Prisoners rewarded for heroism save mother’s life
Scott Larson and two other trusties at a South Dakota prison were released early after aiding Peggy Baatz, whose leg was severed in a hit and run. Gov. Janklow shortened Larson’s sentence and commended the men, citing rare, good conduct.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
UPI
Scott Larson
Peggy Baatz
Bill Janklow
Matt Hanten
Scott Hofer
Robert Miller
Larson
Hanten
Hofer
Janklow
Clyde Hagen
European officials protest Reagan sanctions on Soviet gas pipeline
European Economic Community officials filed a legal protest arguing the ban on pipeline equipment sales to the Soviet Union violates international law. They urged the administration to lift restrictions tied to the Poland crackdown and cited public comment on the rules through August 21.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
European Economic Community
Poland
Otto Borch
Denmark
United States
Roland de Kergerlay
Commerce and State Departments
Commerce
B. Jay Cooper
Guy Fiske
Sherman Unger
Department
Unger
Cooper
U.S
Siberia
Europe
Osmond burglary case yields items recovered in Utah
Police recovered items from a Salt Lake City house after a Provo burglary of Marie Osmond and Steve Craig. The wedding gown, furs, and silverware were stolen while the couple was away. the dress remains missing. The police chief noted multiple suspects entered Monday via a skylight.
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Provo
Utah
Marie Osmond
Salt Lake City
Miss Osmond
Steve Craig
Bee Gees split for 18 months new solo albums planned
Barry Gibb said the Bee Gees will separate for 18 months with solo albums by Barry Robin and a return in 1984. The brothers, famed for Saturday Night Fever, boarded a Heathrow flight as they announced the plan.
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London
Bee Gees
Barry Gibb
Gibb
Heathrow
Robin
Mrs Sadat to visit Cairo for travel award
Jihan Sadat widow of Anwar Sadat will travel to Miami to accept an American Society of Travel Agents peace award on behalf of her husband after mourning ends. The award honors Sadat's peace initiative with Israel. Amy Carter arrives in Newcastle for two week Friendship Force exchange with host families.
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Cairo
Egypt
Jihan Sadat
Miami
Fla
American Society of Travel Agents
Newcastle Upon Tyne
England
Amy Carter
Carter
Friendship Force
Amy
U.S. Senate
Newcastle
Tony Coates
Jenny
Charlotte
Atlanta
Sleepwalking Sailor Given Forced Discharge
A Coast Guardsman was discharged for a dangerous condition after sleepwalking on a cutter. Jeffrey Bronsdon, 21, said he did not realize he was sleepwalking and recalled similar instances from childhood. He received a forced honorable discharge in March after the event at sea.
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Boston
UPI
Coast
Poland braces for new unrest against martial law regime
The martial law regime in Poland raids two underground Solidarity offices and vows a tough response to enemies of socialism. About 1,000 protesters gathered in Szczecin after the funeral of Marian Jurczyk’s son and daughter-in-law, as eight months since the Dec 13 crackdown nears. Gdansk is set for a Mass for Lech Walesa amid renewed calls for peaceful protests culminating Aug 31.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Szczecin
Marian Jurczyk
Communist Party
Glos Szczecinski
Lenin Shipyard
Gdansk
Union
Lech Walesa
Poznan
Krakow
Forgotten woman freed after 56 days in Oklahoma jail
In Norman Oklahoma a 42 year old woman released after 56 days confinement due to jail forgetfulness. A note read Please help me I think somebody goofed She had been jailed for failing to pay a 35 dollar fine for trespassing on an OU sidewalk. She used several names. The release followed verification by prosecutors and hospitalization as a mental patient.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Kay Hayes
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Larry Tedder
Cleveland County
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Hetherington
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Cornell
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Iowa
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