Walesa Wins Confidence Vote at Solidarity Convention
Lech Walesa secured a crucial vote of confidence as leader of Solidarity in Gdansk rejecting a plan to split governance. Delegates backed centralized power with executive and national commission combined, amid looming debates on media access and economic reform.
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Gdansk
Poland
UPI
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Labor
National Commission
Valesa
Walesa
Solidarnosc
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Begin shows energy before Reagan talks in New York
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, described as well rested and full of energy by Cyrus Vance, met to discuss personal matters and Middle East politics ahead of a planned meeting with President Reagan. A second incident involved a farmer and his wife tied up, with a shotgun, money and a car stolen, as police paused the manhunt for fresh leads.
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New York
Menachem Begin
Reagan
Cyrus Vance
Begin
Vance
Middle East
Ford Foundation grants aid desegregation of southern colleges
The Ford Foundation will award $773,000 to speed desegregation of higher education in Southern and Border states negotiating with the federal government to end dual systems. President Franklin A. Thomas said the grants help black and white institutions adapt to a unitary system and that both sides must make substantial adjustments.
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Washington
Ford Foundation
Foundation
Franklin A. Thomas
Protesters Arrested At Nuclear Waste Site In New Mexico
Twenty nine people including eight reporters were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad New Mexico. They faced criminal trespass charges with two also charged for refusing to identify themselves.
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Carlsbad
N.M
New Mexico
Eddy County
Jack Childress
Emergency declared as Amarillo floods force evacuations
Gov. Bill Clements ordered a state of emergency and about 30 National Guardsmen to Amarillo as manmade floodwaters rose five feet. About 40 people evacuated, nursing home and funeral home moved operations, and barricade violations led to citations as pumps struggled to drain streets and basements.
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Amarillo
Texas
Bill Clements
Texas National
NATO says Soviet maneuvers violate peace spirit near Poland
NATO officials expressed concern that the Soviet Union did not disclose troop numbers for maneuvers near Poland and did not invite Western observers to the nine day war games. Representatives of the alliance called the move a serious issue.
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Brussels
Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Western Alliance
Poland
NATO
Thought for the Day Quote by Daniel Webster
A concise reflection presents Daniel Webster's claim that truth holds immense power and can appear unexpectedly striking in any moment. It frames honesty as a guiding force amid life’s uncertainties.
Bermuda Braces for Floyd Hit With 100 MPH Winds
Bermuda prepared for the approach of Hurricane Floyd as forecasters warned of possible direct impact. The storm center neared 30.0 N 67.5 W, moving northeast at 10 mph with winds at 100 mph and strengthening. Residents were urged to stay indoors and secure property.
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Hamilton
UPI
Floyd
U.S
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Joe Pelissier
Martinique
Leeward Islands
Pelissier
Gert
Windward
Leeward
Cape Verde Islands
Atlantic
Emily
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Arthur Fields
Afco Asphalt and Paving
Jerry Neal
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Time Magazine
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United States
the Magazine
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Indian Ocean
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
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Office of
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Y News
Iowa City
Rocky Shore Drive
Hwy. 6
Iowa
Connie Boyd
Linda Edwards
Dist
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Howard Fine
Call
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
Perkins
Perkins, Inc
Erkins
Ars
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