A bomb exploded early today in a mid-town Manhattan abortion clinic, slightly injuring two passers-by, but it did not stop those at the center from performing abortions later in the day. The bombing caused about $10,000 in damage. Police say several...
Soviet officials have confirmed that a crippled nuclear submarine sank in the Atlantic early today. US officials believe the sub carried at least sixteen nuclear missiles. Explosion and fire on the vessel last Friday killed three crewmen. The rest of...
The Treasury Department announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on some US savings bonds. NPR's Barbara Mantell reports that the 1.5 point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors. The Treasury said it is lowering the r...
Lesson Twenty One Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. A committee of scientists is calling on President Reagan to launch a billion-dollar information campaign to keep the AIDS epidemic from sprea...
Lesson Twenty Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. The Pentagon today called on the highly publicized withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan a sham. Moscow announced earlier this month that...
Lesson Nineteen Section One: News in Br Tapescript 1. Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Stievardnadze said today that some Soviet troops will begin pulling out of Aflghanist n witl-iiii a few days. The r...
Lesson Eighteen Section One: News in Brief Tapescript A I. Much of the flood-plagued Midwest got more . today. Flood rain waters have forced more than 2,000 families out of their homes. Illinois has s...
Lesson Seventeen Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. Two of the American hostages being held in Lebanon appeared in a videotape released today, appealing to the Reagan Administration to work as h...
lesson Sixteen Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. President Reagan announced today, that he and Soviet leader Gorbachev will meet in Iceland October I 1 th and 12th to prepare for a summit betwe...
Lesson Fifteen Section One: Nev,,s in Brief Tapescript 1. American reporter Nicholas Daniloff arrived back in the United States today, and accused Soviet spy, Gennadi Zakharov, left for the Soviet Uni...
