Senate study slams Soviet use of U.S. tech to build military edge
A Senate subcommittee report based on a declassified CIA study accuses the Soviet Union of using stolen and legally acquired U.S. technology to gain giant military strides. It cites a $10 million transfer of microprocessor equipment and calls for tougher enforcement of trade controls on microelectronics laser radar and precision manufacturing. The inquiry led by Sen. Sam Nunn criticizes Commerce Department laxity and urges tougher action by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S
Senate
Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations
CIA
Intelligence Agency
Subcommittee
Yuri Andropov
KGB
Sam Nunn
Dga
Commerce Department
Walesa greeted by cheering crowd on homecoming in Gdansk
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa arrived in Gdansk after 11 months in captivity to rapturous support from hundreds. He pledged to stay faithful to Solidarity ideals and spoke from a window via loudspeaker amid lingering questions about his 24 hour delay and last 24 hours.
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Gdansk
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Labor
Valesa
Walesa
Lech
Man Kills Wife and Stepsons Then Commits Suicide in Cemetery
In Etobicoke near Toronto, Wallace Morgan Ralph 56 shot and killed his wife Elizabeth 45 and three stepsons Christopher 23 Craig 22 and Cameron 17 before turning the gun on himself at his first wife’s grave in a Streetsville cemetery. An 81-year-old mother and a fourth stepson were unharmed. a note was found in Ralph’s car. A young son alerted police by calling from a neighbor’s house.
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UPI
Etobicoke
Wallace Morgan Ralph
Streetsville
Ontario
Peel
Len Hughes
Hughes
Elizabeth
Christopher
Craig
Cameron
Jack Webster
Gary Kinnear
Women break into traditional male jobs in US
A Labor Department study shows women in the United States increasing in roles once held by men. Over two decades, women in the workforce grew by 21 million and now lead in six major categories including insurance adjusters, examiners, bill collectors, real estate agents, photographic process workers, checkers and production line assemblers.
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New York Times Service
New York
United States
Labor Department
Ohio pilot survives Marengo crash cuts Iowa power
Larry Drake, 45, of Bowling Green Ohio walked away with a scratch after his Cherokee 180 struck a 115 kilovolt line and crashed two miles east of Marengo Iowa. The crash disrupted power to Williamsburg the Amanas Oxford Marengo and Ladora for about 90 minutes. The FAA district office in Des Moines is investigating.
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