Reagan Threatens IMF Aid to Avert Global Nightmare
President Reagan challenged Congress to approve the 8.4 billion IMF loan, warning that blocking the aid would trigger an economic nightmare for generations. He called IMF funding essential, stressing the loan returns with interest and that failure would destabilize world trade and finance.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
International Monetary Fund
IMF
World Bank
Sheraton Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Thomas O'Neill
Republican Party
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
David Obey
D-Wis
Congress
Treasury
Ortega Says Sandinistas Need More and Better Weapons
Daniel Ortega tells the U.N. General Assembly that Nicaragua must have more and even better weapons to counter what he calls the threat of U.S. intervention by outsiders and to defend the Sandinista government. He warns against foreign aggression and outlines defense rights.
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Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
F‑28 Circles Perth Airport Before Landing With Stairway Deployed
A twin engine F 28 of Airlines of Western Australia circled Perth airport for two hours with the boarding stairs down before landing. The aircraft carried 58 passengers and no reason was given for the stairway being lowered.
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Airlines of Western Australia
Perth
Western Australia
Navy narrows hunt for plane recorders
U S Navy officials said the search for two black boxes from Korean Air Lines flight 007 has narrowed to a 15 square mile area about 20 miles west-northwest of Moneron island in the Sea of Japan. IOC observers arrived to witness recovery and guard against tampering while no wreckage location has been pinpointed.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
U.S. Navy
Moneron
Sea of Japan
Navy
International Civil Aviation Organization
State Department
Sakhalin
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Arrest Made in Slaying of Hollywood Mystery Writer
Police arrest 51 year old Robert Thom at his Pasadena home for the murder of Muriel Davidson 59, a Hollywood writer and alcoholism counselor. Autopsy cites multiple gunshot wounds. Davidson recently joined Jay Bernstein Productions and authored crime and celebrity books.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Robert Thom
Pasadena
Muriel Davidson
Ronald Lewis
Rick Jacques
Thom
Lewis
Jacques
Davidson
Hughes Aircraft
el Segundo
Bill Davidson
Houston
Red Adair
Reagan says Watt must decide fate in cabinet
President says James Watt will determine if he stays in the Cabinet. Reagan adds he will not fire Watt, while Meese calls the matter closed. Watt has apologized for a controversial remark about a coal panel and denial of bigotry. aides say Watt is not considering resigning.
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Washington
Reagan
James Watt
Watt
Edwin Meese
New York Post
Interior Secretary
Jets engine debris start fires in Newport Beach
A Republic Airlines DC-9 lost engine power after takeoff from John Wayne Airport. Debris lit more than a dozen rooftop fires and damaged one house, but the plane landed safely with no injuries. The roof damage was about 50,000 dollars. fires were minor otherwise.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Republic Airlines
Orange County
John Wayne International
Republic
Chicago
Milwaukee
Curtis Porter
Porter
Russell Cheek
El Salvador forces retake four towns amid civil war surge
Government forces reclaimed San Simon and Gualocochi in Morazan and Sirilagua Intipuca in La Union while battles continued in three other eastern towns. About 12,000 people marched in San Salvador demanding agrarian reform and an end to the conflict, the largest protest in 30 years with no violence reported. Meanwhile in Nicaragua a border town El Espino was retaken by government troops after a heavy Rebel assault, with rebels fleeing toward Honduras.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Defense Ministry
San Simon
Gualocochi
Morazan
Sirilagua
Intipuca
la Union
Walesa Denounces Tape as Forgery Revealed on TV
In Warsaw the AP reports Lech Walesa rejects a televised recording alleging he sought to invest $1 million from Western funds via the Vatican bank. Walesa calls the tape forged, noting he already denied foreign currency holdings in August and stating he was watching the program and laughing.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Labor Federation
Gdansk
Walesa
Vatican Bank
Two Maze escapees captured in Belfast as IRA men flee
Police in Belfast recaptured two more of the 38 IRA guerrillas who escaped from Maze Prison. They said Tuesday night that most of the 19 still at large remain at large.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Maze
Amnesty cites Iran secret executions including children
Amnesty International says new evidence shows Iran carried out scores of secret executions since 1979. It includes children, pregnant women, and political prisoners and suggests totals exceed the more than 5,000 publicly announced.
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London
Amnesty International
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ex-EPA Aide Claims OMB Back Channeling Industry Influence
John Daniel, former EPA chief of staff to Anne Burford, testified before a congressional committee that the Office of Management and Budget acted as a back channel for industry influence on EPA rule making. He said OMB tried to dictate regulations, threatened reprisals, urged cost factors in health rules, and previewed proposed changes to industry officials before public release.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Management and Budget
John Daniel
Anne Burford
Congressional Investigative
Budget Office
OMB
McGovern calls for big cuts in Reagan defense plan
Former Senator George McGovern proposes more than 50 billion dollars in defense budget cuts and a ban on new U.S. nuclear missile deployments. He also urges immediate resumption of diplomatic relations with Cuba as part of his 1984 Democratic presidential bid.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Reagan
U.S
Cuba
Gazetta
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