Reagan wins AWACS sale fight with intense pressure
Reagan used in person and telephone persuasion to swing Senate votes on the 8.5 billion AWACS deal with Saudi Arabia. Key lawmakers switched sides, including Cohen and Andrews, while aides described unprecedented White House pressure and unity under the president’s strategy.
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Washington
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D-Ohio
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United States
Israel
American Jewish Committee
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Clovis Mahsoud
League of Arab States
United Nations
U.S
Convicts Hold Dozens Hostage at Graterford Prison
In Graterford Pennsylvania convicts seized more than thirty hostages in the state prison kitchen after an escape attempt. Ken Robinson of the Bureau of Corrections said 36 inmates were in the area along with three unarmed guards and three civilian workers. No injuries reported. The exact number of escapees among the 36 was unclear. The prisoners have made no demands.
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Three Navy crewmen killed as electronic warfare plane crashes
In Virginia Beach, three Navy crewmen died when an electronic warfare EAGB Prowler exploded and crashed into a horse pasture near Oceana Naval Air Station. The aircraft, taking off from Norfolk, was bound for USS Kennedy. relatives not yet notified. Debris damaged a nearby house but no injuries or horses reported.
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Wash
Lois
Norfolk Air Base
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Ralph
Princess Anne Stables
Midgett
Woman testifies in arson assault case after fire attacks
Betty Ziesler, 36, disfigured by burns over 75 percent, testified from a hospital bed about being beaten and set on fire by her husband Lester Ziesler in their apartment. He faces aggravated arson and attempted murder charges as the couple has six children.
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Elvis would fly West at night to get drugs
Presley aide testified that Elvis would summon aides and fly to the West Coast in the small hours if his doctor refused drug requests. He described Presley taking multiple sleeping pills nightly and arranging early-morning trips to Palm Springs to obtain more medications, with the star remaining incoherent during the period.
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