Reagan pledges support and warns on destabilizing nations
President Reagan ends a Latin American tour with a 24 hour San Jose stop urging democracy in Central America. He warned that any nation exporting violence or protecting guerrillas would lose close ties with the United States and allied peoples. He cited Costa Rica as a model and urged peaceful transfer of power while pledging aid to El Salvador and Honduras. A separate Brazil leg noted a chartered jet carrying 57 American technicians made an emergency landing with no casualties.
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National Theater
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Brazil
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Monge
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Icelandic Airlines
Los Angeles
Florida baby sitter confesses to killing five children
Christine Falling, 19, admitting she strangled five youngsters in her care, says she killed to stop crying or out of anger. She pleads guilty to three counts of first degree murder, gets life with parole possible in 25 years, others dismissed under a plea deal. Confession tape made at a Tallahassee psychiatric unit.
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Reagan telephones kin of agents slain and wounded
President Reagan paused his Latin America tour to call families of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents killed and wounded in a gun battle after a drug bust. Three suspects were charged with the death of Agent Ariel Rios and linked to a broader cocaine conspiracy.
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Latin America
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Conn
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New York
Floods and storms batter nation as 18 die and damage soars
Dozens of towns faced floods and high winds from a multi state storm system. Twenty plus inches of rain and 70 mph winds slammed Washington Oregon Arkansas and Illinois with at least 18 fatalities including a scuba diver killed in Poulsbo Washington. Governor Spellman declared emergencies in western Washington and Arkansas issued a disaster in 10 counties. Evacuations affected Clinton Arkansas and other towns as waters rose and power outages persisted.
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Ore
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