Security tightened after man with bomb at Capitol
Capitol Police boosted metal detectors and installed bomb detection gear after a 22 year old Israeli tourist entered the House gallery with a homemade device strapped under his clothing on October 18. Police say the bomb was functional but not detonated due to wiring issues. the man was charged with threats of bodily harm and held on $25,000 bond with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
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Flynt arrested for defying judge at tape showdown
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt was arrested by 15 federal marshals at his Bel-Air home after twice refusing a judge’s order to turn over a tape tied to John De Lorean’s cocaine trial. He was released hours later after an obscenity laced courtroom outburst and fired his lawyers, declaring he would defend himself. The judge kept him under a November 14 appearance to address the tape.
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Carson offers 40,000 monthly in divorce settlement
Johnny Carson proposes to pay his estranged wife Joanna 40 thousand dollars a month as part of the divorce. She seeks 220 thousand monthly, about 2.64 million yearly. Judge Frances Rothschild postponed the hearing to January 18 and ordered continued credit-card support life-insurance payments and 24‑hour security at the Bel Air home.
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Astronaut Brandenstein Recovers After Zero G Flight
Milwaukee AP reports Daniel Brandenstein endured six days of zero gravity aboard the space shuttle Challenger two months ago. He described feeling heavy on return, saying his body and hair felt burdened as he climbed stairs. His wife found the sight amusing. He returned to normal after three days.
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Daniel Brandenstein
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San Marino Miss Teenager contestant disqualified over gender
A raven haired contestant won judges then faced elimination when San Marino organizers discovered sex-change papers had not been approved. Silvia Sossi, 18, performed a song and dance but the panel overruled and removed her from the Miss Teenager contest.
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Tahiti hotel strike turns violent trapping tourists
Tahiti strikers smashed furniture and overturned cars at Tahara's Sofitel Maera Beach and Tahiti Beachcomber and blocked exits trapping hundreds of tourists for 24 hours. Three relief airline crews waited as police allowed guests to leave after the blockade.
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Court: U.S. can seize crime profits ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the 1970 law empowering federal prosecutors to seize proceeds from organized crime. The unanimous decision affirmed that racketeering profits can be forfeited, highlighting Congress intent to strike at the economic roots of crime.
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Murdoch buys Chicago Sun Times for 90 million cash
Rupert Murdoch expanded his publishing empire by purchasing the Chicago Sun Times for 90 million dollars in cash ending three generations of Field family ownership. The 649,000 circulation daily had been for sale since April after Field Enterprises Inc dissolved.
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Rupert Murdoch
Chicago Sun-Times
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Field Enterprises Inc
Confession denied in Adam Walsh murder case
In Tallahassee a prison inmate Ottis Toole denied admitting to the Adam Walsh kidnapping and slaying. Public defender Elton Schwarz said Toole denies making any confession or killing Walsh. Washington reports note the government began relying on cash as borrowing authority stalled.
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Public Defender
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Tallahassee
Ottis Toole
Washington
White House
F-16 tool price clash prompts Senate probe
General Dynamics offered a cutting tool for the F-16 support system at 1158 dollars but Senate investigators found a California supplier selling the same item for 5 dollars after a phone call. A second tool cost 9 dollars, 895 dollars less than the contractor's price. Hearings on aircraft parts costs resume today.
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Governmental Affairs Committee
California
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R-Del
General Dynamics
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Thatcher Heseltine warn of force on base intruders
In a Commons session the government warned protest groups against breaching nuclear bases and said troops could fire under extreme circumstances. The warning followed demonstrators rushing Greenham Common’s perimeter after a just landed C 5A Galaxy was believed to bring missiles to Britain. A separate sea search reported no survivors as sonar checks continued in the South China Sea.
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Channel 4
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House of Commons
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South China Sea
Glomar Java Sea Ship Found After Typhoon Disappearance
The U S oil drilling ship Glomar Java Sea with 81 crew aboard was located after vanishing during a typhoon. Rescue units intensified search efforts as authorities confirmed the vessel's position at sea and began coordinating recovery operations.
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U.S
Sandinista government orders two priests deported in Nicaragua
In Managua the Sandinista regime expelled Rev. Luis Corral Prieto and Rev. Jose Maria Pacheco, accusing them of urging people to ignore the Military Service Law and aiding counterrevolutionaries by pushing dialogue with rebels. In El Salvador, a right-wing group threatened Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas over alleged misinformation on human rights abuses.
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