U S Helicopters Complete Honduran Border Airlift
Washington says unarmed U S military helicopters finished transporting Honduran forces to the Nicaraguan border amid weekend fighting with Sandinista troops. The airlift, authorized by President Reagan after advisers' input, kept U S troops 25 miles from border per congressional restrictions.
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U.S
Honduras
Palmerola
Comayagua
Nicaragua
Gregory Lagana
White House
Larry Speakes
Shultz says his role was zero in arms to Iran and Contra
Secretary of State George P. Shultz told a televised House hearing he had fragmentary knowledge of the Iran arms sale decisions and no involvement in diverting profits to the Contras. He said he advised President Reagan against arms sales to Iran and pledged cooperation with investigators.
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George P. Shultz
Reagan
Shultz
Iran
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Managua
Congressional
Justice Department
House
Senate Intelligence Committee
Elliott Abrams
U.S
Nicaraugan
Explosion rocks Fort Worth none fatal blast damages downtown shops
A natural gas leak likely caused a weekend explosion on Throckmorton Street damaging two cafes a print shop an optometrist and a bookstore with about 2 million dollars in damage. A hotel guest suffered a cut from shattered glass but no serious injuries were reported. Authorities say the blast occurred in a busy area near Tandy Center and could have caused greater harm.
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Fort Worth
Fire Department
Butch Hall
Throckmorton Street
Tandy Center
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Gas prices seen rising this Christmas season in US
Petroleum analyst Trilby Lundberg predicts higher pump prices during Christmas as wholesale movements trend up. The Lundberg Survey shows the national two week average at 84.82 cents per gallon, up from 84.35 cents, with self service and full service rates detailed for regular leaded and unleaded grades.
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Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Norway weighes extending OPEC support for oil price aims
Oslo plans to review Norway's 10 percent export diversion to emergency stocks and consider extending export limiting measures beyond December if OPEC ministers in Geneva signal satisfactory actions. Oil minister Arne Oeien says a $18 to $20 per barrel price range defines a reasonable oil price. Parliament will be consulted in January before any extension.
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Petroleum and Energy
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Geneva
Oeien
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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