U S diplomat to meet with Salvadoran leftists
Special envoy Richard Stone arrived in San Salvador for meetings with the leftist FDR FMLN coalition and possible talks to facilitate dialogue. Reagan instructed Stone to push for economic stability and to limit talks to election related issues with the Salvadoran Peace Commission.
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U.S
Washington Post Service
Washington
Richard Stone
San Salvador
Central America
el Salvador
Stone
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
San Jose
Costa Rica
Democratic Revolutionary Front
FDR
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FMLN
United States
State Department
HUD official Emanuel Savas resigns amid abuse of office dispute
Emanuel Savas Assistant Secretary for Housing and Urban Development quits the Reagan administration before HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce fires him for abuse of office. Savas had faced paid leave after involvement with his privately published book and a grand jury review. Justice Department did not prosecute but urged discipline. He argues exoneration. Pierce accuses him of fabricating a statement and cites ongoing abuse findings.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
Justice Department
Savas
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Dr. Savas
Ex-lawmakers imprisoned for Abscam roles
The first batch of major Abscam defendants including three former congressmen reported to federal prisons. Ex Reps Raymond Lederer Michael Ozzie Myers and Frank Thompson Jr began serving terms in Allenwood Pennsylvania Lexington Kentucky and Danbury Connecticut. Former Rep John Murphy remained free awaiting an appeal stay.
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Raymond Lederer
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Michael “Ozzie” Myers
Frank Thompson Jr
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Danbury
Conn
John Murphy
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Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Murphy
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Military mascot Gen Billy the Goat dies at USDA request
Gen Billy the Goat, mascot of a U S Marine unit, was killed by USDA officials over fears of hoof and mouth disease. Supporters and officials defended the action as protective while noting the mascot had been en route from Beirut to the Army Navy game in Pasadena.
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Bill E. Goat
U.S. Marine
Lebanon
Army-Navy
Billy
Department of Agriculture
Rolfe Arnham
Army-Navy '83 Foundation
Pasadena
New York
Robert Gale
Gale
Agriculture Department
Kennedy Airport
United States
Beirut
U.S
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Amhym
Roslyn Caldwell
San Dimas
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Pan American Airlines
America
USDA
Pan Am
Arnhym
Judge orders hearings on release of Cuban refugees in Atlanta
Federal Judge Marvin Shoob ordered the government to start hearings within 60 days to decide if more than 1,000 Cuban refugees held at the Atlanta federal penitentiary should be released. About 500 detained since the 1980 Freedom Flotilla and 500 parolees whose paroles were revoked face review. The government must show by clear and convincing evidence that continued detention is necessary.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
United States
U.S
Marvin Shoob
Shoob
CDC study links drinking to young drivers in fatal crashes
The CDC reports 1981 fatal crashes show 33.2 percent of drivers aged 20 to 24 had been drinking, higher than 27.7 percent for ages 16 to 19 and 26.8 percent for 25 and older, with men more often intoxicated than women. The findings use blood alcohol tests from drivers in fatal accidents.
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Atlanta
National
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Cost estimate for Midgetman ICBM program reaches 70 billion
Brig. Gen. Gordon Fornell said the Air Force study calculates 1 000 mobile Midgetman missiles and a 10 year operation would cost about 70 billion dollars. The plan envisions fielding the single warhead missiles by the early 1990s after a paced development.
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Washington
Air Force
Gordon Fornell
Britain outlines 1.5 billion dollar cut plan
The Conservative government proposes saving 1.5 billion this year through spending cuts and selling public assets. Nigel Lawson told Parliament the cuts total 750 million and equal asset sales, while dodging specifics citing market reasons. Opposition calls the move fraud or swindle amid higher than planned spending.
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London
Labor
Nigel Lawson
House of Commons
Lawson
Scranton Dumping Case Sees Racketeering Charges Brought
A grand jury alleges William Lavelle III illegally dumped millions of gallons of industrial waste under Scranton and buried thousands of chemical drums at a landfill. Attorney General LeRoy Zimmerman says Lavelle faces two racketeering counts, each with up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. This marks a first U S racketeering filing in a toxic waste case.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
LeRoy Zimmerman
William Lavelle III
United States
Zimmerman
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Sparks Soup Kitchen Boost
Harrisburg reports show the budget stalemate leaves 145000 families without welfare checks as soup kitchens are expanded statewide. Gov Thornburgh has not signed an 8.1 billion proposal with a billion-dollar gap while lawmakers seek a compromise tax bill. nearly 18000 state employees face delayed pay.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Dick Thornburgh
EPA to add up to 150 hazardous waste sites
The Environmental Protection Agency prepares to expand the list of eligible hazardous waste sites by 100 to 150 locations, broadening oversight and cleanup efforts under the existing program.
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Washington
The
Environmental Protection Agency
JME Gazette Publication and Subscriptions
The JME Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates listed include Carrier weekly $1.95 and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues $9.20 for four weeks or $95 for 52 weeks with regional restrictions.
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JME Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Long Beach probe clears man in four hacking deaths
Police cleared Jeffrey Elmore in the killings of four Chino Hills residents and intensified a search for escaped inmate Kevin Cooper. Elmore, 30, also known as Jennifer, was jailed for murder inquiry then released. authorities pursue leads in Long Beach, especially the transvestite community, as the case links to Cooper.
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