Israel strikes Syrian posts in Bekaa near Lebanon border
Israeli jets hit Syrian and Palestinian positions in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley killing soldiers and guerrillas per Lebanese radio. The strikes, the fourth in five days, targeted missile batteries and rocket launchers as Washington urged restraint and a path to withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon. The Vatican defended its record amid Israeli accusations following Pope John Paul II's meeting with Yasser Arafat.
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Britain delays lifting sanctions on Argentines
London reverses an earlier pledge and keeps mutual financial and banking sanctions in place pending Argentine legal procedures. Britain cites a delay in Buenos Aires and says restrictions remain until a revised timetable is issued. Argentine officials show cautious support while IMF aid efforts continue and debt payments loom.
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Italian fugitive Gelli nabbed at Geneva bank
Italian fugitive Licio Gelli, 62, head of the P2 lodge that toppled Forlani, was arrested in Geneva while attempting to withdraw several tens of millions of dollars from a blocked Banco Ambrosiano fund. The arrest followed a bank accounts freeze by a Lugano court connected to the Ambrosiano collapse and Calvi's death.
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Jury Deliberates Corona Murder Case In California
A jury began deliberations on Juan Corona's second murder trial involving 25 migrant workers. Judge Richard Patton instructed seven men and five women after a seven month prosecution and a largely circumstantial defense.
Gandhi and Brezhnev to hold two Moscow meetings next week
Indira Gandhi and Leonid Brezhnev will meet in Moscow during a five day goodwill visit starting Sept 20. A Foreign Office spokesman said uranium sales to Tarapur will not be on the agenda.
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Move to limit abortion debate fails in Senate
The Senate again blocked a move to cap debate on an anti abortion bill. In a 45 to 35 vote conservatives failed to reach the 60 votes needed to end filibuster with governors like Helms leading and Jepsen Grassley supporting. A third cloture vote was planned for Wednesday as liberals fight the measure.
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Rights record defended From Gazette wire services
Washington the Reagan administration denied charges of dangerous deterioration in civil rights enforcement and said its record is stronger than any previous administration White House spokesman Larry Speakes rejected criticism from 33 state agency chairmen affiliated with the U S Commission on Civil Rights The officials cited a letter of acknowledgment from William Sadleir saying the president would meet if circumstances allowed but time prevented further engagement
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Plea Bargain Nears in Slaying of Judge John Wood
In San Antonio a El Paso attorney held on the murder of U S District Judge John H Wood Jr as prosecutors near an anticipated plea with Joseph Chagra. Four other defendants failed to reach deals by the Monday deadline. Chagra faces a conspiracy plea in exchange for dismissal of multiple charges and a possible sentence under ten years.
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