The World - News from Dec. 24, 1986
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President Reagan took action to keep in force year-old economic sanctions against Libya, which were scheduled to expire on Jan. 7, 1987. In a letter to the House and Senate, Reagan said the crisis that led to the sanctions “has not been resolved.” Last January, after Libyan-inspired terrorist attacks at airports in Rome and Vienna, Reagan imposed a virtual trade embargo against the North African nation.
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