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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1985
Page
2
Space center Houston AP Sen Jake Garn begins training at Johnson Space Center for a historic shuttle flight as he undergoes tests in a high altitude chamber. He will return for medical checks and KC-135 weightlessness flights before a mission is chosen. Garn, a Utah Republican, chairs the Senate subcommittee on NASA budget.
French Premier Laurent Fabius announced immediate deployment of 1000 additional troops to New Caledonia to quell two days of rioting that left three dead and many injured. Police killed two Melanesian independence leaders triggering emergency rule and a dusk to dawn curfew in Noumea as clashes continued between security forces and European residents.
Geneva produced a three-part framework to curb an arms race in space and end it on Earth. Shultz and Gromyko opened talks with cautious goodwill as Washington and Moscow seek a broader arms control accord, potentially taking years to finalize.
In border fighting at Ritchisen near Thailand, Vietnamese forces pound guerrilla positions with over 20 artillery rounds as a stalemate persists. Thai commander Maj. Gen. Salya Sriphen warns of a possible strike on San Ro Changan, while civilians from the camp area have already been evacuated to Thailand. The Liberation Front, Khmer Rouge, and Sihanouk loyalists form the coalition opposing the Cambodian government.
SI reports U S Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko may hold a ministerial level meeting to help shape the three level arms control talks. State Department adviser emphasized it is premature to predict a meeting but noted such talks could help define the negotiations.
The Southern Illinoisan lists its publishing locations in Carbondale and Herrin, names staff roles, and provides subscription rates and mailing addresses for changes of address and post payments.
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