Witness ties Williams to Atlanta child death
A witness came forward in Atlanta accusing Wayne Williams in one of 28 black child slayings over 22 months. Police question the man and report circumstantial evidence linking Williams, a photographer, to the case as FBI and police labs finish fiber and hair tests. Williams remains a suspect after prior questioning and release.
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FBI
Yusef Bell
Bell
Chattahoochee River
Nathaniel Cater
Reagan Portillo meet at Camp David to ease tensions
U.S. president Reagan and Mexican President Lopez Portillo pledged trust and neighborly cooperation during talks at Camp David and the White House. They spent hours in discussion while avoiding public divergence on Central America policy, as Mexico urged a political solution and opposed foreign military aid to El Salvador.
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Reagan
Jose Lopez Portillo
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White House
Lopez Portillo
Mexico
U.S
Central America
el Salvador
Kremlin pressures Polish Communist Party on reforms
The Central Committee of Poland's Communist Party met under Kremlin pressure to curb counter revolution. Solidarity and the government reached a four week labor peace pact, while Lech Walesa met union officials in Gdansk to discuss the situation.
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Poland
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Communist Party
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Gdansk
Stanislaw Kanin
Communist Party Central Committee
U S Population to Grow Slower, Aging Trend Highlighted
Acting Census Director Daniel Levine predicts slower U S population growth over 20 years with more elderly and fewer teens. He notes 11.4 percent growth in the last decade, the second slowest in history, and forecasts under 7 percent growth in the 1990s while non metropolitan areas expand and aging rises.
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U.S
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Demographic Outlook
Ithaca
N.Y
TV host Allen Ludden dies at 63 in Los Angeles
Hollywood report says Allen Ludden, famed Password host and television figure, died at 3 30 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles after a stroke last fall. Betty White was at his bedside as Ludden had battled health issues since October at his Monterey vacation home. He also authored youth books and won an Emmy in 1976 for Password.
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Monterey
Calif
Judge says 10 year old robber knew what he was doing
New York AP report states a Family Court judge ruled the 10 year old who robbed the Rockefeller Center NY Bank for Savings acted with criminal intent, rejecting claims he was playing cops and robbers. A July 6 hearing will decide if he needs treatment or confinement. if found delinquent, he could face up to 18 months in a juvenile detention center.
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Robert M
New York Bank For Savings
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Mel Sachs
FBI captures famed fugitive after Manhattan hotel shootout
Ronald Williams, 38, a master of disguises on the FBI most wanted list, was shot and captured in the lobby of the Hotel George Washington in New York. He survived injuries and is in Bellevue Hospital. Williams, serving a life term for a 1975 police officer murder in West Virginia, had escaped multiple times and faced other charges in Arizona, Colorado, and Pennsylvania.
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Dalsey
David Lilly
Beckley
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UAW Votes to Reaffiliate with AFL-CIO
United Auto Workers leaders unanimously approve reaffiliation with the AFL-CIO start date July 1, finalizing a move supported by rank and file delegates in April. UAW President Douglas Fraser says unity strengthens the labor movement during tough times for workers. The 1.2 million member union had split from AFL-CIO since 1968 under former President Walter Reuther.
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United States
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Walter Reuther
Labor Federation
George Meany
Iran bans demonstrations as Khomeini girds for clash with Bani Sadr
Iran's Interior Ministry bans all Tehran demonstrations amid clashes between moderates and the radical clergy. Ayatollah Khomeini vows action against President Bani Sadr as supporters clash with members of the Islamic Republican Party. Tehran radio confirms the ban and Bani Sadr's newspaper suspends after being seized.
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Abolhassan Bani Sadr
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Bani-Sadr
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Islamic Republican Party
India satellite Rohini 2 reenters atmosphere after failure
India's Rohini 2 satellite failed to stay in orbit and began tumbling toward Earth. The satellite, launched May 31, reentered the atmosphere and heated as it descended. ISRO did not specify landing time or location or whether it will burn up.
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Press Trust of India
Indian Space Research Organization
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California man faces death for two murders tied to rape claim
A prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty for Carpenter over two killings in northern California. He cites evidence that the murders occurred during rape or attempted rape, adding to at least five other so called trailside slayings attributed to the suspect.
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Carpenter
Reagan white paper on arms to El Salvador disputed by Journal
The Reagan administration released documents claiming 800 tons of arms were sent to leftist insurgents in El Salvador. The Wall Street Journal questions the allegations, saying the white paper contains mistakes and possible overstatement. State Dept officials defend the report without detailing accuracy.
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Wall Street Journal
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State Department
NRC Denies TMI Damage Claim Against Nuclear Regulator
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rejected Three Mile Island and Met Ed’s claim for 4 billion dollars in damages. The 4-0 ruling followed a closed session on the Dec 8 filing alleging NRC negligence tied to the 1979 accident and its aftermath, including a 1 billion contamination problem.
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