Hinckley Trial Opens With Diverse Panel of Jurors
Opening arguments begun in the Hinckley case as 12 jurors including a custodian a garage attendant two secretaries and a psychology graduate student are seated to decide John W Hinckley Jr mental state after the Reagan assassination attempt. Prosecutors aim to call Reagan but the White House declines citing security and time constraints. The U S attorney’s office confirms the decision.
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Oil Spill Trial Opens Over $2 Billion France Suit
About 60 French mayors attend the trial in Chicago for damages from the Amoco Cadiz spill. Plaintiffs include the French government and Shell Oil, against Standard Oil of Indiana and related entities. Judge Frank J. McGarr presides. trial could last four months. The 1978 wreck near Brittany caused a massive oil slick and coastal damage.
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Violence in Warsaw as Solidarity rallies collide with police
In Warsaw and other Polish cities thousands of Solidarity supporters clashed with police amid martial law. Police with rifles and clubs charged 25 000 protesters in Castle Square as demonstrators shouted Gestapo and hurled rocks while water cannons and tear gas were used. Medics treated the injured though counts were unavailable.
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Argentine Search Sought 900 Missing Belgrano Crew
The General Belgrano was torpedoed by a British submarine and sank after rescue efforts found 123 of 1042 crewmen alive. Argentine forces continued a sea and air search as Britain vowed to tighten its campaign around the Falkland Islands in winter seas north of the Antarctic Circle.
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Reagan visits Maryland family scarred by cross burn
President Reagan rode to College Park Woods in a helicopter to meet Barbara and Phillip Butler, printers in the Government Printing Office, to hear how a burning cross on their lawn on January 30, 1977, affected their sense of safety. He spent about 20 minutes inside their tan brick home and pledged action after reading the morning papers.
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