Haig Defiant in Berlin as Protesters Roar
Secretary of State Alexander Haig, greeted by about 50,000 anti American demonstrators in Berlin, accuses the Soviet Union of using illegal biological poisons in warfare in Cambodia Laos and Afghanistan. Police deploy water cannons tear gas and nightsticks during the five hour visit. Sixty officers injured and 128 arrested as demonstrators burn an American flag loot stores and clash near City Hall. Tass accuses the United States of chemical warfare in Vietnam and rejects Haig charges as a monstrous slander.
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Fredericksburg Man Wins Iowa Hot Dog Eating Title
Fredericksburg resident Jeff McNally won the Iowa State Championship hot dog eating contest by swallowing 22 dogs in two hours, earning $1,000 and a new state record. He outpaced 31 rivals as about 300 fans cheered, with second place going to Jay Underwood of Waterloo and third to Gary Liebe of Central City.
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Larger defense cuts eyed by Congress and Reagan
Congress may pursue deeper cuts in defense than the $13 billion three year plan. Senate Budget Chair Domenici said a majority seeks about $30 billion in defense reductions, while Reagan outlined gradual cuts totaling $13 billion through 1984 and noted broader savings in other federal programs.
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Admirals lunch costs Navy 31 dollars in 1980
Rep. Les Aspin asserts Pentagon dining rooms wasteful with five executive dining rooms subsidized. Navy meals cost taxpayers 364 414 dollars of 419 151 total in 1980 while admirals paid 54 737. Aspin cites 13 500 meals for 125 admirals and calls for reform.
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Controversial publisher Loeb dies of cancer
William Loeb 75 a contentious conservative publisher known for his sharp invective and influence in national politics died of cancer at the Leahy Clinic Burlington Mass He led the Manchester Union Leader the state s only paper with the first presidential primary and earned infamy for epithets toward Eisenhower Ford Nixon and Carter His life reflected a mix of politicking and principled conservatism rooted in Pride s Crossing Mass pages 8A continues loeb story
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What a relief to learn I was adopted
A child overhears quarrelling parents in a kitchen and remarks with relief that the boy has learned he was adopted. The line captures a moment of family tension and a shift in the child’s sense of belonging, reflecting a poignant, if humorous, parental disclosure.
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