New housing construction jumps 2.9 percent
The Commerce Department reports February housing starts at an annual rate of 1.75 million with permits up 1 percent. Analysts note a housing boom driven by lower mortgage rates, while builders raise 1983 starts to 1.448 million and project a 19.1 percent 1984 rise. White House officials call the data encouraging.
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UPI
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National Association of Home Builders
Michael Sumichrast
Home Builders’ Association
Byrne Runs Write-In Campaign Against Washington
Chicago mayoral race heats up as Jane Byrne announces a write-in bid to hold her job in an uphill contest. Harold Washington, the Democratic nominee and former two-term congressman, urges her to reconsider. Bernard Epton notes the challenge, while the DNC calls Byrne’s move a betrayal and the state party backs Washington.
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Harold Washington
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Bernard Epton
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Jury gets Marx case
The Groucho Marx estate suit against Erin Fleming goes to a jury. The Bank of America claims Fleming misused her influence as Marx’s caretaker to obtain 428000 in cash and gifts including two houses and a Mercedes. The bank seeks return of the property and 50000 in punitive damages.
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Erin Fleming
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Millionaire acquitted by insanity in molestation case
Russell Maguire a 57 year old Seattle heir to the Thompson gun fortune was found innocent by reason of insanity in a federal court trial over molesting an 8 year old Utah girl at Olympic National Park last fall. He smiled as jurors gave the verdict.
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UPI
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Utah
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Ruling delays trial of four guardsmen in 1980 churchwomen deaths
An appeals judge ruled insufficient evidence to try four national guardsmen for aggravated homicide until a lower court completes proof of robbery tied to the Volkswagen van. The case, involving Maryknoll sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clark and Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan, could be delayed up to a year.
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el Salvador
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Jose Anibal Jimenez
State Department
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Luis Alonso Melara
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Melara
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Ita Ford
Maura Clark
New York
Dorothy Kazel
Jean Donovan
Cleveland
Senate Deadlock on Jobs Bill Still Holds Funds
Senate failed to break the amendment deadlock over repealing withholding for interest and dividends delaying a $5.2 billion jobs and humanitarian aid package. Captive votes left unemployment funds in 28 states and D.C. in jeopardy as Friday votes loom, with Baker and Dole pushing cloture battles.
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Gazette Wire Services
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Senate
Howard Baker
Tenn
R-Wis
Kasten
Finance Committee
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
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Reagan
EPA official disputes testimony on dioxin report edits
John Hernandez, acting head of the EPA, denied ordering deletions in a dioxin report that would blame Dow Chemical. The Chicago EPA office countered, saying Washington directed the changes. A coordinating committee led by Donald Barnes, accountable to Hernandez, oversaw omitted conclusions implicating Dow.
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John Hernandez
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Dow Chemical Co
Chicago
Hernandez
House Public Works
Dow
Great Lakes
Midland, Mich
Kathy Brown
Donald Barnes
Pope John Paul II calls reforms to end Central American violence
The pope urged social and economic reforms to end violence in El Salvador and other Central American states. He condemned foreign involvement and linked tensions to unjust structures that favor a small elite, urging changes through social democracy.
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John Paul II
el Salvador
Central American
U.S
Central America
Letter bomb addressed to Thatcher defused in London
Police defused a letter bomb sent to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Victoria Sorting Office. The Scottish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the device as part of a wave of extremism. Thatcher said the risk is real but staff safety is the priority.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Scottish National Liberation Army
Victoria
Scotland Yard
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