Judge to hear North Contras arms case claim
U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell scheduled a November hearing on Oliver North’s claim that the National Security Council is exempt from the ban on arming the Contras in Nicaragua. The hearing will address defense arguments that North cannot be prosecuted for conspiring with three co defendants to divert proceeds from U.S. arms sales to Iran to the Contras.
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U.S
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U S destroys cruise missiles watched by Soviet inspectors
Eleven Soviet inspectors observed as U S forces began dismantling Air Force cruise missiles under the INF Treaty at Davis Monthan AFB. Maj. Gen. Vladimir Medvedev led the Soviet party while 41 ground launched missiles, 41 canisters, and seven launchers were slated for destruction over several days.
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Ariz
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Vladimir Medvedev
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Governor demands closure of uranium plant over pollution
Ohio Governor Richard Celeste urged President Reagan to shut down the government owned uranium processing plant amid ongoing radioactive pollution. The Energy Department admitted long standing environmental problems at the Feed Materials Production Center, in operation since 1951, Celeste said.
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Washington
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Embezzler Sentenced Over Wedding Funds
In Kalamazoo Michigan 26 year old Kelly Susan Horton was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to embezzling 4870 from American National Bank Plainwell where she worked as a teller. She used the money to pay for her August 1985 wedding to a sheriff deputy stating she wanted to look better than her sister.
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Roh seeks summit with North Korea to sign non aggression pact
at the United Nations Roh Tae woo urged a summit with North Korea to sign a non aggression pact and said South Korea will not strike first. he urged disarmament and arms control as the aim. in seouls northern talks pyongyang demands 42000 u s troops pullout before any meeting.
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West Bank clash leaves two Palestinians dead in Nablus
Israeli troops used plastic bullets during protests in Nablus killing a 5-year-old boy named Deyan Fayez and a teenager Khaled Thaileh and wounding a U S journalist Neal Cassidy. Six others injured as the death toll in the uprising climbs.
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Frenchman Maurice Allais Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Maurice Allais of Paris wins the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Stockholm. The 77 year old theorist devised price and resource allocation formulas helping large enterprises balance economies. He said he had given up hope of the award before the announcement and described his move from engineering to economics as a bid to help people. He is the first French national to win the economics prize, and he mentored a generation of economists including Gerard Debreu.
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Panel urges prenatal care expansion for uninsured women
A National Academy of Sciences panel calls prenatal care a dollars and sense issue and urges expanded services for about 14.6 million American women lacking private insurance and Medicaid. Chair Joyce Lashof says all pregnant women deserve care through delivery and postpartum services. The findings follow a two year study and come as Surgeon General Koop advocates stronger insurance benefits for mothers and children.
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C. Everett Koop
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Poor Americans more generous than rich
Gallup poll shows low and middle income Americans give more to charity and volunteer more time than upper income groups. Independent Sector president Brian O Connel notes generous giving contrasts with selfish behavior, based on 2 775 interviews of adults 18 and older.
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Gallup
America
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Independent Sector
O’connell
Barrow Whale Rescue Team Prepares Arctic Tow
In Barrow Alaska three stranded young whales face a two week isolation as wind and ice trap them. A VECO barge 185 tons awaits a Skycrane helicopter from Prudhoe Bay to tow across the Arctic Ocean in a 25 to 40 hour mission. President Reagan voiced support in a call to Col. Tom Carroll amid cautions the tow could fail if the rope freezes or equipment jams.
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Hurricane Joan Strikes Colombia Causes Deaths and Floods
Hurricanes Joan floods northern Colombia with at least three dead and many missing or hurt. The storm neared San Andres and threatened Costa Rica with evacuations possible in Puerto Limón as officials dispute higher casualty counts.
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