GOP seeks Reagan action to boost EPA confidence
House Republicans urge President Reagan to take decisive steps to restore public trust in the Environmental Protection Agency. Democrats push bills to remove EPA from day to day control. Subcommittee probes Stringfellow cleanup while leaders discuss congressional access to EPA documents.
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Republican Party
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Riverside
Calif
Jerry Brown
Thomas O'Neill
Tinue
Rep
Elliott Levitas
D-Ga
House Public Works Investigations
Levitas
White House
Woman dies of cyanide poisoning ruled suicide
Patricia Bennett 31 of Hillsboro died Jan 4 from cyanide poisoning. district attorney Upham said she acted alone. Her husband Norman 45 and mother Goldean Mitchell 55 were indicted for theft related to stolen appliances from Portland Community College Sylvania campus. Bennett’s death followed family stress and a discussion at a homicide seminar about Tylenol deaths.
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Hillsboro
Ore
Washington County
Scott Upham
Patricia Bennett
Upham
Portland Community College
Sylvania
Norman
Goldean Mitchell
Rick Smith
Bennett
U.S. Forecasts Mixed Sign Recovery After GNP Revisions
The Commerce Department lowers the fourth quarter GNP decline to 1.9 percent from 2.5 percent, citing better trade and lower inflation. The National Association of Business Economists projects a 3.8 percent real GNP rise in late 1983 with an unemployment rate near 9.9 percent, suggesting a relatively strong recovery ahead.
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Commerce Department
National Association of Business Economists
Actor Raymond Witte dies after police scuffle ruled not cause
Coroner reports show superficial injuries from struggle but not responsible for Raymond Witte death. Police involved after neighbors called on him at Studio City complex and in the ensuing clashes Witte was struck with a baton and tear gas sprayed.
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Studio City
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Presbyterians move to reunite in historic merger vote
Six Southern presbyteries backed reunification with the Northern church, clearing the path to a June vote to end a 122 year Civil War era schism. The approval lifts the tally to 46 yes of 61, triggering joint General Assemblies in Atlanta and a committee to finalize merger details.
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U.S
Southern Church
Mary Carpenter
Fugate Says Lie Detector Vindicated Her In 1958 Starkweather Case
Carol Ann Fugate described feeling vindicated after a television lie detector test she took on Lie Detector. The test was not conclusive, but host F Lee Bailey expressed strong belief in her innocence as Starkweather’s unwilling accomplice in the 1958 Nebraska and Wyoming killings.
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Lansing
Mich
Carol Ann Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Miss Fugate
Starkweather
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Kelly criticizes TV bio of Grace Kelly family
John Kelly brother of Princess Grace says ABC biography of his sister was pleasant but unhappy with Lloyd Bridges portraying their father John Kelly Sr. He denies the rough bricklayer image, noting their father was a distinguished self made millionaire. Gazette wire service.
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Monaco
ABC TV
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John Kelly Sr
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Gazette Wire Services
Assam toll rises as violence rages in northeast India
Official figures list 1 127 dead after three weeks of Hindu Muslim clashes in Assam with 50 more reported dead as the bloodletting continues. Home Minister Lethi would not disclose religious breakdown of the casualties.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Assam
P.C. Lethi
House panel backs plan to raise payroll taxes and social security changes
A House Ways and Means subcommittee approved a package to raise payroll taxes curb benefits and require new federal employees to join Social Security. The plan aims for 165.1 billion in savings or revenue through decade and aligns with National Commission reforms.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
National Commission On Social Security Reform
Doctor Accused of Gross Neglect in Three Deaths
Costa Mesa California officials allege Dr Tony Protopappas showed gross negligence in the deaths of three patients. Investigators say excessive anesthesia was used and the Costa Mesa office lacked proper emergency resuscitation equipment. A court order to close the practice until a disciplinary hearing is planned.
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Calif
UPI
Tony Protopappas
Orange County
Earl Plowman
Protopappas
Plowman
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