U S officials foresee Nicaragua rebel overthrow this year
CIA director William Casey and Thomas Enders testified that U S backed Nicaraguan rebels could topple the Sandinista government by year end. Congress reports say rebels plan summer fighting buildup and a pincer assault on Managua, with 7 000 fighters and growing support.
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New York Times Service
Washington
William Gasey
Central Intelligence
Congress
Casey
Thomas Enders
inter-American Affairs
U.S
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Reagan
House Intelligence Committee
Enders
Managua
Dale Peterson
CIA
Defense Department
Senate Intelligence Committee
Jet Crash at Rhine Main Air Show Kills Five
A Canadian F 104 Starfighter crashed near Rhine Main U S Air Base during a Pentecost air show in West Germany killing five people and injuring three. Pilot Captain Alan Stephenson ejected before impact as debris struck cars and a parking lot near a folk festival. Police reported the blaze and tower warning preceded the explosion.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
U.S
Rhine-Main
U.S. Air Force Base
Stephenson
Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Tornadoes, Floods Across South Kill Dozens
Severe storms across the Gulf Coast leave Mississippi families displaced as Pearl River floods Jackson area. A Texas tornado in Palo Pinto County kills one and wounds another. Greensburg Pennsylvania reports roof damage but no serious injuries. Totals rise to 33 dead in the region.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Texas
Palo Pinto County
Houston
Plex
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
Jackson
Postal hike eyed despite 1983 surplus
The U S Postal Service plans a rate increase after reporting at least a 100 million dollar surplus for the year ending September 30 1983 and an 802 million dollar surplus in 1982 Postmaster General William Bolger says a rate case should begin soon to hit a late spring 1984 target The agency expects higher costs from nearly 700000 employees and notes inflation drops have saved about 250 million dollars this year
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Washington
Postal Service
William Bolger
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Bolger
Nude dancing stirs Joice residents anger in Iowa
In Joice Iowa residents protest nude dancing at a private Main Street club six nights weekly. Owner Chuck Gerhart blames the City Council for not shutting the venue down and vows to stay open despite local sentiment. Governor Branstad expresses concern over a strip joint downtown near the post office.
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Joice
Iowa
Main Street
Chuck Gerhart
C&c
Farmers Savings Bank
Gerhart
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Susan Neely
Don Borey
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State City
Metro
Money
Alan Stephenson
Burkhard Krebschman
Lowndes County
Miss
Civil Defense
Val Corley
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