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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1980
Page
3
The May US trade deficit reached 3.96 billion dollars, up from April's 1.87 billion, with oil imports surging 11.5 percent to 6.9 billion and exports slipping 4.3 percent to 17.7 billion. Imports rose 6.4 percent to 21.6 billion while oil, autos, and clothing drove the increase.
A Soviet TU-16 Badger on a spy flight crashed into the Sea of Japan near Nemuro killing at least two crew. The plane, one of two used to monitor a Japanese freighter, exploded around 1:50 p.m. local time, per Maritime Self-Defense Force.
President Carter signed the draft registration measure clearing 4 million men born in 1954 and 1955 to register at local post offices starting the weeks of July 21 and July 28. The bill, seeking only male registration, faces a federal lawsuit by the ACLU over sex discrimination and carries penalties up to 10,000 dollars fine and five years in prison for failure to register.
The House approved 4.1 billion in military funds for 1981 including 97 million for the MX missile and 3.1 million for the first nerve gas production facility in 11 years at Pine Bluff Arsenal Arkansas. The measure, 3086-19, funds the nerve gas plant with 22.1 million total cost and moves to the Senate.
UPI reported from Kabul that the Soviet Union pulled about 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, not 10,000, keeping total around 82,000. Officials say tanks over 100 left, though experts cannot confirm. Soviets removed other weapons while introducing more helicopters used against guerrillas.
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