Big Crop of Lame Ducks in Congress This Year
Washington reports a surge of voluntary retirements as lawmakers seek other posts or exit politics. Five senators and sixteen representatives have announced retirement or are not seeking re election, with more expected as filing deadlines near. Pension eligibility remains for those leaving after long service and meeting age requirements, with potential credits for military service.
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Irish Rebels Attack British Barracks in England
BLANDFORD England Feb 16 gunmen fired on a British military barracks in central England wounding a sentry and striking others. They fled after alarms sounded as 2,000 soldiers surged from beds. The raid, tied to the Irish Republican Army aims, follows years without such actions in England. Separately the Air Force says Spain bases are needed for a half billion dollar program despite the GAO questioning some sites' value.
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Rebels Fight In Cuba Amid Wide Rebel Attacks
Havana reports seven killed and six wounded as rebels strike across Cuba. A Regla petrol property assault was repulsed, while authorities say nine rebels fell in Oriente Province. Two soldiers and a merchant were killed in Niquero, with other fatalities near Manzanillo and Sancti Spiritus. Saboteurs cut power lines in Las Villas detaching the area for 15 minutes. Three Regla businessbomb blasts damaged stores and three buses were damaged.
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Indonesia in turmoil as Sukarno calls unity amid rebel threat
In Jakarta and Havana conflicting reports describe protests and hunger strikes as Sukarno returns from Tokyo to confront unrest. Indonesian authorities warn of possible civil war if regime opponents push escalation, while rebels and dissidents cite habeas corpus worries and arrests.
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Polish leader backs land inspections amid nuclear ban plan
A Rapacki memorandum to Western envoys proposes a land inspection system for a Central European nuclear ban, cleared with the Soviet Union after talks with Gromyko. Poland aims to extend the plan with inspections and control and to move toward a nuclear-free zone in the region.
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