Torture claim fuels Mexican police custody case top story
Tucson based DEA agent Victor Cortez 34 flown from Mexico after alleged torture with a cattle prod in Guadalajara. Officials say he and family were brought to Tucson for a medical checkup tying to his last U.S. residence before transfer. Reagan orders shuttle Challenger replacement start with 2 billion program aimed for 1992 completion at Vandenberg.
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Grace Hopper Ends 43 Year Navy Career on Old Ironsides
Rear Adm Grace Hopper retires from the Navy after 43 years on the USS Constitution nickname Amazing Grace. The COBOL co inventor urged next generation to seek new methods and be willing to apologize later. About 275 guests attended the ceremony aboard Old Ironsides.
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Tustin Couple Freed After Drug Possession Charge
A 49 year old bartender and a 37 year old clerk were freed on their own recognizance after their 13 year old daughter Deanna walked into a police station with a bag of pills cocaine and marijuana. The teenager remains in county shelter with a Juvenile Court hearing to determine protective custody and an arraignment set for September 23.
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Father receives call as son returns from Vietnam captivity
Robert Schwab II, a 43 year old American held 16 months in Vietnam, is freed by Vietnam and contacts his father from the U S Embassy in Bangkok after a perilous voyage. Relatives had feared he was killed by pirates during an attempt to smuggle two Vietnamese women from the country.
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Couple Await Florida Extradition After 42 Mile Chase
A Cuban native Louis A Barrios 24 living in Hialeah and Doris Mae Lansing 20 of Ft. Pierce face Florida charges after a 42 mile pursuit through three South Carolina counties in a stolen tractor cab. Barrios is charged with reckless driving failure to stop for a blue light and siren and driving without a license. Lansing faces prostitution solicitation and failure to appear in court and awaits extradition in Clarendon County.
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FDA Warns Of Contaminated Morbier Ripper Cheese
The FDA warned in ten states that Morbier Ripper a French semi soft cheese may carry Listeria monocytogenes. The product from Unicopa was imported by Crystal Food Import Corp of East Boston Mass which issued a recall.
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Young Motorist? Child Charged In Babysitter Death
A 10-year-old girl babysitter was charged with murder in Los Angeles County for the strangling death of a year-old girl. The defendant, held without bail, may be the county’s youngest murder suspect, officials said. The victim’s death occurred when the suspect’s father and the mother returned from a date early Aug. 7.
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Governor urges law for statewide transportation cabinet
Pinopolis AP Gov Dick Riley calls on lawmakers to pass a law creating a state transportation cabinet that would form a comprehensive transportation department. He says the focus should be a unified system rather than separate roads ports airlines or airports, voiced at the cabinet meeting.
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Fighter jet crash kills three near Clark Air Base
A Philippine Air Force fighter crashed and exploded outside Clark Air Base in Angeles, killing the pilot and two others. A fire engulfed three homes, with at least four people taken to a hospital for burn injuries as Rizal Policarpio, spokesman for Mayor Francisco Nepomuceno, confirmed.
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Reagan to Seek Confirmation of Two Supreme Court Noms
President Reagan’s picks William Rehnquist for chief justice and Antonin Scalia for a vacant seat head for Senate approval next month. The Judiciary Committee cleared both appointees, with some Democrats opposing Rehnquist and Republicans voicing doubts. Scalia won unanimous committee support and would be the court’s youngest member if confirmed.
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Oregon Fires Burn Out Of Control Across State
Firefighters reported progress but Oregon wildfires remained uncontained as thunderstorms and cooler air aided operations. Across the West more than 560,000 acres burned since August 2 with 11,000 firefighters on the lines and crews focusing on forests in Oregon and Nevada, Idaho, Montana, California, and Utah.
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Police Identify Ship Carrying Sri Lankan Refugees To Canada
Hamburg police say the ship carrying 155 Sri Lankan Tamils found off Newfoundland has been identified but the vessel name and departure port will not be released until a news conference. Canadian officials indicate authorities have traced the ship and expect details this afternoon.
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South Carolina Faces 11 Percent Crime Rise in 1986 First Half
State figures from SLED show crime rose 11 percent in the first half of 1986 across seven of eight categories with murders up 4.6 percent and arson up 25 percent. FBI data place South Carolina third in aggravated assaults and 13th for murders and rapes per 100 000 residents.
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