Texas tornado toll rises with ten dead and dozens injured
Tornadoes swept southeast Texas killing at least ten and injuring more than four dozen. In Waller County a teen was killed as a trailer collapsed. a second child died in Prairie View area. Residents recounted their destruction amid widespread flooding and looting reports.
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Houston
Texas
Waller County
Larry Snider
Department of Public Safety
Danny William Ray
Windvill Road
Prairie View
Ray Schneider
Trailer Park
Klein
Allen McCoy
Brandywine Pines
Houston Power & Lighting
Graham Painter
Crosby
Harris County
Nederland
Amnesty eyed for tax cheats who pay up
A Senate Finance subcommittee studied potential criminal amnesty for tax cheats who settle with the IRS. IRS Commissioner Roscoe Egger Jr. questioned the plan citing risk of perceived favoritism and future cheating. Witnesses noted informal Amnesty exists for those who can hire lawyers, urging a temporary program.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Roscoe Egger Jr
Egger
Senate Finance Subcommittee
Charles Grassley
Lowa
National Taxpayers Union
American Bar Association
David Keating
Keating
M. Bernard Aidinoff
New York
South Africa air force blast kills 16, injures 197
A car bomb outside air force headquarters in Pretoria at rush hour killed 16 and wounded 197. Police blamed black nationalists led by the ANC and Oliver Tambo. Officials described extensive casualties among civilians and air force personnel.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Air Force
Magnus Malan
Gerhardt Barnard
Church Square
Barnard
Law and Order
Louis le Grange
African National Congress
Associated Press
ANC
Oliver Tambo
le Grange
Air Force Headquarters
Nedbank Plaza
Church Street
Reagan Attacks Castro in Tough Central America Speech
President Reagan vowed to block communist influence in Central America and challenged Fidel Castro over drug trafficking claims. He labeled Castro's regime fascist and urged freedom for Cuba as thousands cheered at a Cuban Independence Day event in Miami.
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Gazette Wire Services
Miami
Reagan
Central America
Fidel Castro
United States
Havana
Cuba
Spain
Americas
Castro
Mr. Castro
Washington
White House
Dade County
Rockwell Drops Wescom Switchboard System After Heavy Losses
Rockwell International ends its Wescom 580 switchboard venture after heavy losses. Kent Black confirms withdrawal from the PBX business and aims to sell Wescom. The Cedar Rapids Galaxy ACD team and Wescom’s Downers Grove staff faced ongoing software bugs and costly fixes.
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Dale Kueter
Dazette
Rockwell International
PBX
Kent Black
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell
Honeywell
Wescom
Collins
Switching Systems
Downers Grove, Ill
Wescom’s
Tate 4 A Bikini Hooks Eyes
A brief note describes a bikini held together with a few hooks and many eye fasteners. Copyright information appears at the end.
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Phillipsburg
Kieine
S. Africa
Tate
Abby
Iowa
Bridge Farm
Marion
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