U.S. Postal Rate Commission Rejects 20-Cent Hike Bid
The commission blocks a 20 cent first class rate as the Postal Service seeks higher prices. Governors meet next Tuesday and could impose 20 cents with a unanimous vote. Interim stamps would be issued if rates rise, with changes possible as early as Oct. 2.
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U.S. Postal Rate Commission
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Four Die In NATO Exercise Collision In Germany
A West German army helicopter and a U.S. OV 10 Bravo aircraft collided during NATO maneuvers in southwest Germany, killing two American and two German servicemen. The bodies were found in the wreckage. identities were not immediately available and the cause was under investigation.
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Ford Sees Reagan Save Moment at Ford Museum Dedication
In Grand Rapids on a rainy day President Reagan stumbled while exiting Air Force One for the Ford presidential museum dedication. Former President Ford steadied him, guiding Reagan down the ramp as onlookers noted Ford’s timely intervention.
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Mich
UPI
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Reagan
Ford
Air Force One
Salzburg
Austria
Victory Opens Oswald Grave Exhumation in Texas
Texas Court of Appeals dissolves a year old injunction and allows Marina Oswald Porter to pursue exhumation of Lee Harvey Oswald buried at Rose Hill Burial Park in Fort Worth. Robert Oswald had sought a temporary restraining order to stop opening the grave. The ruling rebukes the earlier judge who barred the exhumation.
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UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Texas Court of Appeals
Marina Oswald Porter
Fort Worth
Rose Hill
James Wright
Michael Eddowes
Robert
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Wright
Robert Oswald
Soviet warns Poland over anti-Soviet drive
The Soviet Union warned Polish authorities about an unbridled anti-Soviet campaign led by dissidents and the Solidarity union, according to PAP the official news agency on Thursday.
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Poland
UPI
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Solidarity Union
PAP
Sudden blast levels PLO stronghold in Lebanon
In Sidon Lebanon a sudden explosion struck the PLO stronghold injuring at least 108 people and killing 10 others one or two vehicle bombs or a hazardous material truck may have caused the damage. A second blast injured 10 in Chekka as Israeli forces conducted air activity over Beirut and southern Lebanon.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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National Movement
Beirut
Here
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