Haig cites weak Soviet economy amid hawkish NATO stance
Secretary of State Haig told Syracuse graduates the Soviet Union faces spiritual exhaustion and a gloomy future but could still threaten the West. He noted Moscow’s weaknesses alongside its strength, urged continued NATO missile modernization, and acknowledged some experts see Soviet fragility amid protests at the speech.
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Leonid Brezhnev
New York
IRA Hunger Strike Widens as Belfast Violence Rises
In Belfast and Londonderry violence erupts as four IRA prisoners begin hunger strikes and a bomb hoax evacuation hits Newry. Queen Elizabeth narrowly avoids harm during a shipboard lunch off Scotland while police fight street battles and rioters hurl petrol bombs.
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Prince Philip
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Europe
Shetland Islands
Newry
Bush vows aid for black colleges at Howard University
Vice President George Bush promised to boost federal funding for historically black colleges and universities during a Howard University commencement. He stressed the Reagan administration’s commitment to civil rights despite protests, while Attorney General William French Smith urged practical integration solutions and cautioned against overreliance on busing and quotas.
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George Bush
Reagan
Howard University
Bush
America
William French Smith
Smith
Justice Department
Business Council
U.S. envoy meets with Syrian foreign minister
President Reagan’s special envoy Philip Habib met Syria’s Foreign Minister Abdul Halim Khaddam in Damascus to avert a potential Syria Israel clash over Syrian surface to air missiles in Lebanon. Habib urged return to the Bekaa status quo as tensions rise after Israeli air strikes.
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Syria
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Philip C. Habib
Lebanon
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Abdul Halim Khaddam
U.S
Israel
Bekaa Valley
Nasser Kaddour
Endgame in France as Giscard d Estaing faces Mitterrand
In Paris the runoff pits President Valery Giscard d Estaing against Socialist Francois Mitterrand with experts deeming the result too close to call. Voter turnout and abstentions loom large as 36 million registered voters decide a deeply divided nation. Six million new voters aged 21 to 27 could swing the outcome. The last vote occurred in 1974.
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Valery Giscard d
Sinkhole swallows house and cars in Winter Park Florida
A massive sinkhole in Winter Park Florida swallowed a house six imported cars and part of a car lot and kept growing. It severed water and power lines for hours and was reported at up to 1000 feet wide and 170 feet deep as authorities warned it could widen further.
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Fla
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