Chernenko Critics Grow Over Ill Leader in Moscow
Reports from London and Moscow say Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko is in intensive care and may resign due to deteriorating health. Western diplomats say no firm confirmation exists, with Emphysema and cardiac issues cited by observers as his condition worsens.
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Yuri Andropov
Leonid Brezhnev
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Child car seats misuse prompts NTSB symposium
The NTSB will convene auto makers safety experts and government officials to address low usage and improper installation of child safety seats, a condition Iowa and 48 other states now require. Experts point to confusing designs and car fittings as common causes of misuse.
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Patricia Goldman
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Buying and using child safety seats tips
Highway safety experts offer guidance on choosing seats by child size and weight. Infants rear facing, some seats convert for growing children, ensure proper fit in car, and verify compliance with standards. Avoid seats before 1981, used seats without instructions, or any seat with accident damage.
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Spy shuttle ends secret mission at Cape Canaveral
Discovery returns from Americas first manned military space operation with a top secret satellite to monitor Soviet signals. Five crew members greet flight controllers as Mission 51-C concludes after a 1.23 million mile journey.
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Iowa
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Soviet Union
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Florida
Thomas K. Mattingly
New staggered license plates roll out in Linn County
The Linn County Treasurer shifts to a staggered renewal plan with monthly birth months, delaying registrations to a second month. Daily issuances drop from 2,500 to about 650–700, needing 10 fewer staff, and 1979 blue plates come with birth month stickers placed on the rear plate.
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Iowa
Dennis Michel
Michel
Bail risk: ten percent of federal defendants reoffend
The Justice Department says about 10 percent of federal criminal defendants awaiting trial are arrested for new crimes, violate bail conditions, or fail to appear. Longer waits raise misbehavior risk, with 4.7 percent arrested for new felonies among non confined defendants.
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William French Smith
William Rhodes
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