Navy confident on submarine secrets amid Walker spy case
Washington officials say the most sensitive U S Navy secrets on locating and tracking Soviet submarines remain secure despite the Walker family spy case. Pentagon and Navy sources note the arrested men lacked required security clearances, and while the case may add pieces to adversaries' knowledge, U S submarines and stealth techniques keep the fleet (31 Poseidon and six Trident boats) largely invulnerable.
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Washington
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Pentagon
Michael Burch
Defence
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Weinberger
Walker
Burch
Navy
Congress
U S wooing Prime Minister Gandhi in Washington visit
Rajiv Gandhi arrives for a U S visit aimed at luring American high tech investments and weapons sales while balancing India's ties with the Soviet Union. Officials expect a cordial first meeting with President Reagan as they tackle weapons, defense, and regional security questions.
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Howard News Service
Washington
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Gandhi
Reagan
Indira Gandhi
India
Rajiv
Jawaharlal Nehru
United States
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Soviet forces tighten grip around Barikot after siege
Soviet led assault around Barikot Afghanistan ends as tanks roll in and commandos deploy. Rebels vow to reclaim Kunar valley near Pakistan as Afghan troops brace for border sealing, with relief convoy attacked and refugees fleeing toward Pakistan.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Reuter
Afghanistan
Barikot
Tony
Kunar
Jalalabad
Kabul
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Denktash elected president of Turkish Cypriot state
Rauf Denktash, 61, winner of the Turkish Cypriot presidency with 70.5 percent of votes in the breakaway northern Cyprus election. Ozker Ozgur placed second with 18 percent. Denktash urged opposition to join in pursuing the Turkish Cypriot cause.
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Rauf Denktash
Northern
Cyprus
Denktash
Ozker Ozgur
Republican Turkish Party
Stowaways Seek Political Asylum in Northern Ireland
Six Ethiopian stowaways aged 19 to 38 arrived by sea in Londonderry seeking political asylum, after secretly boarding a Cyprus-registered ship off Mitsiwa. Immigration officials interviewed them, one speaks English and Italian, and they may stay aboard while a decision is made. John Hume urged the government to allow them to stay.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Home Office
Londonderry
Mitsiwa
Ethiopia
John Hume
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Swiss thwart abortion ban rejected in national referendum
Swiss voters defeated a bid by Catholic and fundamentalist groups to enshrine a right to life in the constitution. Only 31 percent supported the initiative, with 69 percent opposing, including Catholic Fribourg and the Italian speaking Ticino. The Socialist party praised the result as protection of tolerance and freedom. Elisabeth Kopp opposed the clause aligning with the government.
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Geneva
Reuter
Fribourg
Ticino
Socialist Party
People
Elisabeth Kopp
China to stage first international nuclear expo in Beijing
China will host its first international exhibition of nuclear technology and power generation equipment February 22 to 27 in Beijing. Organizers say the event aims to push development of the nuclear and power industries as the country seeks to address energy shortfalls in its modernization program. Nuclear Industry Minister Jiang Xinxiong was cited by organizers.
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Hong Kong
AFP
China
Peking
Jiang Xinxiong
Saudi devalues riyal to 12 year low in third cut
Saudi Arabia reduced its currency again to 3.65 riyals per dollar, the third devaluation this year, signaling a response to weakening oil revenues. Dealers note the move marks the largest single shift in four years and dips the riyal to post-1973 levels.
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Manama
Bahrain
Reuter
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
U.S
Secret talks seek safer airliner communications system
Tokyo officials say Japan the United States and the Soviet Union have quietly discussed a joint communications system to prevent a repeat of the 1983 Korean Airlines Boeing 747 shootdown. Hirai Masao noted meetings in Washington and Moscow this year following the Sakhalin incident that killed 269 people.
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Reuter
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Hirai Masao
Transport Ministry
Civil Aviation Department
Reuters
Washington
Moscow
Korean Airlines
Pacific
Sakhalin
Riots Claim Life of Black Man in Kwazakele Township
In riot torn eastern Cape province a black man was stabbed and axed to death near Port Elizabeth. Police said the body was found on a golf course in Kwazakele. Black crowds attacked policemen homes and police fired in three townships with no injuries reported. Sociologists blame apartheid grievances for the ongoing violence which has killed over 400 people in 16 months.
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Johannesburg
Reuter
Eastern Cape Province
Tony
Kwazakele
Port Elizabeth
Indian Ocean
Cape
Wildfire Expands Across Three North Florida Counties
About 250 firefighters aided by National Guard helicopters battled a growing 10,700 hectare blaze near Madison, Taylor and Lafayette counties. The 21 km by 8 km wildfire spread rapidly despite posing no immediate danger to nearby populated areas, according to state forestry officials.
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National Guard
Madison
Taylor
Lafayette
Paul Wills
State Division of Forestry
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