Conflicting signals on tax compromise in Congress
Treasury Secretary Regan signals openness to compromise on Reagan’s three-year 25 percent across the board tax cut while the White House insists no compromise. Senate Finance Chair Dole invites Ways and Means chief Rostenkowski to negotiate as Baker says the Senate will draft a bill aligned with Reagan’s plan.
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Seven New Orleans Officers Charged In Civil Rights Conspiracy
A federal grand jury charged seven New Orleans police officers with conspiring to deprive four witnesses of civil rights through beating threats with guns illegal jailing and head bags during 18 hour interrogations. Named are Reboul McKenzie Bonura Brink Farrar Woodall and LeBlanc. arraignment planned next week.
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Iran Purge Ordered as Khomeini Targets Deviants
Iran's revolutionary leader orders a purge of the armed forces and a nationwide crackdown on opponents. The government reports executions in multiple regions bringing total hanged or shot to 146 in three weeks after Bani Sadr’s ouster. Parliament passes a bill restricting pre revolution officials from embassy info and foreign aid. IRP names Mohammad Ali Rajai as its July presidential candidate.
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Poland LOT workers strike sparks nationwide travel disruption
About 4 000 LOT employees walked out delaying flights as transport workers in Bydgoszcz joined protests five days before a Communist Party congress. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa condemned the action as dangerous while authorities denied graft claims against the city transport chief.
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Liver cancer drug pump shows promise for extended survival
Researchers at the University of Michigan report a implantable drug pump the size of a hockey puck that delivers high concentrations of anticancer drug directly to the liver. The device may extend survival from months to years and reduce systemic chemotherapy side effects. Officials say programs nationwide will replicate the approach to combat liver cancer.
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University of Michigan Medical Center
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William Ensminger
Habib returns to Beirut with Reagan peace plan pitch
U S envoy Philip Habib arrived in Beirut and met with President Elias Sarkis as the Phalangist Party aired a Reagan administration peace plan. The visit followed two prior trips with Habib offering little public detail and a broadcast from Voice of Lebanon claimed the plan was delivered.
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Begin Victory Official as Likud Edges Labor in Israel Vote
Prime Minister Menachem Begin's Likud Bloc won 48 seats to Labor's 47 in the 120 seat Knesset. He led Labor by 10,405 votes after finishing ahead by 718,941 to 708,536. The result marks Israel's closest two party finish in 33 years and a dramatic Comeback for Begin.
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Postal unions demand wage hikes threaten 40 cent first class rate
The U S Postal Service warned unions demand a near fifty percent wage and benefit increase over three years would push first class mail to at least 40 cents by 1983. A union spokesman dismissed the projection as poppycock while economist Joel Popkin estimated annual raises of about 14.7 percent, totaling around 44 percent over three years and nearly 50 percent with compounding.
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Royal Family Escapes Injury In Italian Car Crash
Former Queen Juliana of The Netherlands and Princess Christina along with other royal family members escaped unharmed after a two car collision near Porto Santo Stefano Italy. Police said both cars were badly damaged but all occupants were uninjured amid the vacation at their Monte Argentario villa.
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Son of Sam killer moved to Clinton for evaluation
David Berkowitz was transferred from Attica to Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora New York on July 2 to evaluate possible participation in a Program Preparedness Unit for inmates segregated from the general population. A Department of Correctional Services spokesman said the move is for assessment prior to any program placement.
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London Riots Mark Seventh Night of Street Warfare
Gangs of youths looted shops across London Manchester and Hull on the seventh night of urban violence. Police used dogs to break up riots and arrested a youth with a 12 inch knife who sought the prime minister in a House of Commons garden. Police noted most rioters were black and gangs often 50 to 60 strong.
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Teen death triggers gunbattles in Ardoyne Belfast
In Ardoyne Belfast clashes erupted after the 15-year-old Catholic David Barret was shot dead by British soldiers during protests over hunger striker Joe McDonnell. Snipers fired from barricades as youths blocked roads and hurled fire bombs at security forces. Barret was the third fatality in the demonstrations surrounding Maze Prison.
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