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University Daily Kansan, March 31, 1982
News Briefs From United Press International
Military air-drop exercise kills four, injures over 100
FORT IRWIN, Calif.—Four paratroopers died and more than 100 were wounded in a recent exercise in the Southern California desert. It was the biggest military at risk in the country.
Two men died because their parachutes did not open and one was killed when he landed on a piece of heavy equipment, said Army LL. Gen. Robert Kingston, commander of the rapid deployment force. He said a fourth died for unknown reasons.
Officials said the early morning training exercise was nearly canceled because of high winds, but the wind died down before the drop.
The operation, dubbed "Gallant Eagle 82", involved nearly 3,000 paratroopers and 90 aircraft of the famed 82nd airborne division and was designed to test the nation's rapid deployment force in command, communications, intelligence collection and tactical deployment.
Kingston said that more than 100 troopers turned themselves in to the dispensary after the airdrop but that more than 80 of the injured were
Air Force Ll. Col. Neil Buttimer said, "They were going to cancel the drop because of wind, but the wind dropped down. In general terms, it was windy
"As near as we know, the winds were within acceptable limits."
Arab strikers protest Israeli rule
**SARIMUM**, Israel—Arab citizens of Israel shut down parts of Gaillee town, move machines and machinery that spread from the West to Israel. At least 12 million are inside.
Israel amassed 10,000 police and soldiers in Gallella before the strike—the first in an alliance in sympathy with Palestinian protests against Israeli occupation on the occasion.
Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed and more than 40 people injured in 13 days of West Bank unrest.
through the “land day” anniversaryes have annually caused disruptive protest, the strike was the first since the 1976 riots in which Israeli security forces attacked a Palestinian hospital.
Shuttle lands after one-day delay
Columbia space shuttle astronauts Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerion returned to their homes near Houston in a reinstorm last night and said their mission was a success.
The landing Tuesday morning in White Sands, N.M.—a date late—capped a triumphant eight-day mission in space.
With the landing, delayed by Monday's sandstorm at White Sands, the astronauts racked up a shuttle endurance record of 8 days, 4 minutes and 49 seconds.
It was the first time an American-manned space flight had been extended and the first time the Columbia landed on a backup field.
"Welcome home," ground communicator Steve Nagel told the astronauts as Columbia's main landing gear kicked up streamers of gypseum dust from the Earth.
Reagan to tape 10 radio pep-talks
WASHINGTON—President Reagan, taking up a tactic that served
the interests of the country, a weekly series of radio peep-
takes Saturday on domestic and foreign policy.
The 10-program series will be offered to all networks. Most network spokesmen use this approach, only the shows, although actual broadcasters would be up to individual stations.
The first broadcast will be at 11:05 a.m. Saturday and is expected to deal with the federal budget and Reagan's determination not to compromise on
"These reports will give the public an opportunity to hear directly from the president once a week," David Gerken. White House communications department
Roosevelt used radio extensively during the Depression to reassure the public and to rally support for his programs. The broadcasts, called "firebes chats," were the first full-scale exploitation of the nation's electronic media.
Iranian attack forces Iraqi retreat
BEIRUT, Lebanon—Iraq said yesterday it ordered a retreat of its troops on the southern front of the 18-month-old gulf war in the face of mounting threats.
President Saddam Hussein, quoted by the official Iraqi Press Agency, said the withdrawal of the fourth army in Iraq's southern Khobar province was "a significant milestone." The president said
But Iran, which analysts said had tipped the battlefield struggle in its favor, said the fourth army was destroyed.
The Iranian high command, quoted by Tehran Railroad, said its forces seized several Iranian cities and killed 25,000 Iraqis and wounded and killed 13 people.
Ellsberg tells of presidential lies
MANHATTAN, Kan.-Daniel Ellsberg, former Pentagon nuclear strangle wrist nuclear armaments and lied to the American Senate about nuclear armaments and the arsenal race.
Ellsberg, scherp to about 400 people at Kansas State University, said Presidents Elewenborow, Kennedy and Johnson all had lied about a "missile threat."
He said that actual surveillance in the early 1960s showed that the United States had 200 intercontinental ballistic missiles while the U.S.S.R. had four.
"frightened" Americans into the opening stages of what he called large-scale demonstrations against U.S. nuclear policy.
WASHINGTON—John Hincley, accused of attempting to kill President Reagan, met face-to-face with actress Jodie Foster in court yesterday — 365 days after Reagan was shot in what has been called a love-sick bid for attention.
Foster testifies in Hinkley hearing
In the closed proceeding Foster was asked to identify and comment on evidence, according to a statement issued by the office of the judge presiding
The deposition was held as Foster's testimony could be taken. Officials were worried that Foster, who will be leaving the country soon to make a deal with the United States, might be found guilty.
Iames Brady readmitted to hospital
Hinckley, 26, is accused of trying to assassinate Reagan and assaulting him in theaters, railways, and two law enforcement officials in a burglar gunfire in Washington.
The statement said Hinklee was present for the proceeding, which was videotaped and involved about two hours over the last two days.
WASHINGTON—James Brady, White House press secretary, was admitted to a hospital for treatment of an inflamed vein in his leg yesterday, exactly one year after he was critically wounded by a gunman trying to kill President Reagan
Brady, 41, is suffering from thrombophlebitis in his left leg, according to a George Washington Hospital statement that reported Brady's condition as follows:
A hospital spokesman said that often "people who are not mobile" develop the problem.
The statement said that his problem was being managed with medication, and that surgery was not being considered.
Brady was shot in the head and suffered extensive brain damage in the attack on Reagan last March 30 outside the Washington Hilton Hotel.
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