Democrats Seek Billion-Dollar Boost for Reagan Relief Plan
House Democrats move to add about 1 billion dollars to Reagan’s 4.3 billion recession relief package with aims to pass quickly and then push more legislation. Speaker O’Neill and Rep. Foley say floor action next week and continued talks with the White House to shape a broader jobs bill.
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Hinckley improves as papers allege Reagan stalking
In fair condition and out of danger, John Hinckley remains under custody after a self harm attempt. NBC reports secret notes show Hinckley planned to shoot Reagan on December 10, 1980 and January 20, 1981, with additional claims of a Dec 11, 1980 hotel gun plan.
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Soviet Aeroflot Official and Italian Firm Owner Arrested for Espionage
In Rome, an Aeroflot assistant commercial director Victor Pronine and Genoa microfilm firm owner Atelio Negrino were arrested on suspicion of political military espionage. Carabinieri seized material deemed of strategic military interest. Pronine, 46, detained without charges. Negrino, 33, was jailed after an espionage act alleged at Rome's Parco dei Principi Hotel.
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Massacre in Assam leaves 100 villagers dead
Rural tribesmen armed with bows and arrows axes and spears massacred at least 100 villagers in a remote Assam district amid pre election violence. Officials said the attack followed alleged abduction of a candidate and communications delays hindered reporting.
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Soldier dies in Panama during jungle training jump
Spec 4 Ronald A. Nelson of Canton Georgia was killed when he jumped into the Chagres River during jungle training in Panama. His body was recovered Sunday after a search by Air Force and Army helicopters Navy boats and divers. The Army is investigating the death. The same report notes the State Department estimate that about 4 million forced laborers work in the Soviet Union in a system of 1,100 camps including at least 10,000 political or religious prisoners.
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Turin Theater Fire Kills 64 in Italy Statuto Cinema
Relatives mourn outside a Turin mortuary after a weekend blaze at the Statuto Cinema killed 64 people, Italy's deadliest fire since World War II. Police said the victims were asphyxiated by smoke and investigators seek why three balcony exit doors failed to open.
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Italy
Statuto
Wrong woman nabbed at baby shower in Miami case
Prosecutors admitted drug agents arrested Lilia Reyes at a baby shower, mistaking her for Martha Libia Cardona, the federal government’s top female drug fugitive. Fingerprints confirmed the error. Cardona fled Colombia after forfeiting $1 million, while Reyes faced separate charges and had a bond for $100,000.
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Lilia Reyes
Martha Libia Cardona
U.S
Thomas Blair
Colombia
Herbert Shap
Northeastern spared by second storm after blizzard toll climbs
Residents slogged back to work as lingering sludge delayed buses trains and cars after the Blizzard of 83 left 89 dead. A Dixie-origin storm skimmed the coast bringing light snow to the Carolinas and New Jersey before moving offshore. Subzero temperatures and blocked streets persisted in New York and New England while ferry service in the Outer Banks suffered.
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Roosevelt refunds tied to Social Security printout scam
Former Congressman James Roosevelt plans refunds after donors misread a $10 national committee fee as payment for a Social Security records check. The SSA said it asked postal authorities to probe the fund-raising appeal, which offered a free confidential printout of Social Security data only to members.
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James Roosevelt
National Committee
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Franklin Roosevelt
Sharks' deaths traced at Sea World in San Diego
Sea World officials say workers delayed shutting off Mission Bay water pumped into aquariums, leading to 16 of 50 uninsured sharks dying from an illness likely caused by a storm stirred contaminant. Dr. Lanny Cornell admits the valves were opened too late.
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Mount St. Helens Volcano Grows Dome in Quiet Eruption
A 700 foot lava dome in Mount St. Helens crater expanded as the volcano entered its second week of quiet eruption. U S Geological Survey crews were kept from the crater due to bad weather.
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