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Ottawa economic summit

Secrecy surrounds Ottawa summit talks.

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Royal wedding spectacle

US audiences applaud the theatre of the royal wedding.

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Baseball strike, 1981

The 1981 Major League Baseball strike comes to an end.

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Reagan breaks air strike

Air controllers strike broken by President Reagan.

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Neutron bomb backlash

Europe reacts angrily to Reagan's announcement of new bomb programme.

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Libyans challenge US aircraft

Reagan talks tough over Libyan intercepts of US airplanes.

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Fruit fly battle

California under siege by fruit flies.

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Inner city decay

Power outage highlights problem of urban infrastructure decay.

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First woman Supreme Court judge

Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman Supreme Court judge.

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Illegal immigration, 1981

Huge increase in illegal immigrants from Mexico entering the US.

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US reviews Soviet military strength

Soviet military strength ahead of US, report finds.

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Death of Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)

President Sadat of Egypt is assassinated in a year of political assassination attempts.

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Video tape copyright claim

Film studios win copyright claim against video taping.

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Abortion an issue again

Attorney General suggests making abortion illegal.

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Reagan backtracks on missiles

President suggests US and Soviet re-think on land-based missiles.

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Reagan vetoes budget

Presidential veto over budget sees government workers sent home.

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Video games craze

Newest craze in US is for Japanese video games.

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US-China relations

Special relationship between West Coast Americans and the Chinese.

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Martial law in Poland

US impotent as martial law imposed on Poland.

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US budget deficit

Reagan's economic plans result in massive budget deficit.

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President Reagan and the Middle East

A review of Ronald Reagan's concerns in the Middle East.

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Polish propaganda

Reading between the lines of news from Poland.

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Reagan faces reality

Low ratings reflect the president's change of heart over many electoral promises.

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Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal

A recollection of FDR's re-evaluation of the need for social reform.

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Roosevelt 100th anniversary, 1982

White House marks Roosevelt's centenary.

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President Truman and Dr Arthur Barsky

The life and work of Dr Arthur Barksy, and a change in presidential security.

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Winter deepens recession

Big freeze hits farming and housing as economic recession continues.

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The Moral Majority

Civil liberties rally brings together left and right protesting against evangelicals.

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The real Florida

The real Florida is not all sun and sand.

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St. Patrick's Day 1982

President Reagan's views on Northern Ireland and the appeal of Ed Koch

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