Surprise witness testifies in Freeway Killer trial
KNXT-TV reporter David Lopez testified that William Bonin confessed to killing 21 boys, reopening the prosecution’s case after a prior pause. Bonin’s lawyer objected. a delay for cross examination was granted. Lopez described Bonin’s chilling account of torture and killing, saying he felt a responsibility to reveal the confession.
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William Bonin
David Lopez
Knxt-Tv
Bonin
William Charvet
William Keene
Orange County
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Judge rebukes witness in creation science trial
In Little Rock UPI report, U.S. District Judge William Overton scolded biochemistry professor William Morrow for lacking factual support for creation science and pressed other witnesses to present evidence. The hearing on Arkansas' creation science law continues with expected witnesses and a decision before Christmas.
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UPI
Arkansas
U.S
William Overton
American Civil Liberties Union
Steve Clark
Overton
William Scott Morrow
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S.C
Morrow
Calls for faster natural gas decontrol under Reagan plan
The CEA chair Murray Weidenbaum urged speeding up natural gas price decontrol with a new consumer tax. He ruled out a windfall-profits tax on production and warned against reducing investment, signaling a compromise stance amid congressional debate. The administration aims to start decontrol by January 1, 1983, with existing laws setting different end dates for post and pre 1977 discoveries.
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Washington
Reagan
Council of Economic Advisers
Murray Weidenbaum
Carter
Weidenbaum
Indefinite reprieve for two condemned killers in Arizona
U S District Judge Carl Muecke blocked scheduled gas chamber executions for Edward Schad Jr. and Robert Vickers pending moratorium review. Vickers vowed not to beg for life while Schad declined interview. both returned to Death Row after stay. In Washington, medical school enrollment hit a record 66 298 with women rising to 18 505 students.
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Ariz
U.S
Carl Muecke
Edward Schad Jr
Robert Vickers
Vickers
Schad
Carolyn Robinson
Florence
Muecke
Washington
College Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association
Mobil executives depart Libya amid U S Libyan tensions
Nearly 70 Mobil oil executives and families flew to Rome in protest of Libyan anger at President Reagan's evacuation appeal. Libya's minister said Europeans and Arabs could replace American workers. Mobil officials weighed future in Libya as Exxon had already closed Libyan operations.
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Tripoli
Libya
UPI
Mobil Oil
Rome
Reagan
United States
Muammar Khadafy
Omar Mustafa Mumtasser
Mobil
Doyle Marrs
Exxon
Mudslides Kill 32 Near Rio de Janeiro
Mudslides and floods near Rio de Janeiro have killed 32 people, raising the toll to 82 deaths over nearly two weeks of heavy rains. The weather service reports 11 inches of rain in December, surpassing the monthly average of 5 inches.
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Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil
UPI
Rio de Janeiro
Weather Service
Union refusals stall garbage strike talks in New York
With 100000 tons of garbage piled on snowy sidewalks the union refuses to return to bargaining despite private firms offering to resume talks. Local 831 secretary treasurer Bernard Adlestein says no negotiation until firms are ready. State mediator reported an impasse after talks collapsed earlier in the day. The strike began December 1 and is now in its second week.
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New York
UPI
Bernard Adlestein
Phil O’brien
James McCabe
NRC OKs Restart of undamaged Three Mile Island Unit
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing board ruled the intact Three Mile Island 1 reactor can be restarted at low power without endangering public health. A final license decision is expected early next year, despite protests from opponents.
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Washington
UPI
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Board
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
NRC
Three Mile Island 1
Pennsylvania
Commission
Winfield Becomes Highest Paid Baseball Player
One year ago outfielder Dave Winfield signed with the New York Yankees for nearly 1.5 million dollars a year, making him the sport’s highest paid player.
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Dave Winfield
New York Yankees
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