Young admits misstatement on PLO meeting with Terzi
U N Ambassador Andrew Young says his description of a July meeting with PLO observer Zehdi Terzi was not precise, while Secretary Vance rebukes him. Reston later said the talks touched on delaying a Security Council vote on the Palestinian issue as U.S. officials pursued a compromise acceptable to PLO and Israel.
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United Nations
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Reston
Security Council
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Department
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Evron
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Massachusetts restores death penalty in new law
Massachusetts Gov. Edward J. King signs a bill restoring capital punishment four years after a state Supreme Court ruling. The law allows juries to impose death in first degree murder cases tied to rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, hijacking, attacks on police and guards, murder for hire, and repeat offenses.
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Massachusetts
State Supreme Court
Edward J. King
Catholic leaders vow role in resettling Vietnamese refugees
Catholic leaders from Texas coastal fishing communities agreed to take a more active role in resettling Vietnamese refugees along the Gulf Coast. A one day meeting called by the U S Catholic Conference and diocesan leaders from San Antonio Houston Port Arthur Beaumont Rockport and Corpus Christi aimed to ease tensions after a Seadrift shooting and prize dispute between crabbers and Vietnamese fishers. The aim is to assess the refugees situation and how the church can assist by fostering understanding of local customs and open communication among officials communities and refugees.
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Justice Department
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Connecticut governor gets electric auto
Governor Ella Grasso tested an all electric car at the state Capitol. The Centennial Electric, provided by General Electric, runs on 18 six volt batteries and recharges in six to eight hours from a 220 volt outlet. GE says the car covers about 75 miles on the highway and hopes other firms will build similar vehicles using GE parts.
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Clements says accord reached on undocumented Mexican workers
Governor Bill Clements reports agreement with Tamaulipas Governor Enrique Cardenas Gonzales on handling undocumented Mexican workers. They discussed documentation, wages, living conditions, and legal protections, aiming for coordinated U.S. and Mexico policy.
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Austin
Texas
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Tamaulipas
Enrique Cardenas Gonzales
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United States
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Saltillo
Chihuahua
Gujarat officials question dam disaster death toll
New Delhi India AP officials in Gujarat dismiss press estimates that up to 25000 people died in the Machu River dam disaster. Chief Minister Babuhai Patel says toll will not exceed 1000, noting a village Maliya with 7000 residents was reported safe. Agriculture Minister Kashubhai Patel criticizes earlier high figures based on flood destruction reports from the event.
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