Soviets Reveal 40000 Cuban Missile Crisis Troops
Harvard researchers report Soviet insiders say 40000 troops were in Cuba during the 1962 missile crisis, not 10000. Khrushchev allegedly ordered ships to break the U S blockade, then reversed within hours. A U 2 shootdown order was traced to a Cuban general, not Moscow.
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Tens of thousands to guard Hirohito funeral in Tokyo
About 32,000 police will guard Emperor Hirohito’s Feb 24 funeral in Tokyo. Heads of state from over 100 countries, including an incoming U.S. president, plan to attend as authorities fear attacks by extremist groups. Additional drills span 50 locations around the capital.
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Abrams says U.S. erred in Central America policy timing
In a retrospective UPI interview, Elliott Abrams, Reagan administration Latin America point man, admits key U.S. errors in Central America. He cites covert initial moves in 1981, a failure to democratize Nicaragua, and the 1988 House vote against Contra military aid, while praising democracy support in Chile as a positive outcome.
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Mediation Fails Amid Shiite Clashes in Southern Lebanon
Intermittent fighting between Amal and Hezbollah intensifies in Jabaa and surrounding areas near Beirut. By Wednesday at least two were killed and ten wounded, raising toll to 103 since Sunday as Syrian peacekeepers intervene to quell gun battles. An Amal communique accuses guards at the Iranian consulate of firing on a wounded official.
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Violence in Howard Beach Labeled Nonracial Attack
White youths attacked a car carrying two black men in Howard Beach days after a prior racial incident. Police say the victims from Hempstead, New York, were attempting a scam at a diner when four white youths smashed their car with baseball bats, but investigators deem the incident nonracial. The victims reported extensive damage to the windshield and vehicle, while a pursuing Cadillac helped drive the attackers away. The Matthews brothers provided details of the sequence and a white man’s alleged assistance in the events.
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PLO gains full U.N. Security Council access
The Palestine Liberation Organization won a Security Council ruling to address the council as a full U.N. member entity, a move opposed by the United States while Britain Canada and France abstained. PLO delegate Nasser Al Kidwa thanked the council and condemned the Libyan jet downing.
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