Noriega defies U S ouster as machete rally vows stance
Panama’s Gen Manuel Noriega brandished a machete at a solidarity meeting with Latin American labor leaders vowing to resist U S pressure to leave power. He denied commitments to quit and criticized U S policy while opponents warned he must depart. The Reagan administration meanwhile relaxed some sanctions enabling tax and utility payments to Panama.
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Panama City
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
United States
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Ricardo Arias Calderon
Christian Democrat Party
Florida
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Nicaragua reports progress in third day of talks on cease fire
In Managua talks between Sandinistas and Contras ended with both sides far apart. Defense Minister Humberto Ortega said some progress and 16 of 32 government proposals agreed. Rebels gave no agreement on next session location or date and refused to sign the joint communiqué. Police arrested three outside a union hall as 38 hunger strikers pressed for higher wages.
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Nicaragua
Humberto Ortega
Sandinista
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Otello tenor James McCracken dies at 61 in New York
James McCracken internationally famed for the title role in Verdi Otello died at age 61 from stroke complications. He passed away at Roosevelt Hospital after a two week admission. His illness forced cancellations of recent performances and he had appeared at Carnegie Hall in La Fiamma and with the Washington Opera in Fidelio.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
James McCracken
McCracken
Roosevelt Hospital
Carnegie Hall
Florestan
Washington Opera
First captive bred California condor chick hatches at San Diego
Molloko, the only California condor chick conceived in captivity, eats minced mice and egg yolk at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. keepers report good appetite but caution the first 10 days are critical. Interior Secretary Donald Hodel calls the hatching a milestone for the condor recovery program.
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Martha Baker
San Diego Wild
Baker
U.S. Interior
Donald Hodel
Wild Animal Park
Hodel
Washington
Interior Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
California
Jordan Expels NBC Reporter Over Critique
Jordan orders NBC television correspondent Rick Davis to leave within a week after his NBC Sunday Today feature described Jordan as repressive. Information Minister Hani Hasawneh said the report violated ethics and was clearly against the country. Davis, based in Amman since March 1985, said NBC would protest and would consult headquarters before commenting further.
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NBC
Jordan
Rick Davis
Hani Hassawneh
Davis
Sunday Today
New York
Anti psoriasis drug Tegison linked to birth defects
New York Times reports experts warn Tegison, a psoriasis drug resembling Accutane, may cause birth defects. Seven abroad cases noted, none yet in the U.S. where the drug was launched in 1986. Calls grow for distribution restrictions and stronger pregnancy warnings.
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NEW York
Food and Drug Administration
United States
Tegison
Roche Laboratories
Nutley
N.J
F. Hoffman- la Rouche Ltd
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