Chavez says grape boycott is working
United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez states the California table grape boycott weakens the industry as growers press for a bumper crop. He notes 80,000 workers face death or birth defects from organophosphate pesticides while the boycott targets only table grapes, not wine grapes.
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Five British diplomats expelled from Iran in tit-for-tat move
Iran ordered five British diplomats to leave within a week in retaliation for the Manchester consulate incident. Ed ward Chaplin, Peter Mathers, Martin Clements, Roger Kershaw, and Christopher Wiggington were identified. Britain confirmed some had already returned. ten dependents also left Tehran.
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Manchester
NYC tax cheat hunter fired after admitting delinquent taxes
Leroy Frazer Jr. admitted failure to file state and city income tax returns for 1984 and 1985. He pled guilty to two state misdemeanor counts in Manhattan criminal court and was dismissed from his $54,000-a-year post as assistant commissioner overseeing the Department of Finance Enforcement Division.
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Man surrenders after seven hour hijack standoff
Eduardo Ramon Mena of St. Croix a former police officer and Vietnam veteran surrendered to police early Saturday at San Juan airport ending a seven hour standoff aboard a seaplane bound for Cuba. He claimed a briefcase contained explosives.
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White House chef Henry Haller to retire in October
After 21 years as executive chef at the White House and 250 state dinners, Henry Haller will retire Oct. 1 at age 65 to ski, spend time with family, and pursue book work. His memoir, The White House Family Cookbook, due in October, will include recipes and anecdotes but no inside stories.
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