Soviet SS-21 missile may threaten Israel from Syria
U S intelligence sources say the Soviet Union plans to deploy the SS-21 surface to surface missile in Syria, expanding threat reach to Israel and possibly Lebanon. The mobile six wheeled system replaces FROG-7 and offers greater accuracy for deep strikes. In Lebanon, Prime Minister Wazzan accuses Israel of violating the May 17 troop withdrawal accord by partial withdrawal from Chouf and Aley, warning of reconsidering the pact.
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Wazzan
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Aley Mountains
Soviet experts question Soviet pilots knowledge of jetliner
U S intelligence analysts reviewing evidence say Soviet air defense crews likely did not know the South Korean 747 was a civilian airliner when it was shot down on Sept 1. They noted the SA-15 fired from below and behind the aircraft, complicating identification amid weak intercept ability in Soviet airspace.
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Labour Conference Rejects Benn Ireland Resolution
In Brighton the Labour Party rejected Tony Benn's call to withdraw British troops from Northern Ireland and unite with the Irish Republic by a five to one vote. Neil Kinnock, newly elected leader, denounced Thatcher's Conservatives for attacking the postwar welfare state.
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England
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Northern Ireland
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Irish Republican Army
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Margaret Thatcher
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Journalists Arrested in Johannesburg Protest Stand
Twenty two South African journalists were arrested in a downtown plaza while holding placards denouncing government brutality. They were released on their own recognizance and face court today for violating a ban on public gatherings.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Government Proposes Cabin Fire Safety Rules After Air Canada Tragedy
The cabinet plan cites 23 deaths on an Air Canada jetliner and seeks flame resistant seat covers plus improved lights and signals to speed evacuation. Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole says the steps could save hundreds of lives in the next decade by increasing escape time and efficiency.
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Washington
Air Canada
Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
Rajneeshpuram faces legal bid to dissolve unincorporated city
Oregon Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer said Rajneeshpuram cannot be a city and urged dismantling the settlement founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh followers. The stance followed a nine month review on church state separation questions amid the controversial commune. Reagan praised bravery awards given to Carolyn Hartsock and Bennett Pionke for saving a child from an ice pond, noting heroism.
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Reagan
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Chicago
Killer condemned in Seattle mass murder case
Willie Mak was sentenced to death by a King County Superior Court jury for aggravated first degree murder in the February 19 Chinatown gambling club killings that left 13 people dead. The 22 year old Hong Kong immigrant was convicted the previous day.
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King County Superior Court
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Washington
Bush Says Pledges To Name Woman Running Mate Degrading
Vice President George Bush criticized Democratic contenders for vowing to consider a woman running mate in 1984 calling it degrading. Judy Goldsmith of NOW said the remarks show the Reagan administration dismisses women. Bush compared the process to a cattle show as he spoke about the campaign trail.
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George Bush
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Judy Goldsmith
National Organization For Women
Weinberger seeks 17 percent defense spending hike
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger has informed the White House he plans a roughly 17 percent budget increase for fiscal 1985 to offset earlier congressional cuts. White House officials worry the surge could worsen the deficit and help Democrats portray Reagan as a big spender in 1984.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Caspar Weinberger
White House
Reagan
Weinberger
Pentagon
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Plague-infected squirrel found in Griffith Park
A ground squirrel in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, tested positive for bubonic plague amid the worst U.S. outbreak in six decades. Health officials sprayed the park to kill fleas and planned poison oats to reduce the squirrel population as California remains largely unaffected by human cases.
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Griffith Park
United States
Europe
Federal Center For Disease Control Laboratory
Fort Collins
Colo
California
Bernard Nelson
State Health Services Department
Vector Biology and Control Branch
Shirley Fannin
Los Angeles County
Three radicals jailed for Brink's armored car killings
In Goshen New York Judith Clark David Gilbert and Kuwasi Balagoon were sentenced by Judge David Ritter to three consecutive 25 year to life terms for three murders in the $16 million Brink's armored car holdup two years earlier. Concurrent 12 to 25 year terms were given for the robbery.
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Orange County
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Gazette Wire Services
Cardinal Terence Cooke Dies at 62 in New York
Cardinal Terence Cooke, archbishop of New York and military vicar, died at 4 45 a m in New York after battling acute leukemia complicating lymphoma. President Reagan and Pope John Paul II led tributes as bishops appointed Joseph T O Keefe as archdiocese administrator and prepared a consultative path to a successor.
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Extension of jobless program approved in Congress
Congress approved a two week extension of the supplemental unemployment program to prevent interruption of benefits for 717,600 jobless workers. The House and Senate voted to extend through October 18 as they recess for Columbus Day. Rep. Carroll Campbell Jr. said Reagan would sign the bill, a stopgap while debates over longer changes continue. A separate $119 million bill passed to fund 43 water development projects amid pork barrelling criticisms.
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R-S.c
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