Reagan urges prompt action on US Japan trade limits
President Reagan urged ending hesitancy over US Japan trade issues and warned he may impose more sanctions if needed. Cabinet members vow to veto a broad trade bill unless major changes are made, while seeking fair, open markets on both sides of the Pacific.
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Washington
Reagan
United States
Japan
Tokyo
House of Representatives
House
Jim
Pacific
Soviets propose draft to ban mid range missiles in Europe
In Geneva the Soviet Union presented a draft treaty to eliminate medium range missiles from Europe. Tass said the document, aimed at a joint INF treaty, follows elements of a U.S. draft and offers a constructive basis for rapid talks. The draft covers removal and limits on missiles on both sides. A news conference was planned to explain the proposals.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Europe
Alexei Obukhov
U.S
Tass
Flu deaths rise to the highest since 1969 in the United States
More than 67,000 Americans died from influenza or pneumonia last year, the highest toll since 1969, according to Metropolitan Life Insurance. In Sacramento, Morris Solomon Jr., 43, a handyman, was arraigned on six murder counts for killings of young women and burying bodies at homes where he worked. a plea is set for May 19. The federal government lacks standards for recruiting and training home health aides, prompting Senate inquiry and pending bills to boost home care access and tighten provider controls.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Sacramento
Calif
Morris Solomon Jr
Washington
Richard Kusserow
Department of Health and Human Services
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House
Hocking
Florian J. Kowalewski
City Water Department
St. Therese Catholic Church
Garfield Heights
Michael J. Hogan
Price Waterhouse Co
Church of the Ascension
Peter J. Dobrink
St. Thomas More Church
Max A. Ejichman
London ferry disaster worker dozing as doors opened
Government inquiry chair David Steele says the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized after forward doors were left open while the operator Townsend Thoresen had sloppy procedures. The incident off Belgium on March 6 killed about 200 people. The foreman Marc Stanley, 27, reportedly found others had done his job.
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London
Belgium
David Steele
Herald of Free Enterprise
Townsend Thoresen
Steel
Marc Stanley
Paris Photo Exhibit Stirs Debate on Pornography
An AP report describes a Paris photo exhibit displaying explicit sexual content in a private room accessed by unmarked stairs. Admission is by invitation only from Interior Minister Charles Pasqua as France debates protecting children versus censorship.
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Paris
Charles Pasqua
France
Goetz Trial Opens as Guardian Angels Rally for Support
Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels visits Goetz at his New York home carrying a cardboard horseshoe to wish him luck as the trial begins. Goetz faces charges of attempted murder reckless endangerment assault and illegal possession of dangerous weapons for the subway shooting. Prosecutors label his acts vicious and sadistic while the defense argues he acted to stop an alleged mugging.
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Guardian Angels
Curtis Sliwa
Bernhard Goetz
New York
Goetz
TVA expands drug tests at Sequoyah plant security team
More than 200 nuclear plant security employees at TVA Sequoyah are being tested for drugs after 14 workers tested positive last week. Tests cover all clerical and uniformed security staff with results due in about five days as TVA continues broader random testing of 8000 employees and contractors with unescorted access.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Agency
TVA
Sequoyah
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mike Harris
Cape Town University Clash Sparks Police Firepower
Police and demonstrators clashed at the University of Cape Town as officers fired birdshot and tear gas and used whips. About 15 percent of students are of mixed race, and 300 students were involved in the unrest with seven arrests and several injuries.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
University of Cape Town
Zambia
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Bureau For Information
Chan
Cellor Stuart Saunders
Million reward offered for return of live POWs
Eight Republican lawmakers former POWs and a former North Carolina legislator pledge a one million dollar reward for the release of any Vietnam era American held in Southeast Asia. Each of five donors contributes one hundred thousand dollars to back the effort led by Bill Hendon and Eugene Red McDaniel. Authorities say up to 400 Vietnam era captives may remain in Southeast Asia. A 2,424 name unaccounted for list exists.
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Eugene “Red” McDaniel
North Carolina
Bill Hendon
The
American Defense
Air Force
Leonard H. Perrcots
Diocese hit by $1 million in thefts from collections
In Cleveland the Diocese of Cleveland faced more than $1 million in thefts from four churches. Video surveillance caught five trusted volunteers stealing after Mass. arrests include John A. Cellura and four others with sums ranging from $50 to $3,550.
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Cleveland
God Squad
John A. Cellura
St. Monica Catholic Church
Garfield Heights
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