Fourth storm dumps heavy snow across Northwest region
A series of Pacific storms blankets Oregon Idaho Utah and Nevada with up to a foot of snow and up to 2 feet in Great Lakes areas. The blizzards raise the death toll to at least 83 with traffic fatalities and heart attack deaths reported. Roads are slick. schools closed as accidents mount and travelers face subzero temps from Rockies to Midwest.
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Reagan sparing two seats on civil rights panel
President Reagan will not reappoint Mary Louise Smith to the reconstituted U S Civil Rights Commission, citing her stance on busing and quotas. He plans to nominate two of three March nominees to reserve one spot for a minority, likely a Hispanic, with Robert Destro not renominated.
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Shuttle crew may get an extra day in space for more work
NASA officials consider extending the Spacelab shuttle Columbia mission by one day to finish and expand experiments. The six crew would stay aloft 10 days if fuel food and power permit, with Edwards California landing eyed pending weather.
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Flynt Arrested in Alaska Over Bond Violation
U S marshals detained publisher Larry Flynt in Anchorage after he flew from Los Angeles in violation of a jail bond. Prosecutors say Flynt planned to travel to Moscow and had contacted the Soviet and American embassies seeking permission to visit the Soviet Union. Flynt was indicted in November for a flag desecration incident.
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World Author Richard Llewellyn Dies in Dublin
Richard Llewellyn, author of How Green Was My Valley and a prolific writer of nearly a dozen novels and several plays, died in a Dublin hospital at age 77 after a heart attack. His best known work, How Green Was My Valley, was published in 1939 and became a six Academy Award winning film.
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French engineer Pierre Bourdiel charged with spying for Soviet Union
Pierre Bourdiel a 56 year old French engineer who worked on the Ariane rocket launcher project was charged by a French court on Thursday with spying for the Soviet Union. Counterintelligence officers said he confessed contact with Soviet agents since 1970 and supplying them with information. No details on the information were provided.
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Pentagon plans 21 percent hike in next year defense budget
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger seeks about 305 billion dollars for fiscal 1985, a rise of roughly 55 billion or over 21 percent from the current year. GOP leaders in the Senate discussed the plan at a private breakfast, with no final White House review reported.
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Reagan announces bid for re election near State of the Union
President Reagan plans to announce his candidacy for re election in late January around the State of the Union, with timing to be confirmed as the speech approaches and plans remain fluid.
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Navy Commander Dismissed For Homosexual Affair
Cmdr. Gerald Vanderwier, 42, was dismissed from the Navy and ordered to forfeit up to $1,200 in pay after being found to have a homosexual affair with a crewman aboard a Norfolk based ship. The case highlights military personnel conduct in the era.
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UC Academic Senate declares faculty student relationships a breach
In Berkeley California the University of California academic senate approved a resolution calling romantic or sexual relationships between faculty and students a serious breach of professional ethics after a tense debate highlighting ethics concerns.
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