Reagan eases Poland sanctions after Walesa appeal
President Reagan lifts more Poland sanctions following Lech Walesa's appeal though martial law remains. LOT charter landings resume in the United States and Polish fishermen regain U S waters while other measures stay in effect. Walesa calls the move satisfactory.
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Reagan
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U.S
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Walesa
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John Paul II
Gdansk
Valesa
White House
Romberg
California Court rejects widow’s bid to starve self to death
The California Supreme Court unanimously rules Elizabeth Bouvia has no right to receive life-ending care in Riverside General Hospital. In a related item, Miami jury selection begins in the trial of a policeman charged with the 1982 riot-linked fatal shooting of a Black man.
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Riverside General Hospital
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Reagan plan funds for Jordanian strike force
Washington sources say the Reagan administration will seek about 220 million dollars in the next military spending bill to equip a Jordanian strike force with C 130 transports armored vehicles antitank missiles and training to defend pro American regimes in the Persian Gulf. Israel opposes the plan.
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Jordan
Japan rescues miner in Miike mine disaster
Rescuers saved a last survivor after 26 hours in a pocket of fresh air while 83 co-workers died in a coal mine fire beneath the sea. A total of 13 of 96 miners trapped at Mitsui Mining Co age Miike mine survived the blaze, Japan's fourth worst mining disaster.
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Takada
Japan
Mitsui Mining Co
Miike
Gazette Wire Services
Brazil President bars photographers after palace talk
President Joao Figueiredo banned news photographers from his photo sessions with guests after reports of a conversation overheard with presidential candidate Paulo Maluf at Planalto. Maluf had urged a smile during a private meeting, and Figueiredo reportedly replied that in his house he would do as he wishes.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Joao Figueiredo
Figueiredo
Paulo Maluf
Planalto
Maluf
Three's Company cast departs for next season
Los Angeles AP reports Joyce DeWitt Priscilla Barnes Don Knotts and Richard Kline will exit the ABC TV series. John Ritter remains the sole returning cast member. New additions to the lineup will be announced later. Ritter's character will find love and move from the shared apartment when the show returns next fall.
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Los Angeles
Joyce DeWitt
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Don Knotts
Richard Kline
John Ritter
Aldrin presses lunar base over space station plan
Buzz Aldrin, a moonwalker, argues NASA should pursue a permanent lunar base rather than a space station. He envisions using the Moon as a scientific outpost and building a large solar power station to supply Earth, as White House weighs long term space policy.
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Neil Armstrong
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White House
Urban League reports disastrous state of blacks in America
The National Urban League condemns the Reagan administration and Congress for neglecting blacks and the economically deprived. The 1984 State of Black America shows 17.3 percent unemployment for blacks in 1983, 49 percent among black teenagers, and half of black children in poverty level homes, with overall progress stalled.
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New York Times
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League
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Islamic bloc invites Egypt to rejoin Islamic Conference fold
The 42 member Islamic Conference decided to readmit Egypt after Cairo announced it would accept no conditions for return. The move followed protests by Libya Syria and Southern Yemen and marks a shift from Cairo’s earlier hard line stance toward Israel.
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Pakistan
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Sadat
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Alvarez manslaughter trial cited by defense amid juror threats
Defense lawyers allege local passions and taunting from a nearby jail hindered a fair trial for 24 year old Luis Alvarez charged with manslaughter in the Dec 28 1982 shooting of Newell Johnson Jr at a video arcade in the Overtown neighborhood.
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Luis Alvarez
Alvarez
Newell Johnson Jr
Overtown
Boy Recovering After Lake Michigan Submersion
A 4 year old boy pulled from Lake Michigan after more than 20 minutes submerged shows color returning and normal body temperature according to his mother. A neurosurgeon said chances for a full recovery appear better than ever.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Kathy Tontlewicz
Jimmy
Fundamentalist preacher drops bid to stop daughter's chemotherapy
In Knoxville Tennessee AP report Larry Hamilton halted his six month legal fight to prevent 13 year old Pamela Hamilton from receiving court ordered chemotherapy for bone cancer. His lawyer said Pamela and her father agreed that she should proceed with treatment despite the church’s faith healing beliefs.
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Knoxville, Tenn
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Pamela Hamilton
Pamela
Democrats name Collins and Ferraro to convention posts
Washington AP reports Democrats selected Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky as convention chairman and Geraldine Ferraro of New York as head of the platform committee for the San Francisco nominating event.
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San Francisco
Kentucky
Martha Layne Collins
Charles Manatt
Geraldine Ferraro
New York
Army Reserve general found dead at Fort Sam Houston
Maj. Gen. Robert G. Ownby aged 48 was found hanging in a stairwell at Fort Sam Houston on January 11. The medical examiner ruled the death a self inflicted act caused by severe financial problems and indicated a possible attempt to mislead investigators about a terrorist killing to spare his family.
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San Antonio
Museum puzzle offers $10,000 prize at Chicago's museum
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago launched a “Mind Games” contest by Dr. Crypton to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Despite updates and clues in Science Digest, no one has solved all 20 riddles, leaving the $10,000 prize unclaimed as crowds view exhibits.
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