Police arrest about 100 in Bitterman kidnapping case
Colombian police say roughly 100 suspects were arrested over the kidnapping and slaying of American Bible translator Chester Bitterman, including Rev. Alfredo Torres the Protestant pastor who mediated with guerrillas. Bitterman’s body was found wrapped in a guerrilla flag after a 48 day captivity and a fatal gunshot.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Chester Bitterman
Bitterman
Alfredo Torres
Summer Institute of Linguistics
Torres
Lancaster
Ann Margaret Receives Will Rogers Award in Beverly Hills
Hollywood actress Ann Margaret, twice Oscar nominated, received the Will Rogers Award from the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce at the Beverly Hilton. Previous winners include Durante Burnett Ford Burns, with famed discoverer George Burns credited for spotting her talent. Raw Satin performed as her Las Vegas backup dancers.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ann-Margret
Beverly Hills
Three children die in arson fire in DC
A pre dawn fire killed three children aged 2, 1, and 2 months in a second floor bedroom. Police arrested 28 year old Darnell Jackson on homicide charges, after the blaze followed a domestic dispute.
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Darnell Jackson
Anita Jackson
Sheila Jackson
World Union leader and Polish premier to meet in Warsaw
Independent union leader Lech Walesa was reported to meet Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski in Warsaw amid labor unrest fears in Poland. Solidarity, a 10 million member group, would not confirm but Walesa was said to be in the capital after a Poznan farmers' meeting. The talks would be the first since Jaruzelski's January cabinet shakeup and follow his plea for a 90 day strike moratorium.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Walesa
Poznan
Jaruzelski
Lodz
Soviet sports zeal shocks U.S. gymnasts says Kurt Thomas
Kurt Thomas notes the Soviet Union treats sport as a national phenomenon with a huge emphasis, contrasting it with the United States where about seven hundred thousand gymnasts exist versus half a million in the U.S. The remark highlights different national priorities in athletic culture.
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United States
Kurt Thomas
U.S
Soviet Union
Major British airports shut as strike cripples flights nationwide
London reports say Heathrow and all major airports closed as 500000 civil servants stage a one day strike. Military personnel take over key defense operations while 700 flights are disrupted and tax collection may be halted.
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London
UPI
Britain
Heathrow
Margaret Thatcher
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Irish Republic
Reagan proposal cuts federal loans by 11 percent
President Reagan calls for an 11 percent reduction in new loans and loan guarantees through 1982 affecting housing, student, farm and small business programs. Budget director Stockman says some borrowings may rise or disappear, while private lenders gain as overall rates adjust.
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Washington
Reagan
Carter
David Stockman
Federal Housing Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Farm Commodity Loans
Veterans Administration
Small Business Administration
Export-Import Bank
Nine year cleanup plan for Three Mile Island reactor
UPI reports the NRC staff study finds TMI-2 decontamination could take up to nine years with slightly elevated cancer risk to workers. It notes radiation doses as the main environmental impact and predicts under one extra cancer death among the cleanup workforce. The report urges expeditious action to minimize releases.
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Washington
UPI
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Hope Aims for Law of the Sea Treaty at UN Conference
The United States fired its chief negotiator George Aldrich and senior staff on the eve of a six week UN conference with 150 nations seeking a Law of the Sea treaty. Diplomats hoped to finalize a comprehensive maritime framework and sign in Caracas but US review delays prompted replacement by James Malone as assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs amid a $3 trillion mineral dispute.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
U.N
Caracas
Venezuela
Washington
U.S
George Aldrich
State Department
Joseph Reap
James Malone
Aldrich
Malone
Disneyland Stabbing At Private Party Claims Teen Victim
In Anaheim California police report a private Tomorrowland party at Disneyland ended with the stabbing death of Mel Yorda an 18 year old Riverside youth. James O Driscoll 28 and Julie Holdener 25 both of San Diego were booked for investigation of murder with bail set at 250000 each. Holdener captured by security and O Driscoll found hiding in Adventureland. Disneyland remained closed to the public that night.
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Calif
Disneyland
Ted Labahn
Mel Yorda
Riverside
Tomorrowland
Amusement Park
Rohr Corp
Palm Harbor Hospital
Garden Grove
Labahn
James O'Driscoll
Julie Holdener
San Diego
Ms. Holdener
O'Driscoll
Adventureland
Bob Roth
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