Gromyko accuses U S of terrorism in speech
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounced U S policy as terrorism during a dinner with East German Foreign Minister Oskar Fischer. He warned against expectations for Geneva talks on medium range missiles and said Western leaders push propaganda to mislead and pressure.
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Washington Post
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
United States
U.S
Geneva
Gromyko
Oskar Fischer
George Shultz
Stockholm
Washington
Grenada
Lebanon
Nicaragua
Europe
Viet vet trio charged after New Year temple fire
Three Vietnam veterans, Richard Papineau, Roland Voudren, and Donald Taylor, were arrested at a Massachusetts VA hospital on charges of willful and malicious burning of a building after a New Year’s Eve blaze destroyed the Mahasiddhi Nyingmapa Center in Hawley. The three, on weekend passes, allegedly turned their leave into a search and destroy mission, with one reporter noting their motive tied to veteran distress. No injuries were reported.
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Greenfield
Mass
Veterans Administration Hospital
Richard Papineau
Hartford
W. Michael Ryan
Hawley
Ryan
Berkshire Hills
Charlemont
George Martin
State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America
Papineau
Man gets stay of execution in Louisiana murder case
Ronald Monroe, convicted of fatally stabbing a landlady's daughter, wins a reprieve hours before execution. Judge Feldman suspends to allow a hearing on whether defense lawyers should have known a Pasadena man might have helped commit the Sept. 10, 1977, murder after lengthy deliberations.
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New Orleans
Ronald Monroe
Louisiana
U.S
L.C. Feldman
Assassination verdict in daylight killing of Turkish consul general
Hampig Sassounian was convicted in Los Angeles of murdering Kemal Arikan, the Turkish consul general, in a daylight attack nearly two years ago. The jurors returned a guilty verdict as the case concluded after a high profile trial.
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Los Angeles
Hampig
Harry’ Sassounian
Kemal Arikan
Inheritance Ruling Ties Oil Fortune to Heirs
A Bartlesville judge rejected heirs from Neva Holden claiming Russell Holden’s estate worth 1 to 4 million should pass to wife’s prior children. The case hinged on who died first after the couple were stabbed. bodies found three days later.
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Russell Holden
Neva Holden
Bartlesville
Okla
Nigerian ruler Buhari defends coup to diplomats in Lagos
Major General Mohammed Buhari summoned foreign diplomats in Lagos to defend his coup government as OPEC said new leaders pledged not to cut oil prices. Flights and comms resumed. curfew lifted, while a cabinet austerity drive faced ministry protests and layoffs. Israel’s Knesset members agreed to a 10 percent pay cut.
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Nigeria
Mohammed Buhari
OPEC
Buhari
Israel
Defense Ministry
Agriculture Ministry
Peru arrests Maoist Shining Path second in command
Peru police capture Emilio Antonio Diaz described as agronomist and chief ideologue of Shining Path, arrested two weeks ago in Huaraz after an 18 month manhunt. He was arraigned in Lima under heavy guard as authorities seek budget cuts amid ministry funding tensions.
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Lima
Peru
Shining Path
Emilio Antonio Diaz
Huaraz
Teacher sentenced for paddling 13 students in Florida
Jacqueline Lawrence, 28, a former substitute teacher at Naranja Elementary, received six months in jail and one year probation after pleading to 13 counts of battery for paddling 13 fourth graders. Judge Alfred Nesbitt called the sentence unprecedented. No testimony was heard due to the plea bargain.
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Miami
Dade
Alfred Nesbitt
Jacqueline Lawrence
Lawrence
Naranja
Pilot arrested in 1980 tied to Bahamas crash
Investigators reexamine wreckage buried in snow after learning pilot Tony Mink was arrested in 1980 for a marijuana laden plane ditch off the Bahamas. Mink and his 14 year old son Brian were rescued. wreckage yielded a substance believed to be cocaine and $19,200 in cash. Maj. Curran notes rumors about attempts to reach the site.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Bahamas
Tony Mink
Brian
Neil Curran
State Criminal Investigation Bureau
New Mexico
Ruling finds grandmother eligible for Scout leader post
Hartford based hearing officer orders the Boy Scouts to offer Catherine Pollard a scoutmaster position, ruling the Milford grandmother was discriminated against for her gender. The Quinnipiac Council plans to appeal the decision as Attorney General Lieberman supports Pollard's case.
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Hartford
Quinnipiac Council
Connecticut
Catherine Pollard
Pearl
Mondale vows deficit cut in half if elected president
Former Vice President Walter Mondale vowed to cut federal budget deficits by more than half during his first term. He said Reagan is "getting away with murder" over deficits and cautioned that full plan details would come after Reagan releases the 1985 budget.
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Washington Post Service
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Walter Mondale
Reagan
Mondale
Jackson
Little Rock
Yogurt Eases Milk Lactose Intolerance Says Researchers
Researchers report yogurt provides lactase in stomachs of lactose intolerant individuals. A New England Journal of Medicine study shows after 18 grams of lactose, only about one third remains in the intestine when yogurt is consumed, aiding digestion. Read by Veterans Administration Medical Center Minneapolis and University of Minnesota teams led by Dr. Joseph Kolars.
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Los Angeles Times
New England Journal of Medicine
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Joseph Kolars
Credit card fares test on Haverhill buses
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority runs a 24 month experiment in Haverhill using credit cards for bus fares. About 50 cards issued with 95 percent approval. 500 daily riders on 10 buses.
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Haverhill
Mass
Joseph Costanzo
Merrimack Valley
Costanzo
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