Haig and Nicaragua clash over meddling during OAS talks
Secretary of State Haig and Nicaragua foreign minister Miguel d Escoto Brockman traded charges after a brief meeting at the OAS assembly in Castries St Lucia. Haig accused Managua of extensive intervention in El Salvador and warned of Cuban links while d Escoto defended Nicaragua and called U S intervention a custom.
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Bye Bye Byrd pollers test senator strength
West Virginia voters face a Senate race questions as a group calling itself the Bye Bye Byrd Committee, backed by NCPAC, airs a TV spot against Senator Robert Byrd. Byrd denounces the ad as misleading while the producer defends it.
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Cuba expands airfields as Cuba strengthens MiG force
US intelligence reports Cuba is upgrading secondary airfields across western central and eastern regions to disperse a MiG fleet exceeding 150 aircraft. Shelters, longer runways, and fuel bunkers are being added to improve resilience against attacks amid tensions over Cuba backing Nicaragua and Central American guerrillas.
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Castro
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