Contras escalate fight near Esteli amid aid debate
Report from Esteli and Cosmapa details intensified Contra actions against peasant co operatives and vehicles, along with Sandinista responses. It notes CIA support and U S missiles aiding Contra momentum, ongoing shortages, malnutrition, and political strain on Sandinista officials as the war shapes the upcoming congressional aid debate.
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Esteli
Nicaragua
U.S
Esperes
Ms. Diabac
Cosmapa
Norths legal defense fund tops 1.2 million dollars
Washington AP reports more than 1 million in public contributions have flowed to the Oliver North Legal Assistance Fund since his Iran Contra testimony. Fund trustee Phil Huff calls the response unbelievable as the fundraising pace accelerates after North testified at the hearings.
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North
Legal Defense Fund
Washington
Oliver North Legal Assistance Fund
White House
Phil Huff
U.S. Naval Academy
Ollie
Huff
Hull
National Security Council
Reagan
U.S
Iran
Lawrence E. Walsh
House
Senate
National Security
John M. Poindexter
Poindexter
Navy
Congress
Clarence A
Mark” Hill
Poindexter Defense Fund
Hill
Naval Academy Chapel
Massive cash spill on I-95 draws crowds and chaos
More than 100 drivers halted on Interstate 95 in Florida as a Wells Fargo bag holding up to 400000 dollars dumped from an armored truck. The back door opened near midnight, causing cash to rain down and a minor accident, with police eventually recovering much of the money and ordering drivers back to their cars.
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Miami
Walls Fargo
Florida Highway Patrol
Dennis Yeager
Wells Fargo
C.M. Firth
Firth
Broward County
73-year-old student bikes 400 miles for gerontology research
Chicago report says 73-year-old Prairie State College student John Williams plans a 400 mile bicycle trek across Illinois to raise funds for gerontology research at the University of Illinois. He calls the trip a fitting challenge for his active lifestyle as he joins about 150 riders departing Rock Island.
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Chicago
Illinois
Williams
Prairie State College
Rock Island
University of
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