Donovan refuses removal of Teamsters president Williams
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan rejected a Senate request to have the Labor Department seek Williams removal as Teamsters president amid bribery and pension fund allegations. Sen. Sam Nunn criticized the hands off stance while planning new legislation to empower removal for fiduciary misdeeds. Williams has pleaded innocent to bribe charges and invoked the fifth amendment in subcommittee testimony.
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World leaders end Cancun talks optimistic on north south aid
Foreign ministers from 22 nations head home convinced the two day Cancun conference cleared the way for the October north south summit. Haig called the session unusually constructive and urged a new beginning in relations with developing nations.
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Dengue fever detected among Haitian refugees in Florida
US health officials report five to seven dengue cases at Miami's Krome Center where about 1,100 Haitian and Cuban refugees are housed. They stress no danger to the surrounding area as the local Aedes aegypti mosquito is not present. Cuban authorities report widespread illness and 113 deaths.
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Iran's Rajai Begins Presidency as Khomeini Warns Against Betrayal
Ayatollah Khomeini confirms Mohammed Ali Rajai as Iran's president, warning 13 million voters to avoid any misstep. Parallel to the ceremony, Iran claims air strikes destroy Iraqi oil facilities near Tikrit, with Baghdad confirming civilian targets hit and jets repelled. Former president Bani Sadr, in Paris, says little support for the regime and vows to back nationwide strikes from exile.
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Savitch’s husband found dead at home in Washington
Dr. Donald Rollie Payne, 45, husband of NBC correspondent Jessica Savitch, was found dead in the couple’s basement Sunday. Police say he apparently died by hanging with no foul play suspected. autopsy to determine exact cause. Payne, born in Dallas and raised in Wichita Falls, was a Rice University and UT Southwestern graduate and an obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice since 1970.
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Dutch bus driver dies after plastic heart transplant
Retired Dutch driver Willebrordus A Meuffels, age 36, died in Houston a week after doctors replaced his plastic heart with a human heart. He had lived 54 hours with the artificial pump and faced overwhelming pulmonary kidney and infection complications. Dr Denton Cooley treated him as a pioneer in heart transplants.
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AFL-CIO to convene four day session in Chicago
AFL-CIO Executive Council starts a four day meeting in Chicago to denounce Reagan policies and welcome the United Auto Workers back after a 13 year split. UAW President Douglas Fraser will attend and may be elected early to shape ongoing discussions. A separate September 19 Solidarity Day in Washington is planned by Lane Kirkland.
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Gambian coup halted as Jawara returns to Banjul
Gambian President Sir Dawda Jawara flew to Banjul after Senegalese troops halted a Marxist coup in Gambia. Rebels warned of hostage deaths including women and children if troops withdrew, but deadline passed with no new word. Senegal said it controlled key city sectors and the bridge, while Jawara urged rebels to surrender.
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