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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1986
Page
5
Afghan army backed by tanks and helicopters launches an operation in Fakhar district Takhar province to retake a fort from guerrilla forces. Initial reports describe heavy fighting and casualties on both sides with few details.
Archaeologists report carbon dating places a 12‑foot oval residence in the Sierra Nevada at least 9,750 years old. The Bear Valley site, found by Peak and Associates, suggests humans occupied California mountains far earlier than previously thought and may prompt revision of early North American history.
Director William Casey told a Atlanta conference the CIA is pursuing a non traditional effort to aid Third World economies. A pilot resource program with Los Alamos targets Panama Costa Rica and other Central American nations for energy and mineral studies and to apply Western tech and capital to development.
Military prosecutor Assad Diab seeks the death penalty for six Lebanese accused in the 1983 U S Embassy bombing that killed 62 people in West Beirut. Arrest warrants were issued for eight more in connection with the attack.
Mother Teresa dedicates a hospice for AIDS victims with a prayerful Mass, praising the gift and home as neighbors express anger over the facility. The building sits on a hilltop with 12 acres of parkland surrounding it.
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