Rights policy reversal marks shift in Reagan era diplomacy
Washington AP In a major reversal the State Department pledges to speak out against human rights violations anywhere risking offend friendly nations. The memo by William P. Clark and Richard T. Kennedy outlines a public human rights policy asserting its central purpose and notes hard choices may affect bilateral ties. Haig backs the plan and disclosure followed by confirmation from officials. Several quotes emphasize honest stance toward violations and the failure of quiet diplomacy while noting congressional pressure and domestic critique. The piece recalls President Reagan’s Lerex Lefever nomination withdrawal as a cited administration defeat.
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Washington
State Department
Carter
Reagan
White House
New York Times
Department
Launch of Columbia set to go Wednesday
Technicians flushed and inspected Columbia’s contaminated auxiliary power units hoping for a 6:30 a.m. liftoff Wednesday. If units need replacement a later launch would occur the following week with analysis due Saturday. NASA reports unit contamination likely from waxy oil mixed with hydrazine.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
George Page
NASA
Mark Hess
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Rockwell International
Irish help loyalty tested as Rhode Island section backs Noraid
In Pawtucket the Rhode Island Noraid subcommittee eyed a Dec. 6 Providence concert by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and Coldstream Guards. They planned picketing and ostracizing those crossing the line while stressing Noraid’s aim to aid Irish prisoners’ families.
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Halspencer
Associated Press
Pawtucket
R.I
Billy Bannon
Jim McGerrick
Blarney Stone
Northern Ireland
McGetrick
Rhode Island Irish Northern Aid Committee
Providence
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Coldstream Guards
Peter Harris
Rhode Island
Noraid
Upper Manhattan
Matthew Smith
State House of Representatives
Providence College
Smith
Ireland
General Assembly
J. Joseph Garrahy
Statehouse
Bobby Sands
Annexation debate shapes Odessa zoning and growth plan
Murphy & Rochester Real Estate executives Morris Shaw and Louis Rochester oppose forced annexation while urging better city services and clear sewer plans. City officials warn of $8 million sewage line costs and rising capital costs as they discuss a five to 15 year growth plan and annexation boundaries. Council remains divided, with Seabolt and Burton backing annexation amid inflation concerns and service needs.
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Gram
Morris Shaw
Murphy & Rochester Real Estate
Odessa
Dubb Duff
Bobby Tucker
Houston Seabolt
Seabolt
Bob Bryant
Margaret Burton
Bryant
Dick Sivalls
John B. Mason
Burton
Minority plan upheld in Oakland school contracts
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Oakland Unified School District’s plan to assign at least 25 percent of major construction work to minority owned businesses. The policy applies to projects over 100000 dollars and conflicts with a state law requiring lowest bids on contracts over 12000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Oakland
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oakland Unified School
Two Explosions Stir California Fires and Bank Rate Dip
In Ventura the Getty Oil Co plant blast sparked five natural gas fires injuring a worker and twisting the compressor plant. Separately New York banks led by Continental Illinois lowered prime lending to 7 percent. Forecasters predict mixed skies with mild temperatures across Texas and a broad regional outlook from Midland to the Panhandle.
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Ventura
Calif
California
Getty Oil Co
Ventura Oil Fields
New York
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
National Weather Service
Texas
McAllen
Amarillo
Midland Regional
Majuriy
South Texas
West
Panhandle
Big Bend
Odessa American announces daily and Sunday delivery options
The Odessa American lists mail subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including Sunday only rates. Delivery problems contact details and postal office information are provided.
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Odessa
Texas
Coessa
Protestant backlash looms over Ireland unity moves in Belfast
In Belfast sources report militant Protestants planning rallies to oppose the London Dublin plan. Peter Robinson warns any bid to weaken the constitution could provoke action. FitzGerald and Thatcher seek economic ties, notably a Kinsale gas for NI electricity deal, while courted violence fades only slowly.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Paisley
Associated Press
Peter Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party
Britain
Robinson
Republic
Kinsale
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
London
IRA
Dublin
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Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ernest Lefever
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Margaret Thatcher
United States
U.S. Justice Department
Mike Flannery
Jim McGetrick
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Abilene
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