Reagan and Gorbachev Exchange New Year Greetings
Reagan greets the Soviet people in a televised New Year message as Gorbachev plans a response. The two leaders coordinate release times to avoid Rose Bowl coverage, with Reagan’s tape airing on Soviet TV and networks broadcasting Gorbachev’s remarks.
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Calif
Reagan
White House
Kremlin
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Moscow
Martin Fitzwater
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NBC
Cable News
Gorbachev
CBS
U.S
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U.S Soviet
Campaign finance woes hit three presidential contenders
Washington reports that Jesse Jackson, Michael Dukakis, and George Bush face FEC audits and court orders as the Treasury prepares to disburse nearly 29 million in matching funds. Hart and Robertson also face financial and legal pressures, with Robertson seeking a delay and Dukakis touting strong fundraising.
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U.S. Treasury
Jesse Jackson
Federal Election Commission
Gary Hart
FEC
Hart
Ords
Pat Robertson
Michael Dukakis
Bush
Dukakis
Robertson
IRS slow to hire agents delays tax collection push
GAO reports Congress authorized 1,618 IRS agents to be hired by Oct 1, 1986 to raise $593 million in 1987. The IRS increased staff by about half the target, yet still expects audits by newly hired agents to generate the intended supplemental tax revenue.
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GAO
Congress
General Accounting Office
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Internal Revenue
Grain dust explosions led to first federal safety rules
A decade after two deadly grain elevator blasts near New Orleans and Texas killed 54 workers and inspectors, investigations spurred sweeping studies and culminated in federal regulations issued Wednesday to prevent future dust explosions.
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New Orleans
Texas
Plan to burn old chemical weapons in Kentucky
A Kentucky congressman outlines the Army plans to burn old chemical weapons, detailing procedures and potential implications for safety, environment, and regional policy.
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Kentucky
Capture of voodoo priestess ends Uganda attacks
Nairobi reports the capture of Alice Lakwena, 27, leader of the Holy Spirit Movement. She commanded up to 7,000 followers who believed oil rubbed on their chests would ward off bullets. Kenyan authorities said seven followers remained with her when arrested crossing into Kenya.
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Kenya
Alice Lakwena
Holy Spirit Movement
Lakwena
Clerryyman
Justis de Tipis
Suspected crime bosses nabbed in Sicily raid
Messina police arrested 13 suspected crime leaders in a raid at Pellara across the Strait of Messina. Two suspects had two-year warrants. The group, linked to Messina Catania and Reggio Calabria, faces criminal association charges. names not released.
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Messina
Sicily
SSES
Pellara
Italy
Strait of Messina
Catania
Reggio Calabria
Palestinian group seeks French help to move hostage girls
A Palestinian Fatah Revolutionary Council spokesman asked a French pro-Arab lobby group to assist in transferring two French girls Virginie and Marie-Laure aged 5 and 6 and their mother to a safe location before sending them to France. The group, led by Abu Nidal, has been linked to past airport attacks.
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Lebanon
Lucien Billeriin
France
Walid Khalid
Fatah Revolutionary Council
Khalid
Virginie
Marie-Laure
Bitterlin
Gaugilist
Association For Franco-Arab Solidarity
Abu Nidal
United States
Europe
Rome
Vienna
Briton Becomes First Foreigner To Run Great Wall Length
British teacher William Lindesay finished a 1 53 mile solo run of the Great Wall in two stretches, taking 78 days and becoming the first foreigner to complete the distance according to Xinhua. He started April 7 with minimal supplies, endured loneliness and fatigue, and plans to recall the feat with pride.
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Great Wall
Beliing
William Lindesay
Xinhua
Lindesay
Gansu
Hebei
Britain
Polytechnical
Manchester
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