Shamir Fails to Form Coalition in Israel
Israel's prime minister designate Yitzhak Shamir fails to unite the Likud bloc with the Labor Party amid Lebanon war and West Bank debates. He plans a Begin coalition based government by Oct. 11 with six right wing partners, but internal defections threaten a fragile majority and possible early elections.
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Shamir
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Begin
Chaim Herzog
Labor
National Unity
Knesset
Defective B-52 parts lead to prison terms, fine
Seattle prosecutors say Lionel Rainman of MHC Ltd and Dennis Bryden of MHC quality control were sentenced to three and two years respectively for defrauding the Defense Department by delivering substandard parts under an Air Force contract. The company was fined $10,000, after a whistle blower helped expose the scheme costing the government between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars.
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Seattle
Lionel Rainman
MHC Ltd
Redmond, Wash
Dennis G. Bryden
Defense Department
Air Force
U.S
Robert H. Westinghouse
Walter McGovern
Gene Anderson
McGovern
Rainman
Bryden
Central American chiefs meet on action against Nicaragua
Military leaders from Honduras Guatemala El Salvador and Costa Rica plan weekend talks on common measures against Nicaragua amid tensions over Sandinista ties with Cuba and the Soviet Union. A U S spokesman noted Lt Gen Paul Gorman may visit the region.
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Guatemala City
Honduras
Guatemala
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Central American Defense Council
U.S
Panama
Paul Gorman
U.S. Southern Command
William Hansen
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Reagan
Central America
Soviet Union
Penas Blancas
Jesus Manuel Fernandez
Alberto Monge
Bogota
Colombia
Australian author Moorehead dies in London at 73
Australian writer Alan Moorehead, famed for The White Nile and The Blue Nile, died in London at age 73 after a stroke. He rose as a war correspondent for the Daily Express, later winning major awards for Gallipoli and other works, with a long career spanning journalism, history, and environmental topics.
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Alan Moorehead
Europe
United States
Moorehead
John Moorehead
Australia
Britain
Daily Express
Times of London
Mediterranean Front
Gallipoli
Sunday Times
Duff Cooper
Foreign Office
Africa
White Nile
Blue Nile
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