South African Forces Face Setback Near Cahama in Angola
South African troops report hard fighting near Cahama on the Angola Namibia border as they press to drive SWAPO guerrillas from the area. General Constand Viljoen returns to Pretoria admitting SWAPO tactics and Cuban and Angolan protection complicate operations. About 200 SWAPO fighters fled into Cahama seeking shelter with Cuban and Angolan forces.
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London
Johannesburg
Orced
Angola
South West African People’s Organization
SWAPO
Angola- Namibia
Cahama
Constand Viljoen
South African Defense Force
SADF
Odessa American publication details and avalanche rescue tale
The Odessa American outlines its pricing and mailing policies while a separate report notes U.S. Park Service workers barricading the White House as part of heightened security. The article also recounts a dramatic avalanche incident in Colorado involving Charlotte Julian her husband Jack and their granddaughter Megan Ryall.
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U.S. Park Service
White House
Washington
Julian
Mancos
Colo
Jack
Megan Ryall
Lincoln
Neb
Court upholds farm relief order delaying USDA foreclosures
A federal appeals court affirmed barring USDA foreclosures on a Missouri farm until procedures grant relief to debt-ridden farmers. The ruling cites an earlier North Dakota judge’s stay through Jan. 9 shielding farms in 44 states, including Roger and Shirley Allison in Howard County, amid harsh weather and weak markets. A broad weather system and winter storms affect much of the nation with snow, ice and subfreezing temperatures.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missouri
8Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
North Dakota
Department
Roger
Shirley Allison
Howard County
Permian
National Weather Service
Associated Press
Colorado
Illinois
Alabama
New Orleans
Union leaders hail steel closings as unavoidable job losses
Union leaders condemn U S Steel for closing six Northeast plants and threatening more, saying concessions could not salvage jobs while the company cites global competition. Six plants, including Cuyahoga near Cleveland and Elmira, will shut by April 1984. stock rose on the news.
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Pittsburgh
USS. Steel Corp
David Roderick
Big South
Chicago
Britain
Fairless
Philadelphia
Atlantic
U.S
Roderick
United Steelworkers Union
Jerry Guido
Trenton
N.J
Brazil
South Korea
U.S. Steel
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
Ambridge
Johnstown
Shiffler
Lawrenceville
Elmira
N.Y
New York Stock Exchange
Frank McKee
Lynn Williams
USW
Lloyd McBride
Bombs rattle Sidon as six wounded in Lebanon clashes
Six bombs exploded in Sidon overnight causing shrapnel injuries to six Lebanese residents and prompting Israeli troop arrests. An overnight roadside blast in Bekaa Valley slightly wounded two Israeli soldiers. Tensions rise as factions blame each other and a Beirut editor is suspended for editorial criticism.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Bekaa Valley
As-Safir
Gemayel
Reagan approves UNESCO withdrawal plan amid U N tensions
An administration source says President Reagan endorsed a Shultz recommendation to give notice of US intention to withdraw from UNESCO, with an official stating the move will be announced Thursday. U.N. rules require notice by Saturday to exit at end of next year. Substantial debate follows among officials and scholars about US standing in the UN system and potential policy shifts.
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Florida
Reagan
George P. Shultz
United States
Unesco
U.N
U.S
Amadou Mahtar M’bow
Paris
United Nations
Michael A. Freney
Georgetown University
Center For Strategic Studies
Charles Lichenstein
Lichenstein
America
G’bye
Congress
New York
Donald McHenry
Roger Hansen
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Energy curtailment noted as gas supplies tighten
Industrial gas users including Texas Electric Service Co report curtailment as pipeline firms divert more gas to consumers. Cold weather freezes West Texas wells, risking deliverability. AGA and PBPA discuss short term boosts but no immediate exploration gains, while U S production runs at full capacity and imports remain sizable.
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Texas Electric Service Co
Lyon
West Texas
U.S
AGA
Ericson
Canada
PBPA
Madison
United States
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Odessa American
Fourth Street
Texas
P.O
Home Delivery
Charlotte Julian
Georgia
Michigan
Detroit
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Utah
Alpine
Utah County
Georgia Power Co
Atlanta
Rome
Athens
Midland Regional
Panhandle
Big Bend
South Texas
Noaa, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
North
Abilene
Amerillo
Austin
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Dallas
el Paso
Houston
Longview
Lubbock
Marfa
McAllen
San Angelo
San Antonio
Tophruse
Chouf Mountain
Amin Gemayel
Walid Jumblatt
Damascus
Hansen
Steven Dimoff
U.N. Association of the United
U.N. General Assembly
Juliana Pilon
Conservative Heritage Foundation
Pilon
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Jeane Kirkpatrick
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