Turkish gunman claimed aim to kill Queen Elizabeth II
Rome police doubted Mehmet Ali Agca's claim he went to England to kill the queen. He said he targeted the pope for ideological reasons and considered other high profile figures. Italian officials seek British corroboration of his English trip details while he is held under guard.
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Queen Elizabeth II
London
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Simone Weil
European Parliament
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Pope
New York
Waldheim
Turkey
Interior Ministry
John Paul II
Lefever calls Soviets top human rights violators
United States Senate hearings on Ernest Lefever as State Department human rights spokesman reveal sharp opposition and support. Lefever labels the Soviet Union the gravest peace threat and urges tougher actions including tighter technology transfers, while favoring quiet diplomacy with other nations and cautioning missionaries in foreign conflicts. He reiterates criticism of China as a totalitarian state with violations, and comments on the El Salvador case.
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D-Conn
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Senate committee OKs balanced budget amendment plan
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget except in war, in a 10-1 vote with Mathias dissenting. The measure would curb deficits unless a three-fifths vote in each chamber approves exceptions, while other language limits federal to state budget duties.
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Habib Holds Damascus Talks Amid Lebanon Missile Crisis
U S envoy Philip Habib met with Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus to push a four point plan to defuse the Lebanon missile crisis and end Syrian Lebanese fighting. Arab League ministers plan a Tunisia meeting as Beirut sees daily shelling and civilian casualties.
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Israel
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Tunisia
League
Washington
Reagan
ABC News
Turki el Faisal
Senate Rejects Phased US Forces Cutback in Europe
Ten years ago the Senate rejected a plan to slowly reduce US military forces stationed in Europe. The debate centered on alliance burden sharing and potential strategic shifts in postwar Europe.
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Europe
Tax talks aim to forge consensus with Reagan
Senate Finance chairman Senator Dole said lawmakers want talks to produce a tax plan acceptable to Congress and President Reagan. He met with Reagan Chief of Staff James Baker to signal openness to continued discussion despite present differences.
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White House
Reagan
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate Finance Committee
Dole
James Baker
UMW
United Mine Workers Bargaining Council
Sam Church
Church
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Embassy evacuation after man threatens with dynamite in Warsaw
In Warsaw officials briefly evacuated the U S Embassy after a man claimed dynamite wired to his body and demanded flight to the United States. Consular officer Ely Lauderdale and political officer Charles Emmons negotiated, then escorted the man to the airport area where Polish police seized him. Officials will confirm dynamite after investigation.
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United States
Ely Lauderdale
Charles Emmons
Bomb scares sweep New York amid terror threats
Police scrambled through Manhattan as a fake bomb at the United Nations and a threat to the Chrysler Building sparked mass evacuations. Authorities linked the wave to Puerto Rican Armed Resistance and a Kennedy Airport blast, with several sites evacuated and dozens of threats investigated.
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