Khadafy provokes U S leaders with Libya tactics
In Our Opinion notes Khadafy’s ability to rile U S presidents. Reagan accused Libya of sending assassination teams and urged oil firms to pull about 1500 American workers. Carter’s embassy closure followed 1980 violence in Tripoli. Libyan embassy drama in Washington ended after water, power threats. Carter’s brother Billy registered with DOJ as a Libyan agent, earning over $220,000.
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Muammar Khadafy
Ronald Reagan
Khadafy
United States
Reagan
U.S
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Richard L. Worshop
Carter
Tripoli
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
Washington
Embassy Row
State Department
Billy
Justice Department
Libyan chief drives US presidents crazy
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy triggers tensions with the United States over terrorism support and assassination attempts while oil interests conflict with diplomatic demands. The Reagan administration ordered Libya to close its Washington mission and remove staff, and U.S. Navy jets shot down Libyan aircraft near the Gulf of Sidra amid disputes over territorial waters.
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Libya
Washington
State Department
Gulf of Sidra
United States
U.S
Khadafy
Stalemate Seen in Afghanistan War as Vietnam Echoes Rise
Western reporters describe a prolonged stalemate in Afghanistan since Soviet forces entered in 1979. Analysts like Robert Neumann and Edward Girardet see neither side achieving a decisive victory, forecasting a war that could last for years with guerrillas maintaining pressure and the Kremlin facing an endless stalemate.
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Afghanistan
Robert Neumann
U.S
Edward Girardet
The
Christian Sciences Monitor
U.S. News & World Report
Russsia
America
Kremlin
Afghanistan Qays Vietnam? Soviet Afghan conflict grows more armed
Analysis notes Afghan fighters increasing weaponry from foreign sources including covert U S and allies via Pakistan. CIA financed program alleged by Carl Bernstein involves China Egypt Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to arm rebels. Pakistan facilitates smuggling across a long border while avoiding open backing. Soviet lessons in Afghanistan seen as potential deterrent amid regional fears.
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Richard T
United States
Carl Bernstein
New Republic
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Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
U.N. General Assembly
Poland
Antigua and Barbuda gain independence amid economic worries
Antigua and Barbuda emerge as independent states with a population around 75,000 and an average income near $1,000 per person. Britain pledges about $18 million over 10 years while announcing aid as Antigua and Barbuda face 20 percent unemployment and Barbuda separatist tensions. Prime Minister Vere Bird leads the new government as the U.S. previously maintained Caribbean bases and ships relations in the 1940s.
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World of Independent Nations
Caribbean
Ernest B. Williams
Britain
Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Grenada
St. Lucia
Dominica
St. Vincent
English Harbour
Horatio Nelson
U.S
United States
Vere Bird
Senate chaplain salary sparks taxpayer curiosity
A Fresno style inquiry recounts Mrs. Florence Schroder of Muskegon Michigan learning that Senate chaplain Richard Halverson saw his pay rise from forty thousand one hundred ten to fifty two thousand seven hundred fifty a year. The piece explores what the chaplain does to earn the money and notes staff unfamiliarity with his daily duties.
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Florence Schroder
Richard C. Halverson
Halverson
Richard Halverson
Congress
Senate
Chicago
In Your Opinion Begin risks peace in Mideast
Peter Mives of Syracuse argues that Menachem Begin’s peace rhetoric hides a gamble with global peace. He contends Israel’s actions undermine Camp David norms and UN authority, risking a second holocaust through nuclear and military capabilities.
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Mideast
Menachem Begin
Golan Heights
Israel
Camp David
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Solidarity
Auschwitz
Treblinka
Dachau
Peter M Ives
Syracuse
West Genesee A.C. honors SU coach and players at banquet
The West Genesee Athletic Club hosted its Pop Warner football banquet on December 13. Syracuse University head coach Dick MacPherson attended and spoke to the youngsters, with players Paul Zambuto Craig Bingham and Joe Morris also delivering speeches and signing autographs. Henry Smith, club president, praised the guests as a credit to the community and the university.
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West Genesee Athletic Club
Pop Warner
Dick MacPherson
Syracuse University
Paul Zambuto
Craig Bingham
Joe Morris
MacPherson
Letter Writers Back Reagan Impeachment Call Amid War Fears
A reader letter endorses impeachment of Ronald Reagan and criticizes his presidency as rushing the country toward war. A Ford worker laments unemployment rising, hoping war might restore work as economic pain deepens nationwide.
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Ronald Reagan
McDonald
Reagan
Ford Motor 20
Liberals At Fault And The Bid For Normalcy
A letter from Mrs Charles Roberts of Canastota criticizes liberal policy shifts from the New Deal to the Great Society, arguing they burden the middle class and promote welfare. She praises some religious leaders and calls for a return to traditional values while opposing anti gun lobbying and permissive sex education.
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America
Sears
Jerry Falwells
Jim Bakkes
National Council of Churches
Democrat Party
Charles Roberts
Canastota
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