Atlanta man questioned in slayings of 28 black youths
Wayne Williams, a 22 year old Atlanta man, was questioned for about 12 hours in connection with the Atlanta slayings of 28 young blacks. Police released him without charges but said he remained a possible suspect. Evidence seized at his home was analyzed, including fibers and rugs, as authorities sought to prevent potential destruction. Williams claimed police called him a suspect and demanded a public apology for leaking his name to the media.
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Wayne Williams
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Lee Brown
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FBI
Nathaniel Cater
Cater
Chattahoochee River
William McGrath
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Chattahoochee
Task Force
Begin refuses to halt attacks amid Sinai summit
In a six hour Sinai meeting, Prime Minister Begin rejects Cairo pressure to stop Israeli raids on Palestinians in southern Lebanon. Sadat blames Syria for the Lebanon crisis and urges patience for Habib’s peace effort. Reagan invites leaders to Washington as Habib continues talks.
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Anwar Sadat
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Sadat
Hafez Assad
U.S
Philip C. Habib
President Sadat
Philip Habib
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Reagan
White House
Habib
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Postal Service Kept 18 Cent First Class Rate
The Postal Rate Commission reaffirmed 18 cent first class letters, denying a 20 cent rate. The decision could lead to a new rate request for next year after a 10 month commission review period. Postmaster General Bolger warned of another increase if the 20 cent rate is blocked.
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Washington
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
William F. Bolger
Soldier opens fire at range killing four in Seoul
An American soldier fatally shot four fellow soldiers and seriously wounded a fifth at an M 16 range near Seoul. The gunman was placed under arrest as authorities pursued whether the incident was intentional. Names of victims withheld pending family notices.
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Seoul
South Korea
8Th U.S. Army
Guilty verdict in Met murder
Jurors convict 22 year old Craig Crimmins of felony murder in the death of violinist Helen Haynes Mintiks at the Metropolitan Opera House. He faces 15 to life to 25 years. sentencing set for July 2. Crimmins admitted forcing Mintiks off a backstage elevator and later pushing her down an airshaft, while acquitting him of intentional murder.
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Helen Haynes Mintiks
Metropolitan Opera House
Vernon Symmonds
Craig Crimmins
Crimmins
Mintiks
Berlin Ballet
Lincoln Center Opera House
Muslims blamed in Ray stabbing at Brushy Mountain
James Earl Ray, jailed for the King slaying, was stabbed in the Brushy Mountain Penitentiary during library study. Authorities identified four Black Muslim inmates as suspects, naming three men and noting two whites questioned while the case remains under investigation. Ray was in stable condition with wounds to head chest and arm.
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Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
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Arzo Carson
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
John W. Partee
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Jerome N. Ransom
Chattanooga
Doc Walker
Memphis
John Redick
Redick
Senate panel backs pay raise favoring senior troops
The Senate Armed Services manpower subcommittee approved a military pay raise aimed at rewarding senior enlisted personnel and mid career officers. It would cost 933 million less than Reagan’s original proposal and seeks to encourage retention. The plan differs from the administration 5.3 percent across the board and the House 14.3 percent proposal.
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Senate Armed Services Manpower Subcommittee
Roger Jepsen
Rrowa
Subcommittee
House Armed Services Committee
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