Soviet soldiers suffer chemical backfire in Afghanistan attacks
U S intelligence cites reports of Soviet and Afghan government troops exposed to their own chemical agents during fighting with Mujahidin. Officials note chemical casualties from November offensives near Kabul with 40 Soviets treated in Tashkent. State Department warns increased use of chemical weapons may follow.
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Washington
Afghanistan
U.S
Kabul
Indochina
State Department
Red Army
Mujahidin
Paghman
Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Pentagon backs UK base for nerve gas bombs
Pentagon officials discuss basing a new generation of U S nerve gas bombs in Britain citing German opposition. Defence Secretary John Nott doubts US deployment plans. Labor and anti war groups pledge to block any move.
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Pentagon
U.K
Washington
Reuter
U.S
Britain
Defence Department
Army
Defence Science Board
West Germany
Great Britain
Amoretta Hoeber
Reuters
Hoeber
London
Defence
John Nott
United States
Labor Party
Denzil Davies
Disabled Africa Faces Barriers To Education And Work
Peter Omollo, a 15 year old polio survivor from Joyland special school in Nairobi, seeks a sponsor to continue his education as Kenya expands dormitories and training facilities. Across Africa millions remain deprived of primary schooling and decent work, with rural stigma and urban poverty limiting disabled people’s opportunities. Zimbabwe stands out with notable employment of disabled workers.
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Nairobi
Peter Omollo
Joyland Special School
Peter
Kenya
Tanzania
Abraham Ogutu
Joyland
Nakuru
Salvation Army of Canada
Africa
Unhappy Sandinistas face economic struggles in Nicaragua
Matagalpa resident Jaime Cuadra recalls his wartime desertion and protests the Sandinista rise to power. The article details Nicaragua’s mixed economy with growing state control, private sector losses, and foreign aid shifts from the United States to Soviet bloc allies as coffee exports rebound amid scarce investment and political tension.
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Matagalpa
Nicaragua
Jaime Cuadra
Managua
Cuadra
Anastasio Somoza
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Somoza
National Guard
Cuba
Quebec City
United States
U.S
World Bank
France
West Germany
Mexico
Venezuela
Libya
Atlantic
la Prensa
No opinion, court told in Williams case jury draw
Atlanta jurors weigh Williams murder trial amid high publicity over the killing of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne. Judge Clarence Cooper sequesters names, 700 prospects questioned, 24 qualified with 16 whites and eight blacks, next week earliest for final selection. Williams, 23, sat with lawyers as his case moves to the jury stage.
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Atlanta, Ga
Wayne Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Jimmy Ray Payne
Atlanta
Williams
Clarence Cooper
Cooper
Chattahoochee River
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Vancouver, B.C
Coast Guard
Palmyra Island
Lawrence Friend
Arizona
Caroline Arnold
Zimbabwe
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S.E
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Sunshine Clown
Dofino Plain
Rockwell
CANON
EA Pstores
Medicine Hat Mall
Safeway Store
Cy Naa
Canada
AFI
Margaret Leahey
Lougheed
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