Ortega extends unilateral truce in Nicaragua rally
President Daniel Ortega extended a unilateral ceasefire with the U S backed Contra rebels until August 30 after expelling the U S ambassador and cracking down on opposition. He urged rebels to resume peace talks and called Nicaragua Marxist while noting socialism has existed since 1979.
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Daniel Ortega
U.S
Ortega
United States
Managua
Soviets offer to scrap radar station under ABM pact
The Soviet Union offered to scrap a Siberian radar station seen as violating the ABM treaty if the United States extends the pact for at least ten years. Kremlin officials say Krasnoyarsk monitors space objects, while Pentagon notes phased-array radar can track many objects and aid ABM defense.
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Soviet Union
United States
Washington
Viktor P. Karpov
Foreign Ministry
Reagan
Pentagon
Protests rise after teen death as Jerusalem clashes erupt
Palestinians attack soldiers, stone buses and close shops in Jerusalem over the unsolved 15 year old Nidal Fuad Rabadi killing. Israeli troops fatally shoot two demonstrators and wound seven while police clash with protesters near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Firefighters use natural barriers to halt Wyoming wildfire near Buffalo Valley
In Wyoming's Teton Wilderness a ladr acre fire near Yellowstone National Park edges toward Buffalo Valley as 550 firefighters rely on streams and rock formations to protect a summer home cluster. The blaze, likely to burn into September without rain, remains on forest service land and not a direct threat. Meanwhile Alaska leaves fires to burn, and California Utah Oregon report containment. Western states see smaller fires, none threatening cities.
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General strike turns violent in Peru protests
In Lima AP reports riot police wounded five and arrested at least 270 protesters as a 48 hour nationwide strike sparked street clashes and guerrilla violence. Three wounded were strikers and two were children. Shining Path rebels killed six police defenders and wounded five at a Pozuzo police post, with another officer killed nearby in Tochache as the general strike began to protest economic policy.
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Iran says Iraqi raids hit unfinished nuclear plant in Iran
Iran reports Iraqi warplanes raided an unfinished nuclear facility and other industrial targets while both sides claim air losses. Tehran says Iraq retaliated by bombing a dam near Kirkuk as Iraq denies attacking Iran directly. Tariq Aziz calls Iran’s acceptance of UN resolution two faced.
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Alabama
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Soviet Union
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Bandar Khomeini
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Middle East
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Platform adopts a U S Democratic platform in Atlanta convention
The Democratic platform labeled The Restoration of Competence and the Revival of Hope was adopted with broad support after rejecting high tax plans and a first use of nuclear weapons. The document, shorter than prior platforms, aims to unite the party and presents a noncommittal budget stance while detailing social and defense goals.
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U.S
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Michael Dukakis
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Democratic Party
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Fredrico Pera
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Ronald Reagan
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Park Service says Vietnam Memorial scratch misread as vandalism
National Park Service officials now say a four inch scratch on the Vietnam Memorial wall has been present since its 1982 erection and was not vandalism. Ranger James Lance first noticed the mark last Sunday while stationed at the wall.
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National Park Service
Park Service
Sandra Alley
James Lance
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