Gumbel to helm NBC Today replacing Brokaw
Bryant Gumbel has agreed to a three year contract as NBC Today host replacing Tom Brokaw. Gumbel will work with Jane Pauley in New York, with Chris Wallace likely joining for Washington reports. Brokaw leaves Dec 18 for NBC Nightly News co anchor slot with Roger Mudd.
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Reagan’s veto highlights small spending gaps in a huge budget
Ronald Reagan asserted his veto over a $2 billion spending overrun, framing it as defending the public from overspending. Senate and House leaders dismissed the clash as theatrics as economists warn the $700 billion 1982 budget will likely rise with high interest rates and a worsening recession.
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Poland to Deploy Soldiers Nationwide in Winter Crackdown
Poland's communist government announced squads of 10 to 15 soldiers would be sent to every town as an emergency measure to bolster the economy and public order for winter. The move follows rural anti corruption missions and is tied to a new dissident Solidarity coalition denounced as illegal. Leading figures include Jacek Kuron and Zbigniew Bujak with Janusz Onyszkiewicz.
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Guatemala Public Health Minister Freed After Kidnapping
Public Health Minister Raquelino Recinos Mendez was released after 85 days in captivity by leftist guerrillas. He was abducted Aug. 31 in Guatemala City and found near El Grafico offices. The military government published an anti government manifesto as a condition for his release.
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Navy pilot missing from Nimitz after second crash in week
In Norfolk, a Navy pilot from the nuclear carrier USS Nimitz is missing after the second crash of a Nimitz based plane in the Mediterranean within a week. The A7 E Corsair II crashed Sunday on carrier duties, marking the fifth crash this year with four fatalities. The Navy said the incidents are totally unrelated and identified Lt. Hal B. Hawkins Jr. of Wilkesboro, North Carolina, as the missing pilot from Sunday's crash.
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Haig Talks Nuclear Free Zone. Nicaragua Risk noted
Secretary of State Alexander Haig, in Mexico for a 24 hour visit, praised regional moves toward a nuclear free zone while reporters say he warned that Nicaraguan radicalization threatens peace. He urged dialogue but kept doors open for better Mexico relations.
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