Riot at Conner Correctional Center Wrecks Prison
Hundreds of National Guardsmen police and guards evacuated more than 700 inmates from the Conner Correctional Center in Hominy Oklahoma after a riot that killed one inmate, injured 22 and caused about 3.8 million in damage. Inmates were moved to secure facilities while authorities patrolled the yard and fenced perimeters.
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Hominy
Ohlo
Okla
State
Larry Meachum
Greg Hodges
McCurtain County
Heminy City
Meachum
National Guard
Conner
Begin resigns as Israel's prime minister amid delay
Prime Minister Menachem Begin formally announces his resignation after a two day delay and defers delivering the resignation letter to President Herzog to allow coalition talks. He tells aides I cannot continue and allies seek a successor among Herut leaders including Yitzhak Shamir or David Levy as government faces potential early elections.
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Washington Post
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Begin
Chaim Herzog
Herut
Yitzhak Shamir
David Levy
Levy
Herzog
Yaakov Meridor
Meridor
Yaakov
Israel
Challenger mission readies Indian satellite deployment
The space shuttle Challenger crew completed an initial flight of experiments and prepare for the main task, releasing a weather satellite for India from the cargo bay as a predawn launch delayed 17 minutes by a thunderstorm. Guion Bluford led experiments on live cells while the crew handled a hydraulic pump issue not impacting flight.
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Government of
Harold Craughon
Houston
Draughon
Guion Bluford
Indiana abortion notification law struck down by appeals court
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled the Indiana statute requiring doctors to notify parents of minors seeking abortions was unconstitutional. The decision found the judicial review procedure inadequate, invalidating a law that carried up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine for noncompliance.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana
Chicago
Judge Denies New Trial for Jean Harris in Tarnower Killing
Westchester County Judge Aldo Nastasi rules against granting a new trial for Jean Harris who was convicted of murdering Herman Tarnower. Harris lawyers argued she was psychotic and drug addicted during the trial and unable to make intelligent defense decisions.
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White Plains
N.Y
Jean Harris
Scarsdale
Herman Tarnower
Blacks for Reagan Campaign Debuts at Lincoln Memorial
The National Conservative Political Action Committee launched a Blacks for Reagan media campaign at a press conference on the Lincoln Memorial steps. Los Angeles businessman Henry M. Miller television actress Mabel King and J A Parker head of a Washington research organization defended Reagan's policies.
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Washington
National Conservative Political Action Committee
Reagan
Lincoln Memorial
Los Angeles
Henry M. Miller
Mabel King
J.A
Jay) Parker
Washington Research Organization
Psychotherapy may delay AIDS in early symptoms, researchers say
California researchers report that psychotherapy for men with early AIDS symptoms may delay or prevent disease progression. Jeffrey Mandel of UC San Francisco presented findings at an American Psychological Association meeting, suggesting psychological factors may alter immune function and infection risk.
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Anaheim
Calif
Jeffrey Mandel
American Psychological Association
Mandel
University of California-San Francisco
Detroit man confesses to 1968 murder in police HQ
A 30 year old man with no fixed address walked into Detroit Police Headquarters and confessed to killing Joseph Moceri 15 years earlier during a 62 dollar robbery to fund a trip to the Junior Olympics. He was charged with second degree murder.
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Detroit
Robert Garth
Garth
Joseph Moceri
Moceri
St. Louis
Chilean governor killed in three way ambush in Santiago
In Santiago, Metropolitan Governor Carol Urzua was killed, along with his chauffeur and bodyguard, in a dawn ambush by seven to eight attackers in olive fatigues. The group Guerrilla Militias and Forces of Popular Revolution claimed responsibility. Authorities condemned the attack amid ongoing talks on Chile’s return to democracy.
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Santiago
Chile
Carol Urzua
Las Condes
Popular Revolution
Augusto Pinochet
Stone holds talks with El Salvador leftists in Costa Rica
U S special envoy Richard Stone met for hours with leaders of El Salvador’s rebel movement in San Jose Costa Rica along with Costa Rican President Monge. The meeting follows a prior 90 minute session and precedes separate news conferences and further talks in San Salvador.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Richard Stone
el Salvador
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Stone
Luis Alberto Monge
Guillermo Manuel Ungo
Ruben Zamora
San Salvador
Peace Commission
Radio Venceremos
Hazardous waste production four times higher than estimated
The EPA reported 150 million metric tons of hazardous waste were generated in 1981, nearly four times the previously estimated 40 million tons. Officials said most waste is managed properly, but lawmakers urge regulatory action to reduce volume and toxicity. Sen. Stafford pressed for amendments to curb land disposal and push industry reduction efforts.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
John Skinner
Office of Solid Waste
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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