Donovan Denied in Subway Contract Indictment
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan and eight Schiavone Construction officials face a Bronx County indictment over alleged false records in a 186 million subway project. Donovan calls the charges nonsense and criticizes what he calls partisan timing by Bronx DA Merola. President Reagan supports Donovan’s integrity amid the arraignment.
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Schiavone Co
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Jopel
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Efforts Under Way To Free Saudi Diplomat And Two Americans
Beir ut Lebanon AP Syria secret service identified the Lebanese group holding Saudi Consul General Hussein Farrash and two Americans captive in Beirut. Al Sharq said President Assad is involved in freeing Farrash kidnapped Jan. 17, and Buckley and Levin, seized in March, are also in the group’s hands.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Al-Sharq
Hafez Assad
Sforts
Hussein Farrash
Farrash
U.S
William Buckley
Jeremy Levin
Michigan
Cable News
Women Candidates Can Raise Money Effectively
A women political group the Women's Campaign Research Fund says the myth that women cannot raise money is no longer true. The group warns the myth may deter women from running or hurt those who do enter politics.
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Washington
Women's Campaign Research Fund
Sandinistas May Postpone Elections To Help Opponents
In Managua Nicaragua opposition leaders said the Sandinista government may delay the November 4 vote to January to let major opponents participate. Augustin Jarquin of the Nar Democratic Coordinate said the sides have agreed to a postponement but no new date is set.
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Nicaragua
Augustin Jarquin
Nicaraguan Democratic Coordinate
Short Term Money Bill Keeps Government Open
The Senate after a slow session approved a short term money bill to fund government offices until mid week, aligning with the House and sending the measure to the president as civil rights talks continue. The adjournment deadline for the 98th Congress remains uncertain while the spending bill proceeds.
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Senate
98Th Congress
House
Congress Pushes Bill To Halt Auto Theft Surge
Congress sent a broad auto theft crackdown bill to the Senate after the House approved it by voice vote as the 1984 session neared its close. The measure targets thousands of stolen vehicles and seeks final Congressional action.
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Congress
Senate
House
Eye therapy questioned as unnecessary for mild eye issues
Eye expert Dr. Eugene Helveston says subtle abnormalities such as crossed eyes or color blindness have little impact on school performance. A study of about 2,000 Indianapolis children found no link between eye function and grades, casting doubt on commercial eye training programs.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Eugene M. Helveston
Indiana University Medical School
Schools Can Join Asbestos Suit Across Nation
U S District Judge James McGirr Kelly grants class action status allowing 55 asbestos firms to be sued for repairing or removing asbestos in schools. The ruling covers 36 000 public and non profit private schools, with testing and cleanup costs to be pursued and a possible settlement sought by attorney David Berger.
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Agai
U.S
James McGirr Kelly
Pennsylvania
Barnwell
South Carolina
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Kelly
David Berger
Berger
Light turnout expected in South Carolina Senate primaries
CALHOUN: A light turnout was anticipated across the state in the delayed Senate primaries as voters faced new single member districts. The Justice Department dispatched 98 observers to Calhoun, Clarendon, Marion, Richland and Williamsburg counties plus seven civil rights lawyers to address any on site complaints.
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Williamsburg
NAACP
William Gibson
Greenville
Gibson
Justice Department
Kathy Wade
U.S. Senate
William Bradford Reynolds
Williamsburg County
Orangeburg County
Justices Reopen School Drug Search Case In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court revisits a New Jersey case on whether drugs and weapons found in a public school during an unlawful search may be used in court. Three liberal justices oppose rearguing the issue after questioning privacy under the Fourth Amendment. The Piscataway High student, identified as T.L.O., was caught smoking and questioned by a teacher and vice principal.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
New Jersey Supreme Court
Piscataway High School
John Paul Stevens
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Stevens
Court
Piscataway High
T.L.O
Firefighter Wins NYC Bravest Body Building Contest
Firefighter John Flamio age 27 from New Rochelle New York holds his trophy and the build that won him the second annual New York City Fire Department Bravest Body Building Contest at a New York disco. Deputy Fire Commissioner James Harding Jr. stands nearby.
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N.Y
New York City Fire Department
New York
James Harding Jr
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