Arizona astronomers challenge Einstein on Mercury precession
University of Arizona researchers report that solar oblateness affects Mercury’s orbital precession. Using a sensitive solar telescope near Tucson, Goode Hill and Bos find the sun’s slight polar flattening accounts for part of the precession previously attributed to relativity, arguing Einstein’s theory may be in error.
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Ex-convict takes hostages at Texas post office
Dennis Kuykendall 28 held two postal workers at gunpoint in Springtown for four hours, threatened to blow up the post office, then surrendered. A briefcase carried dynamite claims proved false. no injuries reported. Kuykendall to be arraigned in Fort Worth federal court.
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Reagan fires California U.S. Attorney over CIA source disclosure
President Reagan dismissed William Kennedy, U S Attorney in San Diego, after he identified a CIA source in Mexico and Central America. Kennedy had told a San Diego newspaper an indictment had been blocked since last November while authorities investigated Miguel Nassar Haro and an $8 4 million auto theft ring.
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Supreme Court affirms broad free speech for candidates
The Court ruled unanimously that candidates may promise actions they cannot deliver, protecting free speech in campaigns. The decision centered on a Kentucky politician who pledged to cut his salary, despite legal limits, and affirmed robust political debate as essential to democracy.
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ONeill reports progress in private budget talks
House Speaker Thomas ONeill said there is a possibility of an agreement after private budget talks with the White House. President Reagan signaled a summit with House and Senate leaders could precede a budget vote this year as negotiators seek to curb cost of living increases for Social Security and related programs.
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Spring on Hold as Midwest Suffers Snow and Cold Blast
An April snowstorm and record low temperatures sweep the Midwest delaying spring. Tower Minnesota records 15 below zero, while International Falls hits a record late-spring low. Des Moines sees half a foot of snow in six hours as thousands lose homes after a weekend storm killed 49. Several states report hard freezes and wildfires burn in Virginia and the Carolinas amid fast-moving storms.
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Nicaragua recalls ambassador over Honduran kidnapping claim
Nicaragua recalls its ambassador to Honduras for urgent consultations over alleged cross border raids and the kidnapping of 21 Nicaraguan citizens by Honduran troops. Honduran ministry says Nicaraguan troops entered Honduras and abducted three women and three men at Cuatro Esquinas. Brezhnev reportedly suffers a possible stroke but is said to be on routine vacation awaiting May Day.
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All bodies recovered from Crete crash as search ends
Greek military sources report all 11 aboard the C 1A Trader died when the Navy freighter crashed into a Crete mountainside near Souda Bay. The wreckage was located Sunday about six miles north of Souda Bay. A Navy team will assess the scene to determine the cause of the accident.
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