Reagan and Brady say no grudges toward Hinckley
President Reagan and White House Press Secretary James Brady state they hold no grudge toward John W. Hinckley Jr. for the 1981 assassination attempt. Brady adds a wry wish about Hinckley not winning the Irish sweepstakes as he and Reagan reflect on recovery and legal changes.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
James Brady
John W. Hinckley Jr
Brady
Washington Hilton
Secret Service
Timothy McCarthy
Thomas Delahanty
Hinckley
St. Elizabeths
First California condor egg hatches in captivity at San Diego Zoo
Briefing from San Diego says a tiny California condor embryo is breaking its shell and could hatch within days. The bluish egg was taken February 23 from its parents’ nest at a Ventura County condor sanctuary and has incubated at the San Diego Zoo.
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San Diego
Condor Sanctuary
Ventura County
San Diego Zoo
Challenger countdown begins for maiden launch
Cape Canaveral awaiting the start of the Challenger countdown after engine leaks and cargo contamination grounded the shuttle for over two months. Launch director Al O Hara plans 2 p.m. EST start with liftoff targeted for 1 30 p m Monday marking the first U S man in space countdown timed with a holiday Easter Sunday for most of the team.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
al O’hara
U.S
Carmichael Seeks Retrial To Avoid Jail Time
Former South Carolina state senator Eugene Carmichael faces a Friday start to a 10 year federal prison term for voting fraud. A retrial motion hearing began Tuesday before Judge Charles E Simons Jr with former Carmichael cook Sammy Lee Cato Jr testifying he was mistaken about Carmichael at a 1980 vote buying meeting.
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Columbia
Eugene Carmichael
Carmichael
U.S
Charles E. Simons Jr
Sammy Lee Cato Jr
Simons
Cato
Dillon County
SLED Asked To Probe Charges In Gaskins Case
Charleston report says the State Law Enforcement Division was asked to investigate allegations that Central Correctional Institution employees aided Donald Pee Wee Gaskins in smuggling explosives into prison to kill Death Row inmate Rudolph Tyner. The DOC chief said he requested the probe after allegations about DCI personnel emerged during Gaskins trial.
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Charleston
Central Correctional Institution
Donald
Pee Wee” Gaskins
Rudolph Tyner
State Department of Corrections
William D. Leeke
Charleston Post-Courier
DCI
Gaskins
Lively House Debate Over Senate Redistricting Plan
In Columbia the South Carolina House prepares for a lively debate on a remap of the state Senate. The Judiciary Committee approved changes in Lowcountry districts and sent the proposal to the floor amid anticipated amendments.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Carter
Victor Rawl
Reagan cites possible Soviet violations of test treaty
President Reagan says the Soviet Union may have violated the 1974 underground nuclear test treaty but Moscow will not agree to stronger verification. He downplays a new Cold War tone while signaling suspicions about Moscow’s adherence.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Oval Office
Yuri V. Andropov
Kremlin
Andropov
United States
U.S
Pollutants Over North Pole May Warm Arctic Climate
Scientists report a dense haze of man made pollution over the North Pole is larger and higher than expected and could raise temperatures enough to affect mid latitude climates. NOAA’s Russell Schnell notes the haze extends to about 18000 feet and covers wider areas than anticipated.
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Boulder, Colo
North Pole
Arctic
Bill Brennan
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brennan
NOAA
Russell Schnell
Schnell
Gang Gals Don Latest Fashions In A Los Angeles Show
About 65 teenage girls many of them Hispanic gang members attended a fashion seminar in Pico Rivera. They learned makeup interview attire and entry level job information while modeling outfits and changing from jeans to dresses to shed the tough gang image.
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Pico Rivera
Calif
Los Angeles County
Carmen Ybarra
Los Angeles
Ms. Ybarra
Barnwell Plant Hopes Dim As Donation Appeal Surges
Barnwell Nuclear Fuels Plant faces dim prospects of preservation as Allied Corp. seeks to donate the $500 million facility to the federal government amid a House subcommittee move to fund DOE to receive the plant. DOE staff doubt the money will become law and current funding may end in May.
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Columbia
Barnwell
U.S. House Subcommittee
Brian D. Farrow
Allied Corp
House Sciences Energy Research and Production Subcommittee
Autho
Department of Energy
DOE
Congress
Forrow
Notable Ties and Health News Across Entertainment and Politics
Former President Richard Nixon appears at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach for a 90 minute foreign affairs briefing attended by about 700 people as actress Zsa Zsa Gabor calls him one of her closest friends. Barbara Bel Geddes leaves Cedars Sinai after a quadruple bypass and illness. George Jones halts coach tours for two weeks due to severe stress and fatigue while recuperating at home in Lafayette ahead of a European run.
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Richard M. Nixon
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Nixon
Palm Beach
Fla
Society of the Four Arts
Mutou
Miss Gabor
America
Barbara Bel Geddes
Dallas
Miss Bel Geddes
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
George Jones
Jones
John McMeen
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McMeen
Lafayette
Gabor
Bel Geddes
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