Reagan Embraces King Holiday Push
President Reagan, in a turnaround, is expected to back legislation passed by the House to create a national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. and will lobby for it. Senate support appears likely when Congress reconvenes in September, with White House officials citing input from top aides and Republican leaders.
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Washington Post
Washington
Reagan
House
Martin Luther King Jr
White House
Congressional
Senate
I King
King
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
James Baker
Michael Deaver
Slayings at Avignon Hotel Shock French Town
Seven people were killed in a bungled hotel robbery at the Sofitel in Avignon. Police arrested Jean Roussel, a convicted escaped inmate, and sought two accomplices as guests and staff were found dead after the attackers seized safe keys and hostages. The incident spurred calls for tougher police patrols.
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France
Sofitel
Nicole van Duren
Roussel
White House backs Soviet arms claim on Nicaragua cargo
The White House released two pages of a Soviet freighter manifest showing crates with two helicopters and spare parts for AN-26 aircraft, claimed to be military cargo to Nicaragua. President Reagan cited the evidence amid a broader show of force including naval maneuvers and plans for Honduran exercises.
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White House
Nicaragua
Larry Speakes
Alexander Ulyanov
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Ulyanov
Reagan
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Pacific
Central America
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Rota
Spain
Caribbean
Rock singer Crosby sentenced to five years in prison
Dallas AP report states rock singer David Crosby, founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, drawn five years for cocaine possession and three years for illegal firearm in Dallas. Sentences run concurrently. Crosby released on eight thousand dollar bond and plans appeal.
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McDowell
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Hinckley Sr Defends Insanity Defense at University Conference
John Hinckley Sr. urged bringing mental health issues into discussion and defended the insanity defense as essential to justice. He argued abolition would blur illness and evil, noting his son John Jr. was acquitted on insanity grounds after the 1981 Reagan shooting. He called the verdict miraculous and right.
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John Hinckley Sr
Reagan
Hinckley
John Jr
James Brady
Washington University
National Alliance For the Mentally III
IRA trial ends with mass convictions in Belfast court
In Belfast Crown Court a 121 day trial resulted in 22 IRA guerrillas and supporters receiving prison terms from three years to life. Thirteen were released on suspended sentences, three acquitted. Police said the case effectively broke the assassination unit of the Provisional IRA in Ardoyne, North Belfast.
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Irish Republican Army
Ardoyne
Sri Lankan Parliament Bans Tamilt separatism nationwide
Parliament voted unanimously 150 to zero to outlaw all demands of separatism by Tamils amid a surge of ethnic violence. The government urged Tamils to pursue reform within the system.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Supreme Court urged to narrowly read 1972 anti discrimination law
Justice Department asks for a program specific funding cut only and warns broad cuts would end all federal aid to colleges with sex discrimination. Separate items include a 30 day stay request over Cuban refugees and a GAO critique of NHTSA on 1980 X model safety investigations. A Queens nightclub blast injures none and a New York naturalist Edmund Jaeger dies at 96.
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Reagan Administration
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Atlanta
Aus
Marvin Shoop
Department
Shoop
Shoob
Animal activists gather in Montclair for four day life campaign
In Montclair New Jersey animal rights activists meet to push concerns into a 1984 campaign. The Action For Life conference runs four days and draws 250 leaders from US groups with about 1 million members combined. Dr. Alex Hershaft leads as general coordinator.
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Montclair
N.J
Action For Life
United States
Alex Hershaft
Car probe criticized in GAO study
A General Accounting Office report released Friday says there were serious problems in how the government handled the car probe. The study highlights governance gaps and recommendations for stronger oversight.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
The Gazette Publication and Subscription Details
The Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates by Corrier at 1.95 per week. Morning Editions and Sunday options list prices 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Areas with Gazette carrier service exclude mail subscriptions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
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Iowa
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Associated Press
Jurors Hear Closing in Craft Sex Discrimination Suit
The case against KMBC-TV anchor Christine Craft on a 1.2 million claim moved to a six-person jury after closing arguments from her attorney alleging demotion for appearance and refusal to defer to men. Defense contended Craft invented reasons for leaving the anchor desk and sought a cause celebre.
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Donald W. Giffin
Craft
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Kansas City
Griffin
Joseph E. Stevens Jr
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