Agent's body believed found in drug war shootout
US ambassador says two bodies found in plastic bags on a ranch likely belong to missing DEA agent Enrique Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo Zavala Avelar from the anti-drug agency. He notes ongoing risks to agents as the war on drugs continues and confirms positive identification for Zavala Avelar from dental records and family recognition. Meanwhile, Mexican smugglers killed four policemen and a civilian in Tamaulipas after a tanker truck with Marijuana was stopped near the Texas border.
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Alfredo Zavala Avelar
Francisco Fonseca
Federal Attorney General’s Office
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Camarena
Guadalajara
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Blasts Hit Managua Armory and Nearby Hospital
In Managua Nicaragua an armory housing the state security police exploded in a series of blasts. A fire spread to a military hospital as more than 200 firefighters fought to control the blaze. President Daniel Ortega said the armory suffered extensive damage with no casualties. The blasts prompted early reports of wider city damage but authorities later confirmed at least five explosions at the armory.
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Daniel Ortega
el Chipote
Ortega
Honduras armory explosion probe under way to find cause
Interior Minister Tomas Borge told reporters at El Chipote that an investigation is underway to determine what caused the explosives to detonate at the armory in Honduras.
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Tomas Borge
el Chipote
Canada plans 50 percent acid rain cuts by 1994
Ottawa announces a major environmental plan to cut sulfur and nitrogen oxide airborne emissions by 50 percent in eastern Canada over nine years. The package includes 109 million dollars in 1994 clean up funding for smelters and a 1987 adoption of tougher vehicle emission standards, timed ahead of talks with the United States and President Reagan to seek broader joint action.
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Southern Illinoisan Editorial and Mailing Information
The Southern Illinoisan is published in Carbondale Illinois with Lee Enterprises ownership. The paper lists staff roles including publisher general manager and editors and shows office phone numbers. Subscription rates cover Sunday through Friday carrier delivery four weeks and mail options with annual and multi month terms. Postmaster address provided for change of address.
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DEA renews criticism of Mexico after agent Camarena abduction
DEA chief John C. Lawn accused Mexican police of inertia in the first 48 hours after U S agent Enrique Camarena Salazar was abducted in Guadalajara on Feb 7. He said the critical initial period was mishandled as authorities searched for the missing agent near the U S Consulate, while confirming discovery of what authorities believed to be his body.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S
Enrique Camarena Salazar
Mexico
Camarena
John C. Lawn
DEA
Guadalajara
Lawn
FBI
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Tourists' graves found in Zimbabwe
In Harare the government identified remains of foreign tourists abducted by anti-government rebels in July 1982. Six skeletons were unearthed in three graves in the western Lupane district of Matabeleland province, including at least one American.
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Harare
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Lupane
Matabeleland
United Nations Americans removed from Lebanon mission
Americans working with United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon have been withdrawn amid fears of attacks by Shiite militants. The move appears tied to a possible U S veto of a Lebanese UN Security Council resolution criticizing Israel’s actions in the region. Reginald Bartholomew and staff have left Lebanon for consultations in Washington.
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Lebanon
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United Nations
United Nations Security Council
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Timor Goksel
New York
Sudan famine more serious than previously believed
American officials and international relief authorities in Khartoum said the Sudanese famine is more severe than thought with possibly a third of the population at risk. Refugees flocking from northern Ethiopia dominate coverage while a regional drought may worsen crop production in coming months.
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