Plan to close 91 bases sparks major defense shift
A UPI report says a 12 member commission recommends closing or realigning 91 bases and realigning 54 more to cut Pentagon costs. The plan could save $5.6 billion over 20 years but threaten thousands of civilian jobs. acceptance hinges on a full package vote by Congress and presidential approval. Fort Dix New Jersey and Presidio San Francisco are among major sites affected.
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Ill
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Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Jack Edwards
Alabama
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Edwards
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Rangel Readmitted to Hospital After Shooting Wounds
State Trooper Jose Rangel, recovering from near fatal injuries suffered during a Nov. 16 traffic stop near Rockford, was readmitted to St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford with chest pains. He is reported in good condition in a regular ward, with no confirmation that chest pains relate to his wounds.
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Rochelle
Illinois
Jose Rangel
St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford
Jose
Cheryl Kelley
Monroe Center
Armenia relief fund reaches 2272 dollars in Dixon
The Armenian Earthquake Relief Fund in Dixon Dolts up to 2272.18 dollars per Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell. Established by Dixon Dickson Sister Cities Committee to aid Armenia quake victims. Heritage Square residents and staff contribute 107 dollars. Funds buy medical supplies. A related story and photo run on page 2.
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Rita Crundwell
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South Korea trails North in defense power per White Paper
South Korea reports its armed forces total conventional power at 65 percent of North Korea with U.S. forces included rising to about 70 percent. North Korea fields vastly larger ground, air, and naval forces and defense spending, but Seoul expects to erase the gap by 2000 as its economy grows.
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2Nd Infantry
Priest Davis first U S Catholic priest to publicly reveal AIDS
In Portland Jesuit Rev Peter L Davis 43 died after publicizing his AIDS diagnosis He celebrated Christmas Eve mass at a hospice and had urged disclosure to dispel myths A funeral mass is set for Saturday at St Ignatius Church Burial will be in Spokane Washington Rosary at St Luke's Woodburn Davis survived by father and brother Donations go to AIDS fund in Zambia
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Spokane
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Case
Paul Waldschmidt
Archdiocese of
Jack Davis
Seattle
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Australia
Zambia
Oregon
Tightened UK airport security after Lockerbie bombing
The United Kingdom orders tighter security at British airports and urges international cooperation after Pan Am Flight 103 was blown from the sky over Lockerbie. Authorities probe the crash site as investigators link the blast to a plastic explosive device.
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Greeting card to Soviet people displayed in Washington
A 45 foot high petition shaped greeting card with more than 20 000 signatures was shown Wednesday at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. Conceived by an Iowa businessman the card will travel to Moscow for display in Red Square as a gesture of goodwill.
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