Reagan presses discipline overhauls in schools
President Reagan urged teachers to restore discipline and make schools temples of learning not drug dens. He announced a presidential awards program and directed the Justice and Education departments to help enforce classroom discipline amid debates on funding.
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Junked 1982 Chevy Luv pickups at Tampa port
A forklift operator piles up about 600 1982 Chevy Luv pickups rusted while parked at a Tampa port in Florida. They were awaiting shipment for up to a year and are being destroyed under GM policy after flood or storm damage to protect dealer integrity.
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Federal judge charged in broad corruption indictment
District Judge Harry Claiborne of Las Vegas faces a seven count federal indictment in Reno alleging bribery fraud and obstruction of justice among other charges. The case centers on a $30000 bribe to quash subpoenas tied to a Mustang Ranch probe and a scheme to defraud Conforte of 100000 by falsely claiming appellate reversal of tax convictions.
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U.S. 9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sally
Stanley Brown Sr
German minister Lambsdorff charged with bribes in landmark case
Bonn prosecutors filed charges against Economics Minister Otto Lambsdorff alleging he accepted about 50 000 dollars in bribes from Flick holding company in 1977 and 1980 to sway a tax decision. The case marks the first criminal charges against a West German cabinet member. Trial is expected no sooner than two months.
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West Germany
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Franzbruno Eulencamp
Lambsdorff
Flick Holding
Hans Brenner
Killer condemned in New Jersey execution case
In Freehold New Jersey AP report, jury convicts Richard Biegenwald of killing an 18 year old and sentences him to death by lethal injection. He is linked to five slayings this year and is the second person to receive the death penalty under New Jersey's new law enacted weeks earlier. Bergenwald was convicted after a seven day trial.
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N.J
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Sharon can sue Time over Lebanon massacre article
A federal judge allowed Ariel Sharon to pursue a $50 million defamation suit against Time magazine over an article allegedly implying he encouraged the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Time’s bid to dismiss the case was rejected, and Sharon’s lawyer said they will move toward trial promptly to clear his client’s name.
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Ariel Sharon
Time Magazine
Lebanon
U.S
Abraham Sofaer
Time
Sharon
Milton Gould
Tour buses banned in Los Angeles for sightings
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to ban large sightseer buses from city streets, effective February 28 after Beverly Hills adopted a similar rule. The plan shifts tour companies to smaller vans within about three months to reduce obtrusiveness. White, 38, of Conroe faced five years to life in prison as the punishment phase of the trial began.
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Conroe
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Flynt quits race in Republican presidential bid
Larry Flynt, the Hustler publisher tied to prior legal troubles, withdraws from the 1988 Republican presidential race in a terse release. He quotes Sherman and hints at possibly seeking Congress later, citing his self description as white rich and pornographic.
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Los Angeles
Larry Flynt
Flynt
William Tecumseh Sherman
Congress
Convicted in Galveston for Aggravated Kidnapping Plot
Ronald Floyd White was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping in Texas for allegedly abducting Michael Baucom 22 of Santa Fe and burying him alive for four days in a makeshift coffin in September 1982 near Conroe, north of Houston. Baucom testified he was held for a $75,000 ransom and was rescued by two deputies.
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Texas
Ronald Floyd White
Michael Baucom
Santa Fe
Baucom
Conroe
Houston
Reagan antitrust chief and press director resign
Washington Reuters reports William F. Baxter, Reagan's chief antitrust enforcer, resigns to teach at Stanford Law School December 16. He will be succeeded by J. Paul McGrath. White House press director David Gergen also resigns to join Harvard's Institute of Politics. Baxter led AT&T breakup and major antitrust policy overhaul, with new merger guidelines and broader permission for large mergers.
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William F. Baxter
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William French Smith
Stanford
J. Paul McGrath
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Wall Street
David Gergen
White House Communications
Harvard University
Institute of Politics
Gergen
White House
Grenada
Justice Department
Stanford University Law
At&t
Bell System
International Business Machines Corp
Oil ministers order 750000 bpd cutback to start next January
Arab oil ministers ordered a production reduction of about 750000 barrels per day to take effect the following January, aiming to support prices and stabilize markets. The move reflects a coordinated effort among major producers to curb supply amid evolving global demand.
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