Grenada Junta Warns U S Over Invasion Claims
Grenada's leftist military council calls U S reports of danger to Americans there an invasion pretext. The Pentagon says a 2000 Marines convoy heads toward Grenada while the State Department denies immediate evacuation plans. Local radio claims defend sovereignty as Grenada braces for possible sanctions or action with about 758 Americans on the island.
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Syria Threatens to Fire on U S Ships and Planes
Syria warned through the government paper Tishrin that rockets will be fired at any American targets as U S ships and jets operate near Lebanon. The note followed Reagan’s claim that Syria blocks Middle East peace, amid clashes between Druse gunmen and Lebanese forces near Souk el Gharb and elsewhere in Beirut, with Marines in Beirut under fire and a 6th Fleet presence.
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Americans in arms protest across the United States
Thousands joined protests at over 140 U.S. sites opposing NATO Pershing 2 and cruise missiles deployment in Western Europe. Major rallies formed at arms depots and missile factories, with arrests but no violence reported as demonstrators denounced nuclear brinkmanship and urged peace.
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Common people reject NATO goals in massive protests
Tass reports Western Europe shows broad anti-nuclear protests against NATO militarism. London saw a large cruise missile protest with police estimating 90,000, organizers claiming 200,000. West Germany and other nations joined a total march count over a million.
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