South Africa raids three black-ruled nations in cross-border strikes
South African soldiers and air forces attacked Botswana Zambia and Zimbabwe striking ANC targets across borders. Casualties reported include at least three dead with injuries. In Lusaka one refugee camp was hit and an ANC operations center targeted. In Gaborone a housing complex was stormed leaving one soccer player dead and others wounded. President Kaunda and Botswana officials condemned the raids while pamphlets claimed the attacks and called neighboring people friends.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Zambia
African National Congress
A.J. Liebenberg
ANC
Lusaka
Kenneth Kaunda
Gaborone
Guide to features and sections in the paper
A brief listing of sections including Business Energy Business Review Classified Comics Crossword and Dear Abby. The note references entertainment and a 4A page, indicating a reader guide to available features and page design.
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Business Energy Business Review
Crossword
Dear Abby Entertainment
Syria halts efforts to free hostages amid U.S. war stance
Syrian President Hafez Assad said Syria stopped pursuing the release of American and French hostages in Lebanon after the U.S. attack on Libya and charges of Syrian support for terrorism. He told The Washington Post that U.S. wartime policy blocks progress and that contacts for freeing hostages have been suspended.
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Washington
Hafez Assad
Lebanon
U.S
Libya
Syria
Assad
Washington Post
Kingston Hot Springs Preserve Beauty and Family Ties
The Kingston Hot Springs near Presidio have stayed in the Kingston family for about 90 years. Dot Kingston and Bill Kingston manage the springs while Ben Kingston Paul and Jack Paul lease them from the Kingston estate. The recreation area sits nestled in group of scenic landscapes.
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Kingston
Presidio
LULAC rebukes TSTA suit on teacher test rights
Hispanic leaders at the LULAC convention censured the Texas State Teachers Association over a suit claiming the 1984 education reform teacher competency test discriminates against blacks and Hispanics. Delegates urged LULAC members to push TSTA to drop the case while TSTA president Charles Beard defended the suit.
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College Station
Texas State Teachers Association
League of United Latin American Citizens Convention
TSTA
LULAC
Charles Beard
Associated Press
Desert Institute studies gamut of prickly issues
Fort Davis researchers build a fiberglass enclosed hothouse to study Chihuahua Desert cactus and shield rare species from hail. The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, formed by Sul Ross professors in 1974, covers 180000 square miles and spans parts of Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico.
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Desert Institute
Fort Davis
Dennie Miller
Alpine
Chihuahuan
Desert Research Institute
Chihuahua
Mexico
Texas
New Mexico
Miller
Sul Ross University
Odessa
Storm leaves 11 still missing after Lake Livingston chaos
Polk County authorities resumed the search for 11 people missing after a weekend storm at Lake Livingston that drowned at least three. Boats and helicopters scoured the lake near Houston as anglers from a bass tournament and a sailing race faced swamped boats and rising chop. Police cited communication outages hindering family contact and noted 31 were unaccounted for at the storm’s height. Identified drowning victims included Vera Mae Brisbon of Houston.
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Livingston
Polk County
Lake Livingston
Chuck Staton
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Houston
Staton
Vera Mae Brisbon
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