Two Laredo planes shot down by Mexican customs
Laredo cargo pilots Nelson and Humphries said their planes were downed Aug 10 and Aug 12 after Mexican authorities opened fire and pursued them. Nelson escaped across the border while Humphries remained jailed in Reynosa. Customs said it acted on U S tips and with a long standing agreement.
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Reynosa
Laredo
Gulf of Mexico
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Charles W. Conroy
Customs Service
Houston
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Iran opens boot camp at former Tehran embassy site
Washington AP reports Iran will run a four year military training program at the former U S embassy in Tehran inviting males 15 and older to apply. Subjects include military science warfare and Arabic. The move follows long embassy access disputes and loan repayments totaling 859.9 million dollars.
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Tehran
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Iran
Revolutionary Guard
Export-Import Bank of the
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Bell tests thinking computer ACE in telephone work
Bell Laboratories researchers developed ACE, an artificial intelligence analyst, tested since May 1982 by Southwestern Bell in Fort Worth. A New Jersey Bell Labs computer links to Fort Worth overnight, analyzes cable maintenance records and recent trouble reports, and sends a report automatically.
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Southwestern Bell
Fort Worth
Bell Labs
Whippany
N.J
New Jersey
U S aid pours into El Salvador to prop up economy
U S non military aid exceeding 800000 dollars daily sustains El Salvador as production falls and a 25 percent GNP drop over three years. Aid funds housing food for the poor and medical care for 350000 refugees, finances elections, land reform, and job training while military aid supports 37000 troops.
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United States
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Magana says leftists split over peace talks timing
President Alvaro Magana suggested El Salvador’s leftist rebels are divided over peace overtures with a faction showing willingness to talks on terms offered. While the Democratic Revolutionary Front seeks direct contact with the U S backed government’s Peace Commission, another rebel leader hints negotiations only with the United States. Magana, 57, spoken in his San Salvador palace, notes the war has killed over 43,000 since 1979 and vows not to run in the February presidential election.
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United States
Presidential Palace
Ruben Zamora
West Germany
Richard Stone
Reagan
Central America
Bogota
Colombia
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