Helicopter crashes during Team Spirit 84 exercise near Pohang
A U S Marine CH 53D helicopter carrying 18 Americans and 11 South Koreans crashed into a mountain side 24 miles north of Pohang during Team Spirit 84 drills off the southeast coast. The crash site described as extensive, with rescue teams on scene. The Belleau Wood amphibious ship stood by offshore to assist as required. An investigation is under way to determine the cause.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S. Marine Corps
Belleau Wood
U.S
Team Spirit Press Center
Pohang
ROK
Republic of Korea
Factions agree on cease fire as battle rages in Beirut
Fierce street battles in west Beirut pitted Druse fighters against Mourabitoun loyalists after Sunni groups retook strongholds. After about 11 hours of fighting, a cease fire was agreed for Friday night. Reports tallied at least 17 dead and 80 wounded, with fear of more victims trapped. Casualties split unknown for Mourabitoun. Druse casualties listed as five dead and 20 wounded. Quiet expected as gunmen withdraw and security forces take over.
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Lebanon
Druse
Mourabitoun
Progressive Socialist Party
Wallid Jumblatt
Corniche Mazran
El Salvador violence flares before presidential vote
In Santa Ana guerrillas attacked an army post killing one civilian and wounding another. Bombs exploded in San Jacinto while six more were found near Ilopango air base. A power blackout hit Usulutan and surrounding provinces as troops stay on alert two days before elections.
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el Salvador
Santa Ana
San Jacinto
Ilopango
Usulutan
San Miguel
Morazan
la Union
AT&T Halts Credit Card Calls to 18 Nations
AT&T won FCC permission to stop accepting credit card calls to 18 countries amid rising fraud. The list includes Bolivia Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Greece Haiti Honduras India Iran Iraq Jamaica Nicaragua Pakistan Peru Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela. In 1982 fraudulent long distance calls totaled 71 million dollars.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Federal Communications Commission
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Ecuador
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Iraq
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Pakistan
Peru
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Venezuela
Wagner
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Superior Court
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