Thai coup attempt fails as loyalist troops crush revolt
In Bangkok 400 to 500 soldiers led by former leaders were contained after rebels seized Radio Thailand and Channel Nine. Prime Minister Prem returned to urge unity while two NBC journalists Neil Davis and Bill Latch were killed. Leaders identified include Kriangsak Choman and Manoon Rubkachorn with others under arrest or seeking asylum.
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NBC News
Neil Davis
Bill Latch
Radio Thailand
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Revolutionary Party
Prem
Indonesia
Bhumipol Adulyadej
Tienchai Sirisumphun
Kriangsak Chomanand
Manoon Rubkachorn
Manat Rubkachorn
Air Force
Serm
Supreme Command
Tienchai
Kriangsak
Yod
Singapore
Burma
NBC
Asia and the Pacific
Bruce MacDonell
Latch
Davis
MacDonell
U.S
Vietnam
Contenders in major primaries Koch and Young vie for fourth terms
Edward Koch seeks a third term in New York City facing Carol Bellamy and Herman Farrell as Detroit Mayor Coleman Young contests 12 challengers. Buffalo and Bridgeport vote in mayoral primaries while an Ohio recall targets a mayor in 18 months. Koch leads in polls with heavy spending. Young relies on civic and business backing and a large black majority base. Barrow joins a strong challenge, arguing for neighborhood focus over downtown development.
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Edward Koch
Detroit
Coleman Young
Buffalo
N.Y
Bridgeport
Conn
Ohio
Koch
Carol Bellamy
Big Apple
Herman “Denny” Farrell Jr
Young
Thomas Barrow
Joe Louis
Barrow
Navy satellite Syncom 4 reports UHF link failure in orbit
Hughes Communications says Syncom 4 on geostationary orbit above Earth has lost its primary UHF communications circuit. The device, launched Aug 29 aboard the space shuttle Discovery, is part of a four craft Navy network and has not regained links despite attempts. In Texas a prison lockdown follows four fatal stabbings tied to gang violence.
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Robert Farquhar
Mankind
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Space Shuttle Discovery
Hughes Communications Inc
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Hughes
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Texas
O.L. McCotter
Darrington
Texas Syndicate
Reagan aides drop plan to add 40 F-15s to Saudi sale
Washington sources say the Reagan administration will omit 40 additional F-15 fighter jets from the forthcoming arms sales package to Saudi Arabia as Congress prepares to review the proposal. State Department and congressional officials provided the information.
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Reagan Administration
Saudi Arabia
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State Department
Pesticide Laws Scrutinized In Bipartisan Accord
Washington negotiators from the chemical industry and environmental groups reach a broad agreement to overhaul the 1947 Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. The pact demands new health data on many farm chemicals and speeds up bans on dangerous ones, offering hope for breaking a seven year stalemate and advancing a tougher bill next year amid fears from pesticide incidents.
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Congress
AIDS dispute prompts mass student absences in Queens
In two Queens districts about a quarter of children stayed home on Monday as parents protested the decision to allow a second grader with AIDS to attend a public school. Mayor Koch urged calm and said many fears are unfounded while a court battle sought release of the child’s school and identity.
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Los Angeles
Richard Ramirez
Allen Adashek
Elva Soper
Ramirez
Phil Halpin
New York
Queens
Edward Koch
Fresh Meadow
District 27
State Supreme Court
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Hudson
Rock Hudson
Rock
Dale Olson
Olson
William Morrow
Avon Books
Sara Davidson
Grandpa Ringo Starr becomes first Beatle grandfather
Ringo Starr welcomed his first grandchild Tatia Jayne Starkey born Saturday in England to son Zak Starkey and wife Sarah. The baby weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces. Starr praised the child as a little beauty while in England for the birth.
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Ringo
Ringo Starr
Tatia Jayne Starkey
Zak Starkey
Starr
Sarah
England
Joan Woodgate
London
Starkey
Iran Iraq clash claims thousands of soldiers dead
reports from Tehran and Baghdad claim 2,541 Iranian soldiers were killed or wounded as Iran says it raided the Meimak region and Iraq reports ongoing operations. Separate items note forged passports in a drug case, a Scotland Yard court appearance, and a deadly grenade attack in Ocotal Nicaragua.
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Iran
Iraq
Baghdad
Meimak
Managua
Nicaragua
Ocotal
Adolfo Beteta
Red Cross
Train crashes into car killing family in rain at rural crossing
In San Jose California a car carrying five children and their parents was struck by an Amtrak train at a stop sign crossing without warning lights or bells. The crash occurred as they left a family gathering and prompted investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board along with local and state authorities.
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San Jose
Calif
Amtrak
National Transportation Safety Board
N Y City Loses Bid to Ban Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments
The Transportation Department rejected New York City's request for special status to block hazardous waste shipments on city roads. Connecticut applauded the ruling amid a dispute over transporting Brookhaven National Laboratory spent fuel by barge, while Mayor Koch said he would appeal.
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Department’s Research and Special Programs Administration
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Queens
Bronx
Connecticut
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Long Island Sound
New London
Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph I. Liberman
Edward Koch
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