Waiter found guilty in fatal Stouffer's fire
A former hotel waiter, Luis Marin, 26, was convicted of 26 counts of arson and murder for the Dec 4 1980 Stouffer's Inn fire in Harrison that killed 26 people. The verdict followed a 37 hour, six day jury deliberation. Marin faces potential 26 consecutive life sentences and awaits next week's hearing at Eastchester County jail.
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White Plains
Stouffer’s Inn
Luis Marin
Harrison Hotel
Marin
Blanca
Westchester County
Lawrence Martin
Eastchester
Martin
Iowa town sinks in rural gloom as farmers struggle
Jefferson Iowa embodies a broader agricultural downturn as Greene County farmers face debt, reduced prices, and tight credit. The town’s economy, built on banks, farm equipment, and seed suppliers, bleeds as grain exports lag and costs rise, mirroring nationwide farm distress.
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Seth S. Kings
S York Times
Jefferson
Iowa
Greene County
Middle West
South
Reagan denies cuts in student loans during Caribbean radio address
President Reagan interrupted his vacation to assure a Caribbean and U S audience that federal aid for college students is not being cut. He said loan costs to taxpayers are being reduced and noted guaranteed loans would fall from 2.7 billion to 2.4 billion next fiscal year. He urged peaceful Falklands mediation and cited campus protests over perceived Draconian cuts.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Reagan
Caribbean
United States
Falkland Islands
Great Britain
Argentina
White House
Larry Speakes
Alexander Haig
Buenos Aires
London
Claudette Colbert
One Thing Is Definite Life Do-Over Money Gag
In the new index page 3A Today’s Chuckle a pun hints that if life could be lived again more money would be needed. The quip reads with light humor about finances and second chances.
Argentina vows to battle Britain over Falklands pullout
In Buenos Aires a crowd of about 300000 cheered Gen Leopoldo Galtieri as he warned Britain and the United States that Argentina will defend Malvinas by force if needed. He spoke after meeting Secretary Haig who urged restraint amid a 200 mile war zone around the islands.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Falkland Islands
United States
Plaza de Mayo
Juan Peron
Eva
Leopoldo Galtieri
Britain
Galtieri
Government House
Alexander Haig
London
Malvinas
Haig
U.S
Lebanon
Israel
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Barbados
Dillon
Beirut
Sarkis
Alexander Soldatov
Lebanon braces for Israeli attack
Lebanon says 40,000 Israeli troops mass near the southern border and seeks urgent U S intervention to prevent a possible invasion. The PLO predicts an attack by Monday while Lebanese President Sarkis presses Washington for assurances and restraint amid regional tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Tel Aviv
Paris
Elias Sarkis
U.S
Robert Dillon
Iran's ex-foreign minister arrested in plot to kill Khomeini
Tehran radio reports Sadegh Ghotbzadeh and several others arrested on charges of planning to assassinate Ayatollah Khomeini with alleged backing from a yet unnamed "superpower" and a planned purge of revolutionary and governmental bodies. tape recordings were said to exist.
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Iran
Ghotbzadeh
Khomeini
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
Supreme Military Council
Ayatollah Mohammadi Reyshahri
United States
Soviet Union
Radio
Central Committee
Paris
U.S
France
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Christian Church
Neville Clayton
Genie
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