraiso
Jose Azcona
Washington
White House
United States
U.S
Carlos Tannermann
Tannerman
Edwards retrial jury selection opens in New Orleans
Jury selection began for the racketeering retrial of Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. Edwards, claiming to seek 12 jurors, faces charges linked to a $10 million hospital investment venture with brother Marion and associates James Wyllie Jr., Ron Falgout, and Gus Mijalis. The case follows a mistrial where most jurors favored acquittal.
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Edwards
New Orleans
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Marion
James Wyllie Jr
Ron Falgout
Gus Mijalis
Americans Smoke Less in 1985, Lowest Since WWII
Agriculture Department says Americans 18 and older smoked an average 3 378 cigarettes daily in 1985, down 2 percent from 1984 and the lowest rate since World War II. Peak was 4 345 cigarettes in 1963. New York Coca Cola grants 10 million to form Equal Opportunity Funds in South Africa for black empowerment. Desmond Tutu among board members.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
T New York
Coca-Cola Co
South Africa
Equal Opportunity Funds
Desmond Tutu
Rioting Haitians demand civilian government after cabinet move
Rioting mobs clashed with police and blocked streets with burning tires after Lt. Gen. Namphy announced five new Cabinet ministers. About 7,000 protesters urged a civilian government while curfew from 8 p m to 5 a m remained in force since President for life Jean-Claude fled to France on Feb 7.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Henri Namphy
For Life
Jean-Claude
France
Namphy
National Palace
Jean- Jacques Dessalines
Richard Widmaier
Radio Metropole
Jean- Pierre Cloutier
Pakistan government outlines six year US aid package
Pakistan and the United States announced a six year package valued at 4.02 billion to modernize the economy and armed forces. The plan includes 1.7 billion to train and equip the Pakistani military amid the Afghan war, with annual congressional approval expected for grants and loans. Opposition denounced the aid as interference.
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Pakistan
United States
U.S
Afghanistan
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