AIDS infected insurance man’s death linked to 14 more victims
In Marlin Texas authorities say a slain AIDS positive insurance man named Jimmy Etheridge kept a list of 40 children with whom he claimed sexual relations. The investigation suggests as many as 54 youths may have been affected. A 16 year old living with him testified he shot Etheridge by accident. The district attorney noted the case may not prove murder beyond reasonable doubt.
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Marlin
Texas
Jimmy Etheridge
Dallas
Etheridge
Thomas Sehon
Sehon
Max Headroom added to list of stuttering offense
San Francisco AP reports Max Headroom the computer generated TV character is now offensive to stutterers along with Porky Pig. Theodore E. Emery a Florida speech therapist at the National Stuttering Project convention warns that children imitate stuttered speech causing conscious talking and confusion.
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San Francisco
Max Headroom
Porky Pig
Theodore E. Emery
Florida
Max
J-J-Johnny
Emery
Weekend Storms Forecast With Hot Afternoon Heat
Partly cloudy skies persist into Sunday with afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Temperatures will range from the mid 70s at night to the mid 90s during the day as storms roam across the area.
Deaths of Mary Crout and Others Prominent in State
Memorial notices list Mary O Crout Savannah Letitia Gleaton North Phyllis Haye Beech Island Larlie Thompson Augusta among recent deaths with obituary details directing readers to Page 6A for full information. The brief names multiple individuals and their locales.
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Mary O. Crout
Savannah
Letitia B. Gleaton
North
Phyllis F. Haye
Beech Island
Larlie E. Thompson
Augusta
Shultz May Visit Central America To Promote Peace Plan
Secretary of State George P. Shultz may travel to Central America next month to advance Reagan's peace initiative, aides say, though he has not firmed up plans and will not depart before his vacation ends in early September. He previously rejected Nicaragua's bid for bilateral talks, amid criticism the plan aims to sway Congress on Contra aid.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Central America
Reagan
Nicaragua
Shultz
Capitol Hill
George Shultz
Ortega
Guatemala City
United States
Contra
Jobless rate hits decade low as July adds 470 thousand jobs
The Labor Department reports a 6.0 percent unemployment rate in July with 470,000 more people working. Nonfarm payrolls rise by 300,000, while manufacturing adds 150,000 jobs year over year. Auto industry layoffs decline as model-year changes affect counts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood
Norwood
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
United States
Three Kuwaiti Tankers Refueled Ahead of U S Flag Reflagging
Three Kuwaiti tankers refueled overnight near the Arabian Sea and sat 17 miles off Khor Fakkan awaiting U S flag reflagging and naval escort for a voyage through the Strait of Hormuz to Kuwait. Iran test fired an anti-ship missile as its naval maneuvers ended, and West Germany hinted at sending a naval detachment to free U S ships for Persian Gulf duties.
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Manama
Bahrain
United States
Persian Gulf
Iran
Gulf
Defense Ministry
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
U.S
United Arab Emirates
Arabian Sea
Khor Fakkan
Fujeira
Anchorage
Strait of
Hormuz
Kuwait
Philadelphia
Chesapeake Shipping Co
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Harold J. Bernsen
Middle East
Strait of Hormuz
Federal Courts Asked To Referee Gulf Ship Reflagging Dispute
Lawmakers ask federal courts to decide if Reagan plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers with American flags and U S Navy ships triggers the War Powers Act. Rep Mike Lowry says suit by 114 House and Senate members seeks to curb potential U S involvement in the Iran Iraq war era crisis. White House disputes applicability saying no imminent hostilities.
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White House
Congress
Reagan
Persian Gulf
U.S
House
Senate
Richard Nixon
Mike Lowry
D-Wash
House Democratic Study Group
Supreme Court
Lowry
U.S. Navy
America
Kuwait
Iraq
Roman Popaciuk
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