Iran Fronts Reach Iraqi Border Amid War Claims
Beir ut reports Iran announced troops broke through three Iraqi defense lines to reach the border for the first time since the Sept 1980 war began. IRNA said 116 square miles were captured and a 22 mile border strip secured, with flags raised west of the Khuzistan Railway.
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Lebanon
Iran
Khuzistan
Islamic Republic News Agency
IRNA
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Islamic Republic
Welfare checks stalled in Illinois budget fight
About 100,000 welfare recipients face delays as Democrats and Gov. James R. Thompson clash over $20 million in emergency General Assistance funds. Senate President Philip Rock said the money, tied to a payroll measure for 166 Revenue Department workers, cannot move without approval. Rock accuses Thompson of not budging while the governor blames House Democrats led by Michael Madigan for the holdup.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
State Revenue Department
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Rock
Thompson
Revenue Department
Gover
David Gilbert
House
Michael Madigan
Chicago
Ann Landers column fans rally as readers voice mixed views
Readers defend and condemn Ann Landers in a long letter column. Supporters praise her as a breath of fresh air while critics call plagiarism, questionable responses, and old letters. The editor notes 282 in favor and 27 opposed, with a postscript welcome back.
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Carbondale
Ray Nowacki
Murphysboro
Cleotis Eveland
Carterville
J.B. O’connor
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Ann Landers
Falkland Islands
Falklands
Peter Selkowe
Ghostly glow seen on film from shuttle mission
SPACE CENTER Houston AP A Stanford scientist reports an eerie ghostly glow on the leading edge of the space shuttle Columbia during its eight day flight last March The light, seen only on film, may come from atomic oxygen reacting with the hull when the craft speeds through orbit NASA said astronauts will be instructed to look for the lights The glow described as a golden hazy glow hovered on the leading edge and around the tail and engine module.
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Jack Lousma
Gordon Fullerton
Thomas K. Mattingly
Henry Hartsfield
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Argentine minister seeks U.N. solution to Falklands crisis
Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Enrique Ros heads to United Nations in New York to pursue a peaceful settlement as Britain warns of further bombing. Britain doubts the plan and press reports hint at a possible Monday marine landing. The sides clash over sovereignty while weather complicates daily combat.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Falkland
Britain
Times of London
Enrique Ros
Buenos Aires
U.N
New York
Falklands
Nicanor Costa Mendez
John Woodward
Royal Marines
British Defense Ministry
Ian McDonald
London
Argen
Rare cancer found in three Vietnam veterans in Atlanta study
Doctors at Emory University Medical School and the Atlanta VA Hospital reported three Vietnam veterans diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma, all likely exposed to Agent Orange. They cautioned that three cases do not prove a link and call for follow up studies to assess cancer risk and possible causation.
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Atlanta Journal Atlanta
Emory University Medical School
Vietnam
P. Ravi Sarma
Julian Jacobs
New England Journal of Medicine
Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital
Jacobs
Charles Grim
Atlanta VA
Hinckley told to leave home weeks before Reagan shooting
JoAnn Hinckley testified that John Hinckley Jr was told three weeks before the 1981 shooting of President Reagan to live away from his parents Evergreen Colorado home. She said his father met him at Denver airport March 7 1981 and urged him to face life on his own at the Y or in a motel.
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John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
Evergreen
Colo
YMCA
JoAnn Hinckley
John Hinckley Sr
Denver
New York
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U.S
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