U.S. veto blocks strong UN action on South Africa attack
The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning South Africa for its invasion of Angola. Britain abstained while Britain, France, China and the Soviet Union voted for the measure. The draft urged sanctions and sent a Waldheim commission to assess the crisis.
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United Nations
United States
Security Council
South Africa
Angola
Britain
France
China
Soviet Union
Ireland
Japan
Spain
East Germany
Niger
Tunisia
Uganda
Mexico
Panama
Philippines
U.S
Charles Lichenstein
South-West Africa People’s Organization
Namibia
SWAPO
South-West Africa
Richard Ovinnikov
Anthony Parsons
Elisio de Figueiredo
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Bombings injure US officers at Ramstein and Berlin
Bombings at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany and at a Berlin facility injure U S personnel amid rising anti American sentiment over U S defense policies. Brig Gen Joseph Moore and Lt Col Douglas Young among the injured, several others treated and released. Police seal the base as security steps up across West Germany where 260 000 U S troops are stationed.
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Lima
Peru
Ramstein
West Germany
NATO Air Command
U.S
Berlin
U.S. Air Force Europe
Joseph Moore
Douglas Young
Usafe Command
U.S. Army Hospital
Landstuhl
Air Force
Maj
Tracy McCollester
Substitute air controllers unfit in U S strike fallout
Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Association charges that over 100 replacement controllers at U S airports are medically and mentally unfit. CATCA says 128 named workers, some previously disqualified, lack FAA fitness standards and cites psychological or medical disorders. Court action expected by striking controllers.
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Ottawa
UPI
U.S
Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Association
CATCA
William Robertson
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Short Summer for Buyers with No Payments Until September
A brief note notes a tough period for shoppers who bought items with the promise of no payments until September. The text suggests a cautious consumer climate and cautious spending.
Ragweed pollen peak and weather mix in Iowa City
Iowa City report notes ragweed pollen at peak with good and bad days. Dr. W James Metzger says weather drives daily pollen release and travel, precipitation lowers airborne grains, sun opens pollen capsules, counts vary daily and by conditions with a fuller Sept to Oct decline expected.
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Iowa City
W. James Metzger
University of Iowa
Metzger
Reagan to trim military budget in bid to balance 1984
President Reagan plans to cut 20 to 30 billion dollars from the defense buildup as part of efforts to balance the federal budget by 1984. Despite cuts, officials say defense spending will still rise about seven percent annually after inflation.
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Los Angeles
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
David A. Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
Stockman
Edwin Meese III
U.S
Judge grants her last wish in life support case
Golda Yoder, 76, died Monday night after a doctor unplugged the life support system nine minutes after approval by Cabell County Circuit Judge D B Daugherty. Doctors said she was brain dead from incurable cirrhosis. six of seven children wished to continue life support, one daughter supported the request to be allowed to die.
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Huntington
W.va
Golda Yoder
Cabell County
D.B. Daugherty
Daugherty
Donald Klinesiiver
Yoder
Klinesiiver
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Gazette Wire Services
Willard Boyd
Boyd
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
James Freedman
Tee
Marion
Iowa
J. McCauley
Flansburg Gazette
Iowa City Bureau
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