Soviet Parade Marks Revolution Anniversary in Moscow
Moscow prepared a 65th anniversary parade with Brezhnev portraits and banners while 3,000 troops and hundreds of weapons were shown atop Lenin's tomb. Western ambassadors planned boycotts over Afghanistan intervention. over 100,000 Soviet troops were deployed since December 1979.
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After Brezhnev Ailing Leader Likely To Be Replaced By Elder Statesman
Washington AP reports the ailing Soviet president Leonid Brezhnev may be replaced by an elderly top official. Potential successors include Andropov Chernenko or Grishin, all veteran Politburo members aged 67 to 70, with Cook predicting the next leader may serve only until the decade’s end.
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Viktor V. Grishin
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Moscow
Andropov
Nikita) Khrushchev
Chrysler strike widens as Canadian workers push for higher pay
Chrysler says Canadian workers cannot be afforded higher pay as 10 000 strikers in frigid Toronto Etobicoke and Windsor press for a general wage rise plus cost of living protection. Detroit layoffs of 2 500 US workers follow the walkout threatening broader job cuts if the strike extends into next year.
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Falklands Victory Called Very Close Run Thing by British
New uncensored accounts portray Britain's Falklands victory as a near miss amid blunders and luck. Max Hastings cites a "very, very close run thing" in the campaign to retake South Georgia, with Argentine invasion timing and multiple failed landing attempts shaping a costly early setback for Britain.
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Congressmen call for quick pullout of Marines from Beirut
A group of U S congressmen led by Rep John Murtha visited 1200 Marines in Beirut urging removal from the capital as soon as possible amid rising violence concerns They toured Mosel airport area and the Christian eastern sector with French and Italian troops part of a 4000 strong multinational force The lawmakers left Beirut for Cairo after briefing by Marine commanders including the 6th Fleet off Lebanon The delegation included Rep Charles Dougherty Rep Robert Livingston Rep Norman Dicks and Rep Nick Rahall
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Reagan urges cooperation on jobs in new Congress
President Reagan, facing a larger Democratic majority, calls for a workable Republican Democrat coalition to prioritize jobs over inflation as unemployment hits a 42 year high of 10.4 percent. Rep Tony Coelho counters, urging bipartisan action to reduce unemployment for 11.8 million Americans.
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