Americans Urge Postponement of Seoul Summit After Airport Clash
Two U.S. congressmen and other escorts for Kim Dae-jung allege police used force at Kimpo airport in Seoul and say Kim and his wife were dragged away. They call on President Reagan to postpone the U.S. South Korea summit, citing a broken promise of a trouble-free homecoming and demanding a White House review.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Kim Dae-jung
Reagan
Kimpo International
Edward Feighan
Ohio
Foglietta
D-Pa
Robert White
el Salvador
National Assembly
Kim
United States
Kimpo Airport
Panying Kim
White House
Chan
Washington
State Department
Richard L. Walker
Wash
Ington
Chun
Controversial TV Film Prompts Atlanta Community Response
In Atlanta CBS airs The Atlanta Child Murders a two part dramatization that questions Wayne Williams conviction for the 1979 to 1981 killings. Preachers, ministers and mental health workers urge family discussions and a public hotline to calm children while Williams remains imprisoned serving two life terms.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
CBS
Williams
Guy Seymour
Georgia
Baptist
Seymour
Atlanta Public Schools
Jackson
Weinberger says no retreat from space defense plan
U S Defense Secretary Weinberger stated there can be no retreat from developing a space based defense to shield the United States and Europe from nuclear missiles. He argued Star Wars would deter and defeat a major offensive, delivering insurance against a Soviet shield.
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Munich
West Germany
U.S
W. Weinberger
United States
Weinberger
Reagan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
London
U.S. Defense
Richard Perle
Sig Cohen
Soviet Union
America
Europe
Troops Who Brought Back Rifles Exercised Age-Old Tradition
U S soldiers who smuggled back Soviet made AK-47 rifles from Grenada claim collecting enemy weapons is an age old wartime trophy practice. Navy and military officials investigate the incident after courts martial and cautions, noting previous eras prized Mauser and Lugers.
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Washington
U.S
Grenada
Marine
Maj
Fred Lash
Caribbean
United States
Tne
Tte
Edward Ezell
West Virginia charity bill clears subcommittee
An interim subcommittee approved a bill to cut roughly 100 million dollars in annual charity care costs by hospitals and the state. It sets a 50-50 cost split for expanding Medicaid patient stays from 20 to 60 days, with state level costs near 5.7 million dollars. William Crouch of the Health Care Cost Review Authority commented on the figure.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Health and Social Services
Gerald Ash
D-Preston
Ash
Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
William Crouch
State
Whips Cite Potential Social Security COLA Freeze
House and Senate majority whips say Congress may freeze next year's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment with no benefit cuts. Rep. Foley says it would be near the bottom of budget cuts. Sen. Simpson argues it is needed to curb the deficit. Reagan says plan requires broad bipartisan backing.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Alan Simpson
R-Wyo
Simpson
NBC
America
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Guards Leave Big Bear Mine After Picket Standoff
Security guards were withdrawn Sunday from a coal mine near Lynco West Virginia after a disruption with striking United Mine Workers members. Norman Lester of Big Bear Mining Co said the exit at 11 a.m. occurred without incident as about 75 to 100 union pickets watched from the site amid prior violence when a bus carrying non-union workers was repulsed.
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LYNCO
W.va
United Mine Workers
Norman Lester
Big Bear Mining Co
Lester
Big Bear
A.T. Massey Coal Co
UMW
Construction Workers OK New Contract
United Mine Workers construction division members approve a two year contract that freezes wages at the current $15.21 hourly rate. Union leader Jerry Kerns of UMW Local 1582 said about 76 percent of reporting locals backed the pact, with final results due Monday. About 2,000 of 6,000 to 7,000 workers are employed, currently working under the expired 1981 agreement since Oct. 1.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers’ Construction Arm
Jerry Kerns
UMW
Association of Bituminous Contractors
Kerns
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Charity Bill Clears
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