Washington Monument standoff ends after truck is stopped
A man linked to nuclear protest demands a national dialogue on the issue while a truck on the Monument grounds is stopped by police. The driver, identified as Mayer, was shot in the head but alive, and died later as authorities secured explosives concerns and coordinated with FBI.
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Mayer
Aubrey Mayer
Los Alamitos
Calif
James Shugart
Washington
Lynn Herring
U.S. Park
Monument Grounds
Barry
Constitution Avenue
White House
FBI
William Thomas
Thomas
U.S.A
Jonathan Schell
Hearse Pursuit and White House Threat Evacuations
A hearse pursued by a robber gang zip through streets and the Bruckner Expressway. Police arrested three Bronx men for first degree robbery and weapons charges after recovering the money and gun. The White House and nearby agencies were evacuated or closed as security steps were taken, with 6000 plus told to leave the Agriculture Department and museums, while Park Service staff and tourists were guided to safety.
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Guido
Sherman Waller
Darryl Bell
Eatric K. Fliuto
Bronx
Bertini
Kozera
White House
Park Service
Seri
Agriculture Department
National Mall
Smithsonian
Museum of American History
Natural History Museum
Congress edges toward jobs bill amid tax fight and defense push
Congress moves on a 4.4 billion highway and mass transit package with claims of creating 170000 jobs as Senate committees support a five year plan for roads funded by a gas tax. The House passed a 231 billion defense bill while confirming Feldstein to the CEA and Hodel as energy secretary amid liberal and security policy debates.
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Steven Symms
Idaho
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate
Democrats
Congress
House
Tom Harkin
D-Iowa
Intelligence Committee
Edward Boland
Dmass
Nicaragua
Honduras
Martin Feldstein
President Reagan
Council of Economic Advisers
Donald Hodel
Energy
Hodel
Interior
Lebanese and Israeli clashes widen as peacekeeping talks continue
Lebanese forces clash with Israeli troops near Baabda as the U S Marines patrol roads around the ministry. President Gemayel orders an inquiry while Egypt backs Lebanon's sovereignty and calls for withdrawal of foreign forces. In Tripoli three are killed and 45 wounded in fighting between pro and anti Syrian factions.
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Ernment
U.S
Tri-National
Baabda
Israel
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Gemayel
Egypt
Butros Ghali
Ghali
Beirut
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Tripoli
Benton board cuts county attorney pay in Benton County
The Benton County Compensation Board recommended reducing the county attorney’s annual salary from 31 000 to 28 000 at a public hearing. Noonan, a University of Iowa graduate, is the elected full time county attorney. The Board’s vote also set salaries for sheriff and other officials, awaiting final action by the supervisors for the new fiscal year.
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Vinton
Benton County
Board of Supervisors
Tom Noonan
University of Iowa
Harry Horak
Florence Rippel
Horak
County Bar Association
Polk
Cerro Gordo
Rippel
Noonan
Mark Mossman
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Sheila Tate
Nancy Reagan
Mideast
Tasco
Special Savings
Benton Board
Stanley Geiken
Dick Ramsey
Norway
John Stoner
Rand McNally
Iowprice
Wescale Mall
Westdale Mall
Lindal Mall
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