EPA chief calls criticism of agency political harassment
EPA head Anne Gorsuch told a Senate committee that critics attack the agency to gain publicity and impede progress on the Superfund cleanup. Contempt charges loom over her refusal to release documents as FBI investigates shredding of possible sensitive files. EPA officials cite procurement of paper shredders used to dispose of documents.
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Elliott Levitas
D-Ga
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Gacy stabbed by inmate on death row in Illinois
John Gacy, condemned killer of 33 youths, was stabbed in the upper left arm during a prison yard incident at Menard Correctional Center. Inmate Henry Brisbon and another death-row inmate William Jones were also wounded. Brisbon escaped cuffs but was tackled by staff.
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Menard Correctional Center
Chicago Sun-Times
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World News Highlights From Around the Globe
Ariel Sharon blocked from talks with U S envoy Habib and sits as minister without portfolio prompting no confidence moves in Israel. Lebanon army enters East Beirut as Gemayel seeks to reclaim government control. Soviet Union tests a new ICBM amid SALT II questions. Shultz warns Atlantic allies on a food trade war over export subsidies.
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Amin Gemayel
Washington
George Shultz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reagan signals he’ll seek a second term in 1984
The White House signals President Reagan will run again by reserving all campaign time and telling Republican senators not to count on fundraising help. James Baker says Reagan’s 1984 calendar is cleared after talks with aides and the president, described as an objective sign of re election. In Santa Monica comedian George Burns testifies in Fleming suit over alleged $400,000 theft from Groucho Marx.
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Magnum, P.I
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Sunset Slayer killer Clark faces death sentence in court
Los Angeles Superior Court jurors condemned Douglas Daniel Clark to die by gas chamber for the Sunset Slayer murders of six women aged 15 to 24. Judge Ricardo Torres set March 16 for formal sentencing after Clark requested the death penalty while maintaining innocence. He also faces counts of mutilation of human remains mayhem and attempted murder. Washington Hinckley Jr., wounded by his own actions, was returned to St. Elizabeths Hospital under constant watch for mental health care.
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Ricardo Torres
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John Hinckley Jr
Greater Southeast Community Hospital
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Hinckley
St. Elizabeths Hospital
McCartney Loses 14-Year Fight Over Beatles Royalties
Paul McCartney lost the long legal battle over roughly 7.5 million dollars in royalties from hits like Yesterday Hey Jude Let It Be and Eleanor Rigby. The suit traced back to 1965 and Northern Songs ownership after sales to Lord Grade and then Associated Communications Corp.
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Falls Council boosts marriage license fee to five dollars
New York news brief states Niagara Falls council voted 4-1 on Monday night to raise the marriage license from $2 to $5. Lewiston nearby keeps licenses at one dollar.
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Reagan cancels air launched cruise missile program
President Reagan halted further production of the air launched cruise missile to shift funding to Stealth technology. The move lowers the program cost from 8.4 to 4.3 billion dollars and reduces planned purchases. Officials cite improved Soviet air defenses as the reason and say Europe basing of other missile versions continues as planned.
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