Two militants captured in 1968 police killings case
Jacksonville authorities arrested two former black militants tied to the 1968 Nashville police slayings after a license examiner flagged one suspect. William Garrin Allen II, 40, was stopped with false credentials and charged with fraud and attempted escape, while Charles Lee Herron, 49, surrendered at dawn following Allen's arrest.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tennessee
Charles Lee Herron
FBI
William Garrin Allen II
Allen
Nashville
Martin Luther King Jr
Herron
Charles Thomasson
Johnson
Thomasson
Ann Heath
Tom Hillstrom
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Heath
William Spencer
Duval County
George Wisner
Miss Muffett Lane
Wisnovsky
U.S. envoy targeted in Stockholm incident
U.S. envoy was targeted in Stockholm as assailants pointed their weapons at him. Police investigated the incident and security officers detained suspects. The attack raised concerns about diplomatic security in Sweden.
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U.S
Stockholm
Sweden
Penicillin Reduces Septicemia in Sickle Cell Babies
A Boston study finds daily penicillin lowers septicemia risk by 84 percent in infants with sickle cell anemia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Researchers say this prevents early deaths and affects mortality during the first years of life.
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Boston
Steven Diamond
Interfaith Medical Center
Brooklyn
Reagan says Saudi aid clears AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
President Reagan tells Congress Saudi Arabia has given substantial help toward Middle East peace, clearing the way for delivery of five advanced AWACS radar planes to the desert kingdom. He argues the sale will boost regional stability and progress toward peace.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Desert Kingdom
Sanapucan
Pentagon probes missing Lockheed papers after audit claims
Defense Secretary Weinberger ordered a top level Pentagon inquiry into allegations that hundreds of secret and top secret documents tapes films and other materials are missing from Lockheed California in Burbank linked to the F-19 fighter program. Rep Dingell pressed for action citing a Pentagon audit.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
Lockheed
California
Weinberger
Lockheed Corp
Lawrence Kitchen
John Dingell
Dmich
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
Dingell
Kitchen
Lockheed Aircraft
Lockheed California
Los Angeles
Burbank
Robert Sims
Pentagon Inspector General
Sims
Bob Slayman
Patches May Cut Estrogen Therapy Side Effects
UCLA researchers report skin patches delivering estrogen may lessen therapy side effects for menopause. Produced by Ciba Corp the patches require twice weekly replacement and await FDA approval to market as prescription treatment.
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University of California, Los Angeles
Ciba Corp
Kathleen Coughlin
Food and Drug Administration
Court upholds Florida tax on airline fuel sales
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that states may tax fuel purchased within their borders for airlines. Florida’s tax faced challenges from 23 foreign nations and a Canada-US charter operator, but the court held aviation agreements do not bar state fuel taxes. Justice Blackmun dissented.
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Florida
Washington
Supreme Court
Canada
United States
William Brennan
Congress
Brennan
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