Weinberger outlines specific defense cuts
Secretary Caspar Weinberger told Congress that Titan missiles would be retired and 29 Navy ships cut as part of a three year $13 billion defense reduction. He cited cuts across Army Navy Air Force and halted purchases, signaling a shift ahead of Reagan’s new deterrent package.
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Reagan
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David Stockman
White House
Solidarity Signals Compromise in Polish Self Management Debate
Solidarity's offer to share veto rights on managers marks a potential step toward realism easing Polish government union tensions. Moscow Tass accuses Solidarity of sabotaging production while the government weighs the proposal amid ongoing congress debates in Gdansk and in Warsaw.
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Poland
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Independent Union
Moscow
Tass
Stanislaw Ciosek
Communist Party
Soviet Bloc
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
American Labor Federation
Gdansk
Honduran gunman ambushes five American advisers in Tegucigalpa
In Tegucigalpa a leftist gunman fired on five U.S. military advisers wounding two, one seriously, as a bomb ripped through Honduras parliament causing extensive damage but no casualties. The Lorenzo Zelaya commandos claimed responsibility, saying they opposed the U.S. presence.
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Honduras
UPI
Honduran
U.S
Central America
Lorenzo Zelaya
Turkish F-4 Phantom Crashes Near Istanbul Killing Two
An air force F-4 Phantom preparing for NATO drills crashed about 70 miles from Istanbul. Both pilots were killed and a ground soldier injured. It marked the second crash in the area and the fourth NATO plane incident in Europe over two days, with investigations ongoing.
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Turkey
Istanbul
NATO
Europe
Florence
Italy
Brussels
Egypt and Israel resume talks on Palestinian autonomy
Egypt and Israel resumed the Palestinian autonomy talks in Cairo after a 16 month freeze with the United States pledging to be a full partner. They reached a proposal intended to draw moderate Palestinians into the peace process but remained far apart on major differences including procedural questions and agenda.
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Egypt
UPI
United States
Israel
Soviet Bear aircraft intercepted off East Coast
Two Soviet TU-95D Bear reconnaissance planes were intercepted by U.S. jets 250 miles southeast of Nantucket and escorted out of U.S. airspace. The closest approach to the mainland was 130 miles off Cherry Point North Carolina before returning toward Cuba. It was the third such incident this year.
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UPI
U.S
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Cherry Point
N.C
Atlantic Ocean
Two Firefighters Die in Fall From Elevator Shaft
CHICAGO AP Two firefighters Joseph Hitz 56 and Craig McShane 23 died when an elevator cage plunged from the 25th to the ninth floor in the Willoughby Tower blaze on Michigan Avenue. Six other firefighters and a cleaning woman were injured.
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Joseph Hitz
Craig McShane
William Blair
Hitz
Blair
McShane
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