Truckers plan Washington protest over diesel prices and limits
AP reports angry truckers plan a Monday convoy of 30 to 40 rigs to Washington to press demands amid rising diesel costs and varying state weight limits. They seek a higher 55 mph cap and new rules to let trucking firms pass diesel costs to customers with 10 days notice.
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Airplanes Undergo Constant Overhaul to Prevent Crashes
Airliners are kept airworthy through a government designed schedule of part replacements and inspections. FAA chief Ernest Boyer outlines a system with 257 inspectors overseeing 2,800 commercial aircraft, while critics say safety information can be blocked to protect designers and engineers.
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Somoza Warns of War If OAS Fails in Costa Rica
President Anastasio Somoza said he could declare war on Costa Rica if the OAS does not stop Sandinista guerrillas operating there. Heavy fighting surged along Nicaragua borders, with clashes near Chinandega as national guardsmen battled insurgents tied to a major offensive against Somoza, who has ruled Nicaragua for 42 years.
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Rhodesia says plot to kill Muzorewa foiled
Zimbabwe Rhodesia's government said it crushed a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa and aides. Law and Order Minister Franzis Zindoga said 14 members of Sithole's Zimbabwe African National Union were detained last week for questioning. Police rounded up 124 people before Muzorewa's Friday installation. five released and nine still held.
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Italian voters go to polls today in Parliament election
Italian voters go to polls to choose a new Parliament amid violence flagged by terrorism during a 40 day campaign. Analysts expect gains for the ruling Christian Democrats while a Communist loss would reverse decades of leftward trends, as groups including the Red Brigades claimed attacks to disrupt voting.
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Iranian coalition slams Khomeini as interference grows
Iran's National Democratic Front, led by Hedaya tollah Matine-Dastari, criticizes Ayatollah Khomeini for mingling clergy with politics and asserts his leadership is not what it once was. In Khoramshahr a four day clash between Arab militants and security forces leaves 37 dead and 191 wounded, with Friday protests winding down peacefully.
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