5 000 buried in rubble as major quake hits Iran
Rescue teams searched collapsed buildings after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck near Kerman in southeast Iran. Authorities warned of thousands buried and up to three thousand dead, with 1 500 seriously injured rushed to hospitals and army forces aiding relief efforts.
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Tehran
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Reagan digs in as tax cut plan faces House battle
President Reagan rejects Democratic calls for bolder relief for low income workers saying he will not retreat from a 25 percent across the board tax cut. Lawmakers dispute the plan's impact on families earning under $20,000 and warn some will pay more in 1982.
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Two crime figures indicted for extortion of Wayne Newton
A U.S. grand jury indicted Guido Penosi and Frank Piccolo on extortion conspiracy charges for allegedly threatening to seize money and rights from Wayne Newton Lola Falana and Mark Moreno. Penosi was arrested in Los Angeles. Piccolo surrendered in Bridgeport as an associate of the Gambino crime family.
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Los Angeles
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Bridgeport
U.S
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Blumenthal
Penosi
New York
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Piccolo
Carlo Gambino
China rejects Vatican’s first bishop in 26 years
Beijing objects to Pope John Paul II outreach and denounces Dominic Tang the Canton archbishop designate as a counter revolutionary. Xinhua accuses the Vatican of sabotaging the Communist state and scuttling reconciliation efforts.
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Nixon to move into seven bedroom home in Saddle River
Former President Richard Nixon will relocate to a seven bedroom house on four acres in Saddle River New Jersey this summer. The property includes a pool and tennis courts with an apartment on the first floor. The move follows a Manhattan townhouse sale with a closing set for late July.
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Richard Nixon
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Nixon
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Rowe
Manhattan
Second-choice Pulitzer article sparks criticism by news group
The National News Council condemned Teresa Carpenter's Village Voice feature on Allard Lowenstein as unfair and reckless for overusing unnamed sources and speculative framing. The panel noted inaccuracies about alleged homosexual advances and said the piece misled readers, while DOJ figures cited Lowenstein's civil rights work and a 1980 shooting.
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Allard Lowenstein
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Post
Lowenstein
U.S
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Larry
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Greece King Constantine Abdicates in 1917
On this date in 1917 Greece saw King Constantine abdicate in favor of his son Alexander. The transfer ended Constantine's reign and established Alexander as monarch amid ongoing political strife and national tensions.
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Constantine
Alexander
Vasectomies Do Not Link to Heart Disease Study Finds
A study by Boston University Medical Center researchers challenges claims that vasectomies raise long-term health risks for about 250000 men yearly. The report, in JAMA, finds no evidence of heart disease or other major harms, with only a temporary uptick in genito-urinary disorders post operation.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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