U.S. expert says spy dust may be temporary threat
In Moscow a four member U S team led by Dr Ernest McConnell argues the chemical NPPD used by the KGB to track diplomats is likely not mutagenic after skin exposure and may be rapidly altered by the body. They expect preliminary results in 30 to 60 days from surface and item sampling.
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State Department
KGB
U.S
Ernest McConnell
McConnell
Karen Hammerstrom
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
Hammerstrom
Richard Combs
Combs
United States
Department of Toxicology
National Health Insitute
Clashes erupt in west Beirut as Druse and Shiite forces fight
In west Beirut, Druse and Shiite militiamen clashed for control of neighborhoods while fighting spilled to Tripoli and Sidon areas. Police reported two dead and seven wounded. ceasefire declared at dawn by Walid Jumblatt and Nabih Berri. Other battles near Baal Mohsen and Bab Tabbane left several civilians killed or injured, with broader clashes fueling a fragile security situation across Lebanon.
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West Beirut
Lebanon
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Amal
Nabih Berri
Baal Mohsen
Bab Tabbane
Tawheed
Tripoli
Beirut
Kohl names diplomat as new spy chief
West Germany appoints Hans-Georg Wieck, a veteran diplomat and NATO ambassador, as head of the Federal Intelligence Service replacing Heribert Hellenbroich who was fired amid the Hans-Joachim Tiedge counter-espionage scandal. Government sources say Hellenbroich bore responsibility for the affair.
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Friedhelm Ost
Hans-Georg Wieck
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Heribert Hellenbroich
Hellenbroich
Wieck
Moscow
Kohl
Fred Hetlenbroich
Hans-Joachim Tiedge
East Germany
Tiedge
Ost
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