Suspect Former Mental Patient Charged in Bowery Slayings
New York prosecutors disclosed Charles Sears 32 a Bowery hotel resident with paranoid schizophrenia was arraigned on one murder and one attempted assault in connection with the skid row slashings in Manhattan over 10 days. One other victim died and 14 were wounded in similar attacks, though Sears faces no charges in those cases. The psychiatric background was traced to a Florida mental hospital in Tidewater where Sears had been an inmate and Vietnam veteran.
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NEW York
Bowery Hotel
Florida
Harvey Rosen
Charles Sears
Sears
Manhattan
Rosen
Tidewater
Fla
Killers Missed Real Treasures in McDuffie Slayings
In Thomson Georgia neighbors say the killer ignored Hattie Watts antiques and world travel mementos, taking only a small amount of cash. Gov. Busbee offers a 5000 reward for information in the Watts family murders and two nearby Burke County killings, with ballistics pending. Authorities note possible but unconfirmed links among the cases in the same region.
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Thomson, Ga
McDuffie County
Hattie Watts
Harlem
George Busbee
House Democrats Promise Tax Cut By Aug. 1
Washington AP House Democrats under pressure from President Reagan pledge a major tax cut by August 1. The Ways and Means Committee will defer action until July after a July 4 recess as lawmakers face Reagan backed budget cuts and a push for quick tax relief.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Democratic Study Group
House Research Office
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Chicago
Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski
Newark Water Emergency After Pipeline Breaks
Newark declares emergency as vandalism ruptures mains releasing up to 100 million gallons. Mayor Gibson bans non essential water use amid heatwave. civil engineer Conley calls it a major catastrophe with a nine day backup reservoir and four to six weeks for repairs. Neighboring communities may aid water supply.
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Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
New Jersey
Jim Conley
Fifth Night of Riots Hits Britain Across Cities
London saw a fifth night of unrest as 500 youths raged through Wood Green while rioters vandalized stores and attacked fire engines in Manchester. Scotland Yard arrested 50, with 40 shops looted and four people hospitalized for injuries.
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London
Britain
Manchester
Wood Green
Saul Liasi
Independent Radio News
Jeff Crawford
Scotland Yard
London Ambulance Service
Fifth Hunger Striker Dies In Ireland
Joe McDonnell, age 30, died at Maze Prison marking the fifth hunger strike death in two months. The IRA guerrilla’s death halted mediation efforts and threatened further self starvations unless prisoners were recognized as political prisoners. Catholic districts rang bells and banged lids as youths hijacked transport in West Belfast though no fresh fighting followed McDonnell’s death.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Joe McDonnell
Maze
Irish Republican Army
IRA
McDonnell
Belfast Transport Authority
Catholic West Belfast
Dockworkers in Poland stage one hour warning strike
Polish dockworkers in major ports walk off for one hour demanding better living and working conditions. Solidarity spokesman notes minimal disruption as tensions rise near the July party congress and broader economic pressures.
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Poland
Solidarity Union
Solidarity
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