Vietnamese leader Le Duan dies in Hanoi at 79
Le Duan longtime Vietnamese Communist Party secretary general died after a serious illness in Hanoi at age 79. Officials announced five days of national mourning and a funeral set for Tuesday. Diplomatic observers foresee potential liberalization shifts but expect a gradual transition.
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D Amato and Giuliani Buy Crack in New York Sting
Sen Alfonso D Amato dressed in Army surplus fatigues bought two vials of crack eight seconds after contact while U S Attorney Rudolph Giuliani also bought crack amid a large undercover operation with about 30 agents watching.
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Reagan Admin Suspends Zimbabwe Aid Over Criticism
The Reagan administration pauses 13.5 million dollars in Zimbabwe aid this year unless Harare retracts criticism of the United States voiced at a Fourth of July event hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Harare. Cabinet minister David Karamazira attacked Washington over its stance on South Africa.
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Inmates ignite fires at Lorton Reformatory in Virginia
Inmates at the District of Columbia Lorton Reformatory sparked fires in 11 dormitories and two admin buildings after hours of clashes with guards. More than 40 injured, 13 buildings burned, 4,100 inmates accounted for, and evacuees sent to city jail as authorities warned overcrowding fed the disturbance.
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Texans hunt escapee who seized deputy
A deputy was taken hostage by armed jail escapee Jerry Walter McFadden known as Animal. He fled on foot in nearby Big Sandy as hundreds search for him after assaulting Sgt. Kenneth Mayfield and abducting deputy Rosalie Williams. McFadden faces murder and other charges from Lake Hawkins killings.
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Reagan backs Senate tax rates in Alabama stop
In Dothan Alabama President Reagan endorses the Senate plan with two top individual rates at 15 and 27 percent and a corporate rate of 33 percent. He warns that any major shift by House negotiators would require explanations to the public.
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Fire burns in ruptured car as thousands evacuated
A fire smolders in a ruptured railroad car with white phosphorus and could burn for days. Authorities report 11 hospitalized including two with prior respiratory disorders. a 34 year old camper resident died after a fire broke out. Evacuations reached 17 500 Tuesday and up to 40 000 Wednesday, the largest in a US train accident.
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Kennedy space chief Richard G. Smith retires
Richard G. Smith resigned as director of the Kennedy Space Center effective July 31 to lead General Space Corp., a Pittsburgh firm aiming to back private funding for a Challenger replacement. Smith, 57, led KSC since 1979 and spoke at a news conference about leaving without pressure from NASA after the shuttle disaster.
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