Fact finding mission probes Cuban Soviet troop threat
Seven experienced U S officials led by former Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford met at CIA headquarters to gather facts on the 2,500 troops, 40 tanks, and field pieces off U S shores. Carter plans a national address within a week as Gromyko disputes Western claims. Protopopov and Belousova seek Swiss asylum per Swiss ministry.
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Lee Gould
Associated Press
Washington
CIA
Cuba
Carter
Clark M. Clifford
Langley
Clifford
Bethesda
White House
New York City
United States
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Soviet Union
Gromyko
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
New York
Vance
Elvis Presley mansion eyed for public park project
Tennessee Tourism Commissioner Irving Waugh says Graceland, Elvis's 18 room Memphis estate, could be turned into a public park with state assistance but not full funding. Graceland has drawn fans since Elvis's 1977 death. the city of Memphis has discussed buying the house for years. The plan preserves Presley family graves on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Memphis
Waugh
Elite escort planned for Pope in Ireland security blitz
Dublin prepares the largest security operation since 1921 for Pope John Paul II. An elite anti terrorism unit with submachine guns will cover the three day visit, backed by 12 000 troops and police. A flying squad will flank the pontiff in three helicopters as authorities warn of possible skindiver attacks and anti Catholic riots tied to Northern Ireland tensions.
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Dublin
Ireland
John Paul II
John Paul
Liffey
O'Connell Bridge
Peter McGing
Irish Republic
Shannon
Boston
United States
Phoenix Park
Northern Ireland
Earl Mountbatten
Britain
Elizabeth II
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Moscow Symphony Tour Is Cancelled In United States
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra will not tour the United States as scheduled from Oct 3 to Nov 4. Soviet sources cited defections of five artists and possible future rescheduling. The group had been set to open at Carnegie Hall, with tickets sold widely, and Columbia Artists Management noted a cable suggesting potential non cancellation.
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Moscow
United States
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow Symphony
New York
Carnegie Hall
Columbia Artists Management
Ronald Wilford
Wilford
Goskoncert
Welfare and Youth Office Building To Rise In Austin
Gov. Bill Clements failed to veto the new welfare and youth office building in Austin. Jerome Chapman said an architect has been hired to design the $40 million project for the Department of Human Resources and the Texas Youth Council, with initial drawings due in 60 days. The building will be financed with federal funds and should be ready to occupy in 22 to 3 years.
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Austin
Texas
Welfare and Youth
Bill Clements
Human Resources
Jerome Chapman
Chapman
Department of Human Resources
Jarvis, Patty, Jarvis
Dallas
Human Resources Department
State Welfare Department
Texas Youth Council
Clements
Mark White
John H. Reagan
Capitol
House of Representatives
Pemex denies Mexico will pay Gulf spill damages
Pemex officials reject a Fort Worth Star-Telegram report claiming Mexico would pay for Texas beach damage from the Ixtoc I oil spill if found liable. They say Mexico did not intentionally cause the spill and dispute who bears responsibility, stressing no determination of fault has been made.
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Mexico City
Pemex
Mexico
Texas
Ixtoco
Miguel Tomasini
Fort Worth
Permargo
Reynaldo Jauregui Zentella
Jauregui
Tomasini
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Henry Holcomb
The
Star- Telegram
Holcomb
Bob Krueger
Gulf Coast
First International Mariachi Conference gathers 300 musicians
In San Antonio more than 300 mariachis from Mexico and across the U S gather for the 1st International Mariachi Conference to share techniques and interpretations. Coordinator Belle San Miguel notes the growing popularity of mariachi and the city’s long tradition of ensembles and performances.
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Greg Thompson
Associated Press
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio
Mexico
Texas
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Rhode Island
Belle San Miguel
United States
Japan
Jalisco
San Miguel
Maxmilian
Clements urges White to act against Mexican oil spill
Gov. Bill Clements said the state attorney general should stop talking and act to prove liability and recover damages for the runaway Mexican oil that stained South Texas beaches. He made the remark on a television panel. Clements referenced Attorney General Mark White planning to sue PEMEX and SEDCO over the spill.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
South
Clements
Mark White
PEMEX
SEDCO
Bay of Campeche
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Ludmila Belousova
Bern
Switzerland
Swiss
Justice Ministry
Presley
Cleveland
Julius Kravitz
Cuyahoga County
Supreme Court
Irving Aronin
Marco Mason
Mason
Katherine
Jane Fonda
Tom Hayden
Three Mile Island
Middletown
Campaign For Economic Democracy
Pope
ED Blanche
White
Drive-In Grocery
Schlitz
Foster Frozen Foods
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