Democrats Scramble as Reagan's Speech Pushes Budget Plan
Reagan’s address to Congress accelerates House efforts to slow the president’s budget and tax cut agenda. Conservative Democrats, led by Rep. G W Montgomery, weigh joining Republicans to back Reagan’s plan. House debate begins Thursday with a possibility of a fiscal 1982 balance amendment.
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Atlanta victim tried to change name amid slayings
Jimmy Ray Payne 21, the 26th victim in Atlanta's Black youth killings, reportedly sought a new identity days before his disappearance. Police believe the unemployed man aimed to elude authorities and his body was found in the Chattahoochee River with probable asphyxiation.
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Ex-employee held in Stouffer's Inn fire deaths
Luis Marin, a former Stouffer's Inn employee from Guatemala, was arrested in White Plains on the December 4 fire that killed 26 executives at the Harrison hotel's conference center. Marin denied guilt as he was escorted into the Westchester Courthouse. The blaze trapped executives in conference rooms and caused fatal asphyxia.
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Ex-wife of Gov. Wallace handcuffed after stolen truck found
Cornelia Wallace was handcuffed but not charged after police found her driving a pickup reported stolen on a rural road near Opp Alabama. She was held at the city jail until Coffee County deputies took over. she was returned to Elba and admitted to Elba General Hospital, then released. No charges were filed.
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Sutcliffe Admits To Killing Spree At Old Bailey
London AP report says Peter Sutcliffe the Yorkshire Ripper confessed to 13 killings in northern England from 1975 to 1980 but pleaded innocent to murder. He admitted manslaughter on diminished responsibility and pleaded guilty to attempted murder of seven women. Trial continues as judge weighs pleas.
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Brady to remain in bed as brain leak heals
James Brady will stay bedridden for 10 to 14 days after doctors found a brain air leak from the March 30 assassination attempt. An X-ray showed intracranial air, and follow up indicated most air absorbed with no spinal fluid leak.
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Thatcher rejects Sands concessions amid hunger strike stand
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher refused to bow to hunger striker Bobby Sands urging political prisoner status. Sands, 27, neared death on day 60 at Maze Prison as Pope John Paul II sent Rev. John Magee on a mercy mission. Supporters say Sands remains on water and salt, insisting a political status grant is needed to end the fast.
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Mercenaries Charged in Plot to Invade Dominica
Federal agents arrested ten heavily armed mercenaries near New Orleans after a three month undercover probe. Several are linked to KKK groups in the United States and Canada. They faced charges under neutrality statutes and the Gun Control Act of 1968 as they planned an invasion of Dominica a small Caribbean nation with a black majority and an army of 85 soldiers.
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