Inmates Draft Points for Discussion in Pittsburgh Hostage Standoff
Two inmates who seized hostages at the Western Diagnostic and Classification Center issued a four page list of points for discussion on Saturday, the third day of the standoff. Prison officials said negotiators viewed the move as a starting point for talks while food was exchanged through the door.
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Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Kostas
Gus” Mastros
Ken Robinson
State Department of Corrections
Robinson
Mastros
Henkel and Coviello
Western Diagnostic and Classification Center
Shultz to Visit Mexico for Central America Talks
U S and moderate Latin diplomats seek middle ground during George Shultz 48 hour Mexico City visit with Donald Regan and Malcolm Baldridge. Talks will cover bilateral trade, Nicaragua and El Salvador conflicts, and Mexico’s finances amid an economic crisis.
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Cox News Service
Mexico City
U.S
George Shultz
Mexico
Central America
Shultz
Treasury
Donald Regan
Commerce
Malcolm Baldridge
United States
San Salvador
Reagan vows veto to protect tax cuts and indexing
President Reagan pledges his veto pen to block repeal of withholding on interest and dividends and to defend indexing of tax brackets against inflation. He warns he will veto any repeal and any changes to the July scheduled tax cut. The Senate faces pressure to repeal the 10 percent withholding law set for July 1.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
Confidence in Reagan Ebb and Flow From Poll Results
The New York Times CBS News poll shows public approval of Reagan's handling of the economy rebounding slightly but concerns over foreign and military policy growing. Overall job approval stands at 43 percent in a poll of 1,489 adults from April 7 to 11, with 45 percent disapproving.
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Reagan
New York Times
CBS News
Detroit council chairs spark budget row over pricey seating
Detroit officials bought 10 light brown leather chairs for the City Council at 1,290 dollars each, prompting criticism from Councilman David Eberhard who expected costs between 200 and 600 dollars. The chairs arrived last weekend amid the city’s heightened tensions.
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Detroit
Coleman Young
David Eberhard
Perle paid advises arms deal after joining Pentagon
Richard N. Perle an assistant secretary of defense said to have received a $50 000 consulting fee from an Israeli arms firm owners a month before or after joining the government and wrote a 1982 memorandum urging Army to evaluate the company weapons.
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Washington
Richard N. Perle
Defense
Army
Perle
International Security Policy
Pentagon
Secretary of the Army
Gazette Wire Services
Bones found in makeshift graves near Becerril
AP reports in El Tiempo that about 60 skeletal remains were recovered from makeshift graves near the village of Becerril, 400 miles north of Bogota. The site, linked to drug gang reprisals against peasants who refused to grow marijuana on their land, is described as an Indian population killed for defying cartel activity.
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Bogota
Colombia
el Tiempo
Becerril
Bogota Daily
Islamic Museum theft in Jerusalem targets timepieces and art
Thieves broke into west Jerusalem's Islamic Museum early Saturday and stole rare watches clocks books and a painting valued at 5 million dollars. Police said entry was through a window and the timepiece room housed dozens of antique clocks from around the world separate from Islamic artifacts.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
West Jerusalem
Ziv Rotem
Union Workers Protest Foreign Steel Deal at Fairless Works
About 100 United Steelworkers officials gathered in Homestead Pennsylvania to oppose U S Steel's plan to sell a stake in the Fairless Works to Britain's state steel company and to secure a promise to reopen contract talks. They warn of a strike if foreign slabs enter the plant. The deal would shift up to 150 million and could trigger 3000 layoffs at Fairless.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Britain
United Steelworkers
Fairless Works
British Steel
Nsw
Ron Weisen
Union Hall
Pittsburgh
Local 2227
Mike Benn
West Mifflin
USW
U.S. Steel
Great Britain
Ravenscraig
Scotland
al Lupini
Fairless
United States
Delaware River
Philadephia
Trenton
N.J. Lupini
U.S
The Gazette Subscription Rates and Publishing Details
The Gazette announces daily and Sunday publication from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription prices: Carrier 1.95 weekly. Mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 for four weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. other states and US territories 125.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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Gazette Company
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
Q-103 Pays Cash to Its Listeners
Cedar Rapids radio station Q-103 distributed cash prizes to listeners through the Hi-Lo contest. Winners included Aaron Millington 1049.87 for college, Robin Kendall 201.07, Brian Culver 127.52, and Jim Heslop 148.00, with thousands more cash rewards expected before the contest ends.
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Jim Hessop
Gary Dixon
Q-103
John LaRue
Cedar Rapids
Aaron Millington
Brian Culver
Kendall
Culver
Jim Heslop
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