Boy pulled from icy Lake Michigan coma with 50-50 brain outcome
Four year old Jimmy Tontlewicz lay in a coma at Children's Memorial Hospital after being pulled from 32 degree water by passers-by and a WGN TV crew. His father Terrence survived and underwent treatment after the sled slipped into the lake.
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Weiss Memorial Hospital
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Rights panel reasserts independence amid Mondale clash
The reconstituted U S Civil Rights Commission affirms its independence from the White House and rebukes Mondale for promising to dismiss Reagan appointees. It also votes 5-3 to drop a study on how student aid cuts affect predominantly black and Hispanic colleges.
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White House
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Reagan
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Mondale
Utility abandons unfinished Marble Hill nuclear plant
Indiana's Public Service confirms it cannot continue funding Marble Hill the 9 year project near Madison on the Ohio River after spending about 2.5 billion. Wabash Valley Power Association holds remaining stake and official cancellation awaits partner action. The project faced cost rises to over seven billion and repeated completion delays.
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Public Service
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Madison
Nicaraguan Shootings Draw KAL Jet Echo at OAS
U S envoy to the OAS compared a helicopter downing by Nicaraguan forces to the KAL jet destruction. Ambassador J William Middendorf warned of a "shoot first" mentality after Nicaraguan forces shot dead American pilot Chief Warrant Officer Jeffry Schwab near the Honduras border.
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Honduran
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Kidnap Case Probes Six Suspects Amid Allied Soldier Claim
Police scoured West Germany on Monday for six anti-nuclear activists linked to a reported hostage incident. Specialist Liam Fowler, 21, said he was held 43 hours and found in a Bavarian barn after claiming his captors threatened to kill him unless missiles were dismantled. Investigators await confirmation of his account.
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Stuttgart
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Gas blast tears Brookline condo. two dead
An estimated 8:30 p.m. Sunday explosion ripped a three story condominium in half in Brookline Massachusetts, burying four cars. Fire officials say the victims are John Murphy 83 and his daughter Mary 61 found among the rubble Monday.
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al Sweeney
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Couple tied to faux wedding raid linked to drug case
Providence AP report states the couple at a Narragansett motel wedding ruse was part of the investigation all along. Attorney General Dennis Roberts said they knew it was not a bona fide wedding as eight suspects were arrested on drug charges and $25,000 of drugs seized in Friday raid. The ACLU had questioned rights earlier.
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Civil Rights Commission
Mondale
Reagan
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R.I
Dennis Roberts
Narragansett
American Civil Liberties Union
Church gunman dies after church raid attempt
A gunman who tried to rob a Fort Lauderdale congregation collapsed and died of a heart attack less than two hours after being restrained by worshipers. The Rev Leroy London Sr expressed disbelief at the shooter's death and sorrow for the incident. Vincent Keith Smith, 21, was seized during the struggle and later collapsed at the Broward County Sheriff's substation with a churchgoer injured.
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Fla
Leroy London Sr
Bible Church of God
Vincent Keith Smith
Broward County Sheriff's Department
Lebanon talks amid heavy fighting amid crisis in Middle East
Beiruts Christian districts endured shelling as U S special envoy Rumsfeld met President Gemayel to seek a cease fire. In the south Haddad died of cancer at a funeral as Jordan's King Hussein urged PLO unity for a practical peace plan.
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Israel
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Maj
Saad Haddad
Haddad
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Egypt
France and Saudi Arabia Sign Record Arms Deal
France and Saudi Arabia sign what is described as the largest arms contract in French history with estimates from $4.1 billion to $4.7 billion. The deal centers on an anti-aircraft defense system with missiles and radar and signals Paris remains confident with moderate Arab states.
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Middle East
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United States
Prince Saud
Israel
U S Praises El Salvador Action To Curb Death Squads
The State Department praised El Salvador for taking initial steps to curb rightist death squads and reported a sharp drop in non combat killings in late 1983. Reagan seeks higher military aid while rights groups say abuses continue amid disputed civilian death figures.
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Reagan
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Department
Tinue
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