World hits crisis as Suarez resigns in Spain
Spain's Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez resigns amid heavy criticism from his minority government, triggering a cabinet collapse and paving the way for a new Democratic Center Union candidate to seek confidence in parliament. In Poland, Solidarity faces a possible state of emergency as talks begin on wage and media reforms amid wildcat strikes. A Nicaragua embassy attack raises autopsy secrecy concerns for two American nuns. Fierce Iran Iran-Iraq war battles escalate along the western front with Tehran claiming hundreds of Iraqi casualties.
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Spain
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Juan Carlos
Poland
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Iran
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Florida fruits and vegetables surge in price after freeze
The January freeze in Florida hit hard, raising prices up to forty percent along the eastern seaboard for tomatoes beans squash radishes cucumbers and citrus. A ten day embargo on fresh fruit shipments was imposed to curb ruined fruit reaching markets. Florida remains the sole eastern state producing vegetables this season.
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Eisenhower ancestors meet Sesame Street stars on TV visit
Jeannie Eisenhower along with aunt Tricia Nixon Cox and grandmother Pat Nixon visited Sesame Street in Manhattan. Big Bird delighted the group, with 12-year-old Cox especially impressed by the iconic character. The studio visit was at grandma's request.
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United States of America
Jeannie Eisenhower
Tricia Nixon Cox
Pat Nixon
Cousin Cox
Big Bird
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Jennie
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Reagan holds first news conference to calm reporters
President Reagan faced the White House press corps in a packed Old Executive Office Building auditorium and delivered a calm opening statement on cutting government spending and stabilizing the economy. Reporters filled 168 seats as Jim Brady urged decorum and orderly questioning during the session.
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UPI
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Reagan Admin may launch B-1 bomber program
Rockwell International backs the swing wing B-1 with hopes of production to replace aging B-52s by 1985. Reagan defense advisers reportedly urge ordering about 100 B-1s, potentially worth $11 billion, despite Carter’s 1977 cancellation and reliance on ALCMs for stand off penetration. Critics doubt the ALCM's promised superiority.
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Christian Science Monitor
Washington, D.C
Jimmy Carter
Rockwell International
Gary Powers
Rockwell
Reagan Administration
Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine
Carter
Heritage Foundation
Jeffrey Barlow
Debating B-1 options amid stealth and radar limits
The piece weighs B-1 strategic bomber choices against FB-111BC and Stealth, noting ECM absence on B-52s, high subsonic B-1SAL and B-1SWL variants, and cost estimates from $5.5 to $12.5 billion. It cites Weinberger’s pending decision, SAC views, and concerns over defenses and SALT implications.
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Barlow
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Weinberger
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