Soviet Forces Ramp Up Afghan Border Offensive
Soviet paratroops seize mountaintops along the Afghan Pakistan frontier as a major offensive gathers strength in Kunar and Gardez areas. Rebels report heavy clashes with tanks destroyed and many casualties, while Western sources estimate about 200,000 Mujahedeen and 115,000 Soviet troops overall in Afghanistan.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Kunar
Sayed Majrooh
Authorittive
Majrooh
British clubs banned from playing in Belgium after Heysel riot
Belgium bans all English Scottish and Welsh soccer teams from matches until further notice following the Heysel stadium disaster that killed 38 and injured 454. The move, urged by Interior Minister Nothomb, comes ahead of the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.
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Brussels
Belgium
Heysel Stadium
England
Liverpool
Italy
Juventus
Charles Ferdinand Nothomb
Margaret Thatcher
Europe
Union of European Football Associations
Heysel
Red Cross
Espionage cases widen as Walker family tied to secrets
Norfolk reports indicate additional charges expected against a sailor and up to four employees tied to John Walker Sr. and his private detective firm. FBI officials concede more arrests may follow as hearings determine bail and future actions while prosecutors seek espionage indictments.
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Norfolk
Navy
Soviet Union
Jack Waxner
FBI
Anthony Walker Jr
Wagner
The
New York Times
John Walker
Virginia Beach
Walker
Times
Cholera deaths rise after southern Bangladesh storm
Cholera spreads on coastal Bangladesh islands as a killer storm devastates Sonagazi and Sandwip. Health teams inoculate residents, distribute drinking water tablets, and dig 500 new wells while authorities report thousands missing and tens of thousands homeless.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Sangbad
Sonagazi
Dainik Bangla
Sandwip
Sang
Public Health Engineering Department
Hossain M. Ershad
Bay of Bengal
Ershad
William R. Joslin
U.S. Agency For International Development
Mary Kay Ash Proposes Buyout To Return Firm To Family Control
Mary Kay Ash and son Richard Rogers announce a $38 million plan to buy back Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc and return it to family ownership. Investors include senior management. shareholders would receive $10 cash and $8.15 subordinated debentures per share. The proposal values the company for about 21 million public shares with earnings of $5.6 million on $60.4 million in sales in Q1. Ash and Rogers own about 30 percent together.
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Dallas
Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc
Meadors
Mary Kay
Ash
Rogers
Shiites declare unilateral cease-fire in Beirut camps war
In Beirut and amid a rising toll of casualties, Amal said its Shiite fighters would halt shooting in the Sabra Chatilla and Bour el Barajneh refugee camps as of midmorning. Reports tied to Hafez al Assad said Syria would move to stop the fighting, though Palestinians gave no immediate response and sporadic sniper fire continued.
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Lebanon
Hafez Assadas
Israel
Amal
Sabra
Chatilla
Bour el-Barajneh
West Beirut
Bourj el- Barajneh
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Arthur J. Walker
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U.S
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Urir Char
Mary Kay Cosmetics
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DDS
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Mueller
DR Robert Payne
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Cd de Champenoise
Freixenet S.A
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Spain
Freixenet, USA
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