Jury sentences John Wayne Gacy to death in Illinois
In Chicago a jury condemns John Wayne Gacy to die for the sex murders of 33 young men and boys. Victims’ families applaud as prosecutors describe Gacy’s crimes and await appeals likely delaying execution for years.
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Nurses face probe over betting on patients at Sunrise Hospital
In Las Vegas several Sunrise Hospital workers are suspended amid allegations that nurses and staff bet on how long critically ill patients would live and that life support equipment may have been tampered with. Investigators review death records and staff, with police and district attorney involvement.
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Winter storm paralyzes Northeast with deaths and outages
A major northeast storm dropped nearly a foot of snow in parts of the region causing power outages, school closures, and heavy traffic. At least two deaths were reported in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Suburban Virginia and Maryland faced widespread outages as winds reached 50 mph. Boston schools closed with 3 inches of snow and flooding along major highways. Maryland reported a fatal truck crash near Hagerstown and tornado activity near Ocean City. Police noted slippery roads in several counties and New York to New England saw heavy snowfall. The storm impacted crews, families, and travel from Washington to Boston with ongoing forecasts for more snow and rain.
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Iran Parliament voting begins amid hostage crisis
Iran starts a two stage election for 270 Majlis seats as 3,300 candidates compete amid U.S. hostages in Tehran. President Bani Sadr warns the hostage crisis weakens Iran’s standing while Khomeini signals support for conservatives.
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Abolhassan Bani Sadr
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Tehran
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Bani-Sadr
State Radio
le Figaro
Europe
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
United States
Ghotbzadeh
Auto travel in U S falls for first time in years
The American Automobile Association reports a 12.8 percent drop in total U S auto travel last year marking the first decline since 1976. The decline is attributed to sharp gasoline price increases and fuel shortages as shown by Triptik route requests.
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UPI
United States
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AAA
Four Hopefuls Lose Federal Campaign Matching Funds
The Federal Election Commission cut matching funds for four presidential hopefuls including California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr and Republicans Howard Baker Philip Crane and Bob Dole due to poor primary showings. Baker withdrew from the race last week while the others failed to poll enough votes to stay eligible for federal grants.
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Federal Election Commission
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Howard H. Baker
Philip Crane
Bob Dole
Baker
GOP
U S Air Force C 130 Crashes Near Adana Killing 18
A U S Air Force C 130 transport crashed near Adana in southern Turkey killing all 18 Americans aboard including six crew members and 12 passengers. The Hercules burst into flames on impact as it neared Incirlik Air Base and was based at the base. Police reported extensive fire on impact. About 200 Canadian and Norwegian sailors prepared to hunt 75,000 pups 120 miles north of the area.
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UPI
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Seal pup hunt to begin off Labrador amid protests
ST ANTHONY Newfoundland AP The annual hunt for tens of thousands of seal pups on ice fields off the south coast of Labrador was set to begin today despite protests by some conservationists.
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