FBI captures escaped convict and lawyer after Florida chase
William Timothy Kirk, already serving a 65 year term, and Mary Pentecost Evans were seized in Daytona Beach after fleeing from a psychologist's office with a pistol. They had been at large since March 31 and faced charges of escape kidnapping and armed robbery.
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Tennessee
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Anderson County
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Polanski rejects murder film about Sharon Tate
Filmmaker Roman Polanski says he has no plans to make a movie about the Sharon Tate murder and denies signing actress Brigit Hamer for such a project. He calls the idea unthinkable and says he has not spoken to the Herald Examiner about it.
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Roman Polanski
Sharon Tate
Polanski
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Italy
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Charles Manson
Herald Examiner
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Son of Gerald Ford Arrested On DWI in California
Jack Ford, 31, son of former President Gerald Ford, was arrested in the Cardiff area of Oceanside California for investigation of drunken driving after his car weaved on a coastal highway. He failed a field sobriety test and refused a chemical test, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Gerald Ford
California Highway Patrol
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Cardiff
Vic Johnston
Highway Patrol
Talks progress in second day of AT&T strike talks
Washington officials report progress on bargaining as extending talks raise hope for a settlement by the weekend. Victoria DeFrank of the Telecommunications International Union predicts a near-term resolution.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Victoria DeFrank
Telecommunications International Union
Reagan proposes Medicare hospice benefit for end of life
The Reagan administration seeks to cover hospice care under Medicare for terminally ill patients in their last six months. Participation would be voluntary and focus on comfort over hospital care. About 31,000 people are expected to enroll in the first year at a cost around $80 million.
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Washington
Medicare
Snail darter set to leave endangered list after surveys
The Fish and Wildlife Service says five thriving snail darter populations in Tennessee may lead to reclassifying the species from endangered to threatened. If surveys this summer find two more strong populations, the species could lose protection, though continued safeguards may apply.
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Little
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Tellico Project
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Fish and Wildlife
Atlanta
Federal Register
Tennessee
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Mexico updates criminal code ends adultery crime
The Mexican government unveiled a new criminal code redefining abortion and drug use while tightening penalties for violence. It replaces the 1931 law, which was lenient on some murders but harsh on nonviolent crimes, and awaits enactment later this year amid ongoing debate and edits.
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Mexico City
Pole Urges Slowdown in Gdansk Shipyards Over Talks
Solidarity underground leader Zbigniew Bujak called for a wide slowdown at Gdansk shipyards if authorities fail to open discussions with Lech Walesa. He set a Monday deadline and urged unionists and clandestine Solidarity cells to support actions by shipyard workers.
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Poland
Solidarity
Gdansk
Lech Walesa
Zbigniew Bujak
Nkomo Keeps Parliament Seat After Zimbabwe Vote
In Harare, Zimbabwe, Prime Minister Mugabe’s government withdrew a motion to expel opposition leader Joshua Nkomo from Parliament after an hour long debate. Nkomo had returned from five months in London to reclaim his seat, and the minister Eddison Zvobgo said the move was not vindictive.
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Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
London
Eddison Zvobgo
Reagan approves heavy water sale to Argentina
Washington reports the Reagan administration approved the sale of 143 tons of heavy water to Argentina for nuclear reactors despite Argentina's refusal to open all facilities to international inspection. NRC input was not sought and officials say NRC approval is not required by law. Heavy water helps control nuclear chain reactions.
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U.S
Argentina
Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Gazette Wire Services
Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies at 86 in Beverly Hills
Ira Gershwin, renowned lyricist of "'S Wonderful" and "The Man I Love" and co creator of Porgy and Bess, died at his Beverly Hills home at age 86 after years of illness. He shared the Pulitzer in 1932 for Of Thee I Sing and helped shape American musical theater with brother George. His wife was Leonore Strunsky and the couple had no children.
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Calif
Ira Gershwin
George
Porgy and Bess
Gershwin
Ron Blanc
Irving Berlin
Peter Stone
Blanc
Robert Kimball
New York
Leonore Gershwin
Front
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Ira
George S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
du Bose Heyward
Porgy and
Bess
Charleston
S.C
Catfish Row
George Gershwin
Leonore Strunsky
France to deploy 500 more troops to Chad region
France announces an additional 500 soldiers for Chad to bolster President Hissein Habré’s government. About 450 paratroops head to bases in the Central African Republic and 50 logistics specialists join Chad, with 2,000 troops in Chad and CAR by week’s end.
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Washington Post Service
N’djamena
Chad
France
Hissene Habre
Central African Republic
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