| | Reagan Asks Renewed Aid To Contra "Freedom Fighters" | | | Soviet Leader Chernenko, 73 dies, Mikhail Gorbachev, 54 Takes Over | | | Reagan Says US Will Abide By Unratified SALT II Agreement | | | Earthquake Hits Mexico, 10,000 Die | | | Treaty With Great Britain Gives Ireland Role In North Ireland | | | Reagan Signs Gram-Rudman Bill Mandating Budget Control | | | 20 Are Killed In Arab Terrorist Attacks At Vienna And Rome Airports |
| | Ex-Navyman John Walker, son , and brother are arrested for espionage | | | Prime rate drops to 10%, Dow tops 1300 for first time | | | Palestinian Terrorists Seize "Achille Lauro" Cruise Ship, Kill Leon Klinghoffer In Wheelchair | | | US Air Force intercepts "Lauro" hijackers over Mediterranean | | | Columbia volcano erupts, 25,000 are killed | | | Died, Rock Hudson, Phil silvers, Orson Wells | | | Sylvester Stalone makes "Rambo" movies popular | | | Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record with his 4,192nd hit | | | Barbie Dolls surpass in number, the American population | | | New words, (takeover jargon) white knight, golden parachute, poison pill, junk bonds |
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