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BREAKING NEWS ALERT: PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN SANCTIONS MOSCOW; CLOSES AMERICAN AIR SPACE FOR SOVIET AIRLINES
*Tuesday, September 6, 1983: Following the Korean Airlines Flight 007 crash, President Ronald Reagan and members of his administration blasted the Soviet Union in one of the starkest terms, the President, on September 6, announced the closure of American air space for Soviet civilian planes effective immediately. "The tragedy of September 1st has had devastating cost to the families of those lost including international fallout from across the world. The Soviets will regret that they did this and for these barbaric actions, there will be severe and devastating consequences in response," Reagan said when addressing reporters during a White House briefing in the Old Executive Office Building.
A number of lawmakers led by United States Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) had been calling on Reagan to close the US airspace for any Soviet airplanes and also demanded additional sanctions. The administration followed through by imposing additional sanctions on the Soviet Union including cutting off economic trade relations with Moscow altogether. US Secretary of State George P. Shultz was asked what specific retaliation will the United States have in response to the 09.01.83 Incident, Shultz declined to answer but said there will be response at the appropriate time at the appropriate choosing.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR THE LATE US DEFENSE SECRETARY HENRY M. JACKSON
*Wednesday, September 7, 1983: Following a public viewing at the Washington National Cathedral during the week of September 5th-6th, Funeral Services were held for the late US Secretary of Defense Henry M. Jackson at the First Presbyterian Church in Everett, Washington. Among those in attendance: US Vice President George HW Bush; US Deputy Defense Secretary and acting Defense Secretary Capsar Weinberger; United States Senators Strom Thurmond (R-SC); Barry Goldwater (R-AZ); Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY St); Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA); Juan H. Cintron Garcia (D-PR); Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX); Charles G. Mathias, Jr., (R-MD); US Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-TN); US Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd (D-WV); former US Vice President Edward W. Brooke, III; former United States Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA St); US Defense Secretary John G. Tower; Washington Governor John Spellman including countless other dignitaries. Following the services, Scoop was laid to rest with full military honors at the Evergreen Cemetery in Everett, Washington.
*Tuesday, September 6, 1983: Following the Korean Airlines Flight 007 crash, President Ronald Reagan and members of his administration blasted the Soviet Union in one of the starkest terms, the President, on September 6, announced the closure of American air space for Soviet civilian planes effective immediately. "The tragedy of September 1st has had devastating cost to the families of those lost including international fallout from across the world. The Soviets will regret that they did this and for these barbaric actions, there will be severe and devastating consequences in response," Reagan said when addressing reporters during a White House briefing in the Old Executive Office Building.
A number of lawmakers led by United States Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) had been calling on Reagan to close the US airspace for any Soviet airplanes and also demanded additional sanctions. The administration followed through by imposing additional sanctions on the Soviet Union including cutting off economic trade relations with Moscow altogether. US Secretary of State George P. Shultz was asked what specific retaliation will the United States have in response to the 09.01.83 Incident, Shultz declined to answer but said there will be response at the appropriate time at the appropriate choosing.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR THE LATE US DEFENSE SECRETARY HENRY M. JACKSON
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