Hugel resigns as CIA covert operations chief
Max Hugel quits as deputy director of operations amid unproven stock market allegations. President Reagan says the resignation is distressing but notes accusations, not convictions, while CIA Director William Casey accepts a replacement. A separate court ruling found Casey and seven others knowingly misled investors in Multiponics Inc.
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UPI
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Hugel
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James Baker
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Stanley Sporkin
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Manhattan
Charles Stewart
Multiponics Inc
Security and Exchange Commission
Nixon
The
Post
Wall Street
Thomas McNeil
Berle Decries TV Violence On 73rd Birthday
Milton Berle, pioneer of American television, spoke in Dallas about lost spontaneity and rising violence in TV. He warned violence can influence crime, cited The Dukes of Hazzard, but opposed censorship and defended viewer choice against Moral Majority pressure. He argued viewers can simply switch off if offended.
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UPI
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Berle
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TV stars praise live performance and critique current comedy
Berle says television clearly enhanced and educated the nation shaping politics, while lamenting loss of live audiences for comics and writers. Turner faces drug arrest amid gunshot case as he heads to Torrance court. Turner found cocaine in briefcase during narcotics swoop. Grant Tinker explains NBC retools to attract broad audiences, beyond personal favorites. Liza Minnelli Robert De Niro film New York New York reissues with new happy ending, courting renewed success for United Artists.
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Charlie Chaplin
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UPI
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United Artists
Conservationists ask Watt dismissal
The National Wildlife Federation calls on President Reagan to fire Interior Secretary James Watt, citing ten of eleven Watt policies as rejected by members in a 4000-person survey. The group argues Watt favors development over conservation and seeks removal for the country's resources.
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Washington
James Watt
National Wildlife Federation
Reagan
White House
Watt
NWF
Jay Hair
Hair
Williams faces bond ruling over Gemini record bid
Wayne Williams amid proceedings over bond for his Atlanta murder case warns he could lose a $150,000 recording deal with Motown and Capitol if freed. Capitol denies knowledge of any Gemini project. Judge to rule on bond.
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UPI
Wayne Williams
Superior Court
Sam McKenzie
Williams
Motown
Capitol
Hollywood
Calif
Nine Dade detectives indicted in narcotics racketeering case
Nine former Dade County detectives were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of racketeering narcotics trafficking bribery and stealing drugs from crime scenes. The arrests follow a two year probe into drug corruption tied to Mario Escandar. Bonds ranged from 50000 to 100000 as officers faced magistrate.
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Dade County
Mario Escandar
FBI
San Jose city workers approve pay gap settlement
San Jose AFSCME Local 101 members voted 295 to 27 to approve a contract ending a week long walkout. The pact provides 1.5 million dollars to shrink the pay gap between men and women and a 15.5 percent general wage increase over two years.
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Calif
American Federation of State
Israel-Syria air duel over south Lebanon ends with jet down
Israeli warplanes shot down a Syrian fighter as they repelled a challenge during a bombing raid in south Lebanon. The encounter followed two other strikes in 48 hours with no Israeli losses. A PLO spokesman said towns in southern Lebanon were hit in a two-pronged attack. no casualties were reported.
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UPI
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Thatcher lifts ban on riot control tools in Britain
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced police will be allowed to use rubber bullets water cannon and tear gas against urban rioters for the first time in Britain. Six police chiefs traveled to Northern Ireland for briefings on riot control as opposition MPs blame unemployment for the 11 day surge of rioting.
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