Israeli Mossad allegedly abducts nuclear technician Vanunu
The Sunday Times source Mordechai Vanunu reportedly told of Israel's nuclear program and disappeared in London on September 30. A friend, Rev John McKnight, says Vanunu is back in Israel held incommunicado after a secret court remanding him for 15 days.
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England
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Iowa Ballot Question On Constitutional Amendment Goes Unread
Report notes voters and advisers are largely unaware of a proposed Iowa Constitution change to end a 129 year old requirement for publishing bills in two newspapers. Even officials express uncertainty about the amendment and its impact as Election Day nears.
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League of Women Voters
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Keokuk
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Joe O’hern
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Study finds Star Wars funds flow to select defense groups
A Council on Economic Priorities study says most SDI contracts in 1985 86 went to firms in states with influential senators. It lists Lawrence Livermore Lab GM Hughes Lockheed Boeing TRW and others as top recipients totaling 5.7 billion dollars since 1983.
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Honor student who cheated way through school sues peer
Karen Morse a high school senior in Henniker New Hampshire who captained teams and earned honors says she cheated to reach ninth grade before being diagnosed as dyslexic. She claims the other student involved also used cheating while both faced college and legal action.
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Karen Morse
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N.H
Karen
Beverly
Novelist Jeffrey Archer quits Thatcher’s party
Best selling author and deputy Conservative Party chairman Jeffrey Archer resigns after News of the World reports he offered money to prostitute Monica Coghlan to avert disclosure. He denies meeting her and says he was framed.
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CIA recruits New York police for anti terrorism work abroad
The CIA asks New York City Police Department officers to serve as temporary agents for counterterrorism missions overseas. Cathy Persons stated 18 major municipal agencies were contacted for experienced investigators. Commissioner Benjamin Ward notes the move follows heightened terrorism concerns and a CIA push at top city levels.
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Benjamin Ward
Central Intelligence
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