Sudan fears Libyan invasion and Soviet bloc support
Sudan leader Nimeiry warned of an imminent Libyan invasion via Chad backed by the Soviet bloc. He cited intensified Libyan bombing near the Chad border and subversive actions in Khartoum. He said US arms shipments to Sudan would rise and discussed joint training with Egypt and possible deployment of advisers.
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Cairo
Gaafar al-Nimeiry
Sudan
Libya
Chad
Soviet Union
Nimeiry
Alexander Haig
Washington
State Department
Anita Stockman
U.S
Kenya
Morocco
United States
Egypt
Tahra Palace
Anwar Sadat
Muammar Khadafy
Chad-Sudan
Khartoum
Nile River
New Warden Named for Iowa Penitentiary Shuffle
Col Crispus C. Nix, head of the U S Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, will become the first black warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison on December 1 replacing Warden David Scurr who moves to lead the medium security prison and Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute.
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Des Moines
U.S
Iowa State
Fort Madison
Crispus C. Nix
David Scurr
Scurr
Kilby
Montgomery
Ala
Iowa
Oakdale
Paul L. Loeffelholz
Wll
Social Services
Michael Reagen
Reagen
Hal Farrier
Farrier
Mount Pleasant
Nix
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Egypt vows tough measures amid referendum rally
Egypt announces strict actions against Islamic extremists after clashes in Asyut with 53 dead 44 police and 9 militants. Haig pledged swift U S aid and security support as Mubarak faces a near certain yes vote.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.S
Hosni Mubarak
Anwar Sadat
Mubarak
Sadat
Washington
Alexander Haig
United States
Middle East
Interior Ministry
Asyut
C.R. man dodged bullets at Cairo parade
Air Force Lt. Col. Jan E. Cisler, 38, of Cedar Rapids, narrowly escaped as gunfire struck the Cairo military parade that killed President Anwar Sadat. He described ducking when a grenade was hurled toward Sadat as he changed film during the review.
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Washington
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
Jan E. Cisler
George Cisler
Mount Vernon Road
the Gazette
Sadat
Cisler
Overweight customer asks for larger size 10 dress
A sales clerk at a dress shop assists a customer seeking a size 10 gown. The exchange centers on finding a fit for an overweight shopper, with the clerk offering available options and guidance.
Reptile-like Dinosauroid Could Have Been Human Ancestor
Canadian scholar Dale Russell posits an imagined Dinosauroid a hairless green reptile with bulging skull catlike eyes and three fingered hands as a possible dinosaur ancestor. He argues a shift in Earth's history could have favored giant dinosaurs over apes shaping intelligent life and human form.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Dale Russell
National Museums of Canada
Ottawa
Russell
Paleontology
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