Missouri puts to death first inmate since 1965
Convicted killer George Tiny Mercer was executed by injection at 12 03 a m for murdering a tavern waitress. He was pronounced dead at 12 09 a m after losing consciousness three minutes post injection. About a dozen candle bearing protesters gathered outside the Missouri State Penitentiary to protest.
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George “Tiny” Mercer
Missouri
Mercer
Missouri State Penitentiary
Former Senator John Tower Expected to Fully Recover
Dallas doctors report a 2 inch broad based polyp and about a foot of the right colon removed from former Senator John Tower in a three hour operation. They say the growth appears benign and there is little chance of malignant cells resurfacing. Final pathology results were pending.
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Dallas
John Tower
Tower
Bomb attached to jet at Heathrow as Pan Am 103 blast suspected
British investigators believe the device exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 was attached to the outside of the aircraft at Heathrow airport, per a Munich Abendzeitung report. A Bonn government spokesman would not confirm or deny the claim.
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Munich
West Germany
London
Heathrow
Bonn
Abendzeitung
Beirut clashes flare as Amal and Hezbollah battle for West Beirut
Rival Shiite militias backed by Syria and Iran fought with artillery and rockets in West Beirut and south Lebanon. Four people were wounded as the pro-Syrian Amal militia clashed with Iranian-backed Hezbollah, breaching a five week truce. Fighting spread to Syrian controlled areas after dark. Police reported the casualty figure. In New Delhi, thousands of police patrolled after militants threatened to avenge two Sikhs hanged over Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
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Lebanon
Syria
Iran
West Beirut
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Hezbollah
Party of God
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Jobless rate 5.3 percent in December 1988
Unemployment fell to 5.3 percent in December 1988 the third time at that level in the year tying a 14 year low. The year averaged 5.5 percent with 279000 new jobs in December and about 3.8 million for 1988. Average hourly earnings stood at 9.45 dollars with wage growth 3.4 percent.
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Washington
Reagan
Labor Department
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Roger Brimmer
Data Resources Inc
Lexington, Mass
Michael Evans
Riot at Youthful Correctional Offender Institution Ends
Inmates at the Youthful Correctional Offender Institution in Milledgeville Georgia rioted Friday afternoon. Corrections officers and three police tactical units quelled the uprising about two hours later with tear gas. No injuries reported and damage described as minimal. Average inmate age is 24 among 970.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Kathy Drake
Department of Corrections
Atlanta
Drake
Kemper
Starved son of Wilkes-Barre couple tied to God given tithe
Police say Larry and Leona Cottam had over $3,700 but did not use it to feed their 14 year old son Eric who died of starvation. The unemployed former minister and his wife, charged with criminal homicide, claimed the money was tithe money belonging to God. The family also faced malnutrition and dehydration with their 12 year old daughter. Eric weighed 69 pounds and had not eaten since November 22.
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Mercy Hospital
Wilkes-Barre
Cottam
Luzerne County
Correale Stevens
Larry
Leona Cottam
Eric
Laura
James Henry
Nyangola
Pennsylvania
Hazleton National Bank
Franklin First Federal
Reagan backs 50 percent pay raise for Congress
President Reagan endorsed a proposed 50 percent pay hike for members of Congress and top federal officials, urging an open door to government service for all Americans. He urged abolition of honoraria and said outside income limits would tighten. House Speaker Wright and Senate Majority Leader Mitchell signaled votes. Tauke questioned a vote.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
House of Congress
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Chamber
Three year old transplant patient dies in Pittsburgh
Rolandrea Dodge known as Rolly, a three year old from Fruitland New Mexico, died at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh after receiving a multi organ abdominal transplant including liver pancreas stomach and intestines. She had been on a respirator and in critical condition since November 29.
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Rolandrea Dodge
Brandon
Cyndi Dodge
Fruitland
N.M
Children’s Hospital of
Lynn McMahon
Rolandrea
Rolly
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