Protests erupt in Chicago over Reagan Bitburg visit
In Chicago crowds marched and rallied during Walk With Israel events to protest President Reagan's visit to the Bitburg cemetery. Organizers and participants condemned the visit, with speakers accusing the president of honoring Nazi SS members and desecrating victims. The demonstrations drew hundreds downtown and thousands across the suburbs.
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Lawyer claims cover-up in nuns murders in El Salvador
New York AP report cites Salvador Antonio Ibarra saying defense counsel pressed him to back a claim that higher ranking officers were not implicated in the 1980 killings of four American churchwomen and a lay worker by Salvadoran security forces. Ibarra, now in Texas, seeks political asylum.
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Challenger returns with science extras from desert landing
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP Challenger seven astronauts and their mini zoo completed a seven day science mission covering 2.9 million miles. The 107 ton shuttle touched down at 12 11 p m EDT on a Mojave dry lake bed after a false alarm on cargo bay doors and a sister ship Discovery’s braking tire rupture at Cape Canaveral.
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House GOP Returns as Senate Debates Budget Cuts
The Senate resumes budget debate after a weekend off amid proposed cuts including a 10 percent pay cut for members, which failed 49 to 49. The House also returns amid a Republican walkout and fights over a State Department funding bill and other measures.
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Mitterrand fears brain drain over Star Wars plan
Fears of a scientific brain drain to American industry and unrest at home help explain President Mitterrand's reluctance to set a date for new trade talks and to join the Star Wars research program. Europe seeks to bolster Eureka joint space science instead.
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Egyptians Snubbed In Egypt Israel Science Meeting
In Shoresh Israel Egyptian and Israeli scientists met with only 2 of 12 Egyptians attending citing university sensitivities. Experts noted the small Egyptian turnout affected the technical parts of discussions, though the gathering still marked a symbolic milestone in a five year US funded project run to Egypt Sweden and Italy before, and now Israel.
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