Reagan approves CIA plan to sabotage Nicaragua targets
The Post reports President Reagan authorized a 19 million CIA covert program to damage Nicaraguan power plants and bridges to slow arms to El Salvador. A 500‑strong Latin American paramilitary force would operate from camps near the Nicaraguan-Honduran border, with no timetable set.
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UPI
Reagan
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Nicaragua
el Salvador
Washington Post
U.S
Dale Peterson
White House
William Casey
National Security Council
Alexander Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Boy turns thief to pay heat bill
In Chicago a 111 year old boy attempted to steal from a currency exchange to raise 1000 for his mother as heat bills threatened to cut power. He attacked a rear door with a hammer before being caught by police and returned home. Authorities consider juvenile petition and child services intervention.
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Chicago
UPI
Edward C. Beale
Beale
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co
Amos Alonzo Stage
Department of Human Services
Guatemala police and soldiers fire on peaceful protest
In Guatemala City police and soldiers opened fire on a peaceful protest over alleged election fraud wounding several and detaining eight foreign journalists including a U S television crew. A hospital said a woman with a arm wound was admitted and witnesses reported beatings and tear gas.
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Guatemala City
UPI
Guatemala
U.S
Doctor doubts cocaine killed Belushi death
Los Angeles based report states Belushi’s doctor doubts cocaine caused the actor’s death. The specialist notes a Chloromycetin powder used for a severe ear infection may have appeared as white powder near the bedside. Investigators and Times sources dispute whether needle marks indicate injection prior to death.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John Belushi
Belushi
Beverly Hills
Caine
KABC
Judd Rose
Blues Brothers
UPL
John
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Cocaine admissions surge in federally funded clinics
National Institute on Drug Abuse researchers report cocaine related admissions at 2,100 federally funded clinics tripled from 1977 to 1980, with 11,350 admissions in 1980. Men, whites, and ages 20 to 29 predominate, and over 15 million Americans have tried cocaine at least once, per surveys.
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National Institute On Drug Abuse
John Belushi
Los Angeles
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Edgar Adams
Institute
Adams
Record Seizure Sets U.S. Cocaine Benchmark in Miami
U.S. authorities seized 3,748 pounds of Colombian cocaine hidden in boxes labeled blue jeans in a Miami airport warehouse. The haul, intermingled with clothing on a Boeing 707 from Colombia, is valued at about 925 million dollars, the largest ever confiscated by U.S. agencies.
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Miami
UPI
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Customs
Tennessee
Washington
George Bush
South Florida
Bush
Colombia
Indiana Jones fuels fedora fashion trend across genders
The Indiana Jones look, centered on a well worn fedora, sparks a fashion trend noted by Norman Karr of the Men's Fashion Association. Designers Marsha Akins and John Milano cite a revival of 1930s to 1940s styles as female and male shoppers embrace the adventurous hero vibe. Gary Rosenthal of Stetson notes broad interest across ages 18 to 80, linking nostalgia with film influence.
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New York
UPI
Indiana Jones
Harrison Ford
Humphrey Bogart
Bogie
Norman Karr
Men's Fashion Association
Gary Rosenthal
Stetson Hat Co
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