American sailor breaks Atlantic crossing record in 8 foot boat
Wayne Dickinson of Satellite Beach Florida battled 142 days at sea in the 8 foot 11 inch God's Tear to cross from Hull Massachusetts to Falmouth England. He wrecked the craft on a rocky island off Northwest Ireland after nearly five months at sea. Dickinson, a 39 year old computer technician, was weakened but survived the voyage and its end. The previous smallest craft Wind's Will, two inches longer, held the record with Bill Dunlop reaching Falmouth in 78 days from Portland Maine.
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Hull
Mass
Falmouth
England
Bill Dunlop
Portland
Maine
Congress rushes to pass Social Security reform
Congress moves to send President Reagan two major measures before a 10 day Easter recess. The Senate debates a $165 billion Social Security rescue plan as leaders push toward a final vote. Negotiators also work to reconcile a $4.9 billion House jobs bill with a $5.2 billion Senate version to speed up revenue sharing to states.
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Congress
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Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
House
North Carolina man held on hostage charges in Myrtle Beach
James Inman Sutton, 25, of Lumberton, NC, was jailed on $100000 bond in Horry County after allegedly holding several people hostage at a Myrtle Beach lounge. He faced a circuit court bond hearing on a third kidnapping charge with two other counts carrying $50000 bonds each for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and assault with intent to kill.
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North Carolina
Horry County
Conway
James Inman Sutton
Lumberton
N.C
Sutton
Gaskins Death Penalty Trial Sees Defense Testimony
In Columbia AP report on Donald Pee Wee Gaskins, defense witnesses challenge a prosecution claim about an inmate witness, James Brown, who testified he saw Gaskins pull an electrical cord after the Tyner explosion killing Rudolph Tyner on September 12.
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Donald “Pee Wee
Gaskins
James Brown
Death Row
Rudolph Tyner
James Michener Delves into Texas for 32nd Book
People magazine features author James Michener at age 76 detailing field trips across Texas for his longest work. He questions if the Texas saga spanning 1527 to 1984 could be his last, noting his 31 books have reached many languages and media. Prince Edward, 19, describes royal life as a double existence, saying moments alone with family contrast with public courtesy.
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Texas
People Magazine
South Pacific
Prince Edward
Elizabeth II
Britain
Edward
Prince
Residents Flood TV Station With Calls In Fictional Nuclear Attack
Charleston residents flooded WCIV-TV with about 250 calls during a fictional TV movie depicting a nuclear attack on the city. Station and police reported most calls were media or curiosity related, with few worried residents.
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Wciv-Tv
NBC
RBS
Cpl
George Volpe
Wpiv-Tv
South Carolina
Lana Peavy
Volpe
France's Mitterrand set for first major cabinet reshuffle
President Francois Mitterrand faced pressure as Foreign Trade Minister Michel Jobert resigned over France’s widening trade deficit. Observers expect other ministers to depart or face dismissal while rivals push for tax hikes and spending cuts to address the economy and EU Brent.
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Francois Mitterrand
Michel Jobert
Mitterrand
Brussels
Jobert
France
Cab
Inet
Is That X Ray Necessary Healthcare group urges questions on X rays
The Health Research Group urges patients to question X ray use before tests. Dr. Sidney Wolfe says unnecessary radiation harms patients and that doctors should explain why each X ray is needed. The book cites over 150 million people had at least one diagnostic X ray last year.
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Health Research Group
Priscilla W. Laws
Sidney Wolfe
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen Organization
Wolfe
Realignment Efforts Fail in European Currency Crisis
Western finance ministers pressed to realign currencies as the European Monetary System faltered amid a free float. The French franc weakened against the dollar while the West German mark surged, with Paris quoting 7.17 francs per dollar and the mark near 2.99 francs. France threatened to leave the EMS if no accord is reached, as the system faces its worst crisis in four years.
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Brussels
Belgium
Europe
U.S
Paris
France
Jacques Delors
Panel says patient should decide life support end
The President's Commission on Ethical Problems in Medicine concludes that mentally competent patients may choose to end life sustaining therapy or forgo resuscitation even if it leads to earlier death. If patients are incapable, families or a designated representative should decide, the report states.
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Commission On Ethical Problems In Medicine
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