FBI to open probe of Carter debate papers
FBI agents will begin intensive interviews next Tuesday to determine if federal laws were broken in the 1980 pilfering of Carter campaign documents. An FBI official said most interviews should finish by July as lawmakers call for an independent prosecutor.
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California
Don Edwards
D-Calif
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Department of Justice
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Donald J. Albosta
D-Mich
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Thomas DeCair
Santa Barbara
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Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Justice-Fbi
Speakes
Gunman murders two in Oakland family shooting
In Oakland a man killed his wife sister and mother in law with a .22 rifle in a 2:50 p.m. attack then held his 2-year-old daughter hostage for nearly three hours before surrendering. The child was unharmed and escorted to safety. two victims died and a third, Juanita Miller, remained in critical condition after emergency surgery.
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Oakland
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Doug Krathwohl
C.D. Williams
Krathwohl
Williams
Dan Evans
Providence Hospital
Juanita Miller
Evans
Mississippi Judge Allows Execution of Jimmy Lee Gray
A federal judge denied a stay of execution for Jimmy Lee Gray 34 set to die at 12 01 a m in the Mississippi gas chamber The 1976 kidnap sex slaying of 3 year old Deressa Scales near Pascagoula is cited marking Mississippi first execution since 1964.
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Jackson, Miss
Jimmy Lee Gray
Mississippi
Gray
Deressa
Pascagoula
Bridge lanes closed after fractured joints found
A state official said the two outer lanes of the Massachusetts Avenue bridge between Boston and Cambridge were closed indefinitely after fractured joints were discovered in an inspection. The move follows Tuesday’s Connecticut Turnpike collapse that killed three. Philly transit strike ends.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Avenue
Greenwich
Cancer researchers hail advance in understanding cancer growth
London researchers from Britain the United States and Sweden say a blood protein PDGF that normally repairs injuries can be overproduced in some cancers causing uncontrolled growth. The team led by Dr. Mike Waterfield expects big strides in knowledge and potential new drugs and diagnostics.
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London
Mike Waterfield
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratory
Waterfield
Shultz and Gromyko discuss Afghanistan peace plan
Secretary of State George Shultz said he gave assurances to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko that the United States seeks a U.N. backed settlement in Afghanistan. Talks in Geneva continue, with Shultz visiting Pakistan to discuss progress and Afghan refugees. The report also notes U.S. arms sales talks with India and says Washington has no evidence Pakistan detonated a nuclear device.
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India
George Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Afghanistan
Gromyko
Shultz
Kabul
Pakistan
Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations
Zia ul-Haq
U.S
Soviet Union
Rebels claim American held as CIA spy in Chad
Northern Chad rebel leader asserts he is detaining Mark Frohardt 32 of Colorado Springs as a CIA spy. Doctors Without Borders says Frohardt was its medical teams coordinator in Chad and hopes the misunderstanding clears up quickly. State Department says it is looking into reports of an American detained in the area.
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Paris
Chad
Mark Frohardt
Colorado Springs
Colo
Central Intelligence Agency
Agence France Presse
Doctors Without Borders
Frohardt
Washington
State Department
Carolyn Johnson
Department
SEPTA Train Workers Return After 108 Day Strike
Signalmen, car cleaners, and other commuter train workers ended a 108 day strike that left 40 000 riders without service in Philadelphia and suburbs. SEPA said limited service could resume during the holiday weekend.
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Philadelphia
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Detroit Curfew Allows Teens to Attend Waterfront Fireworks
Police said the first night of Detroit's curfew would not banish all youths from the streets to let under 18 attend the waterfront fireworks display. The curfew starts at 11 p.m. Friday, with youths required off streets after 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Detroit has had a standing curfew since 1976, not always strictly enforced.
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Detroit
Coleman A. Young
Judge Julius Hoffman of Chicago 7 trial dies at 87
Julius J. Hoffman, the volatile federal judge who presided over the Chicago 7 conspiracy trial, died at his Chicago home at age 87. He had just marked 30 years on the federal bench. The trial featured clashes with defense lawyers Kunstler and Weinglass, and Seale was gagged and shackled after seeking self‑representation.
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Los Angeles Times Service
Chicago
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Chicago 7
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Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Rennie C. Davis
David Dellinger
Tom Hayden
California
Lee Weiner
John R. Fraines
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Bobby Seale
William M. Kunstler
Leonard I. Weinglass
Seale
Dellinger
Davis
Hayden
Rubin
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