Two men charged in Chicago sex slayings pattern
Police tied two killings to a string of similar slayings with sexual mutilation across the city and suburbs. Edward Spreitzer and Andrew Kokoraleis face murder charges for the Delaware and Davis deaths, amid a broader probe of 15 to 17 related cases.
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Chicago
Richard J. Brzeczek
Edward Spreitzer
Sandra Delaware
Spreitzer
Andrew Kokoraleis
Villa Park
Rose Davis
North Side
Brzeczek
Robin Gecht
Gecht
Delaware
Davis
Kokoraleis
Angel York
Police order snake eviction from Muskegon Heights shop
Muskegon Heights police ordered Doug Mead to remove his 10 foot Burmese python Snuggles and two other snakes a 6 foot tree boa and a 36 inch corn snake from his TV repair shop near Norton Shores citing complaints of missing cats frightened neighbors and gawkers. Authorities said the ordinance limits kept animals to common pets and the snakes caused community disturbance. Mead defended the reptiles saying they protect the shop contents and people.
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Muskegon Heights
Mich
Snuggles
Doug Mead
George
Monik
Mead
Norton Shores
Willie Howell
Howell
Academy urges delay in Agent Orange health study
The National Academy of Sciences proposes delaying the Ranch Hand health investigation citing design flaws while Air Force preliminary results from 2,486 sprayed veterans and non-sprayed peers are awaited. The panel believes results due April to June could avoid pitfalls in the larger ground troop study.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Vietnam
al Keller Jr
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American Legion
Academy
National Research Council
Science Academy
Air Force
Suspect with violent past arrested for church killings
Detroit police say James Ellis, 67, a fired church caretaker, was arrested after shooting three people at Abundant Life Christian Church. Ellis had been convicted over 30 years ago of murdering two outside an after hours bar, a sentence later commuted.
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Detroit
James Ellis
Gilbert Hill
Ellis
Abundant Life Christian Church
Navy Hornet fails range test as bomber upgrade questioned
The Navy acknowledged the FA 18 Hornet failed a key performance test raising doubts about its suitability as a bomber. Pilots found the jet unsatisfactory as a bomber due to unre fueled combat radius and full payload limits. A review by the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council will decide by November 30 if the program proceeds.
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UPI
Navy
Pentagon
Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council
Benjamin Welles
Prison fire sparked after inmate says two women slipped him lighter
A mentally troubled inmate told investigators two female prisoners slipped him a lighted cigarette shortly before a fire began at the facility in Biloxi Mississippi. The inmate alleged foul play as guards and staff responded to the blaze. No further details were released about suspects or casualties.
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Biloxi, Miss
U S and allies reach accord on pipeline sanctions
Washington and European capitals are asked to approve an accord that could lift Reagan era gas pipeline sanctions. The NSC will review the plan with a June economic summit in Williamsburg as a target. A moratorium on energy purchases from Moscow is likely until then.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
Reagan
White House
European
Europe
National Security Council
Administration
Larry Speakes
State Department
Western Alliance
Soviet Union
Soviets
Moscow
Williamsburg
Britain
West Germany
Italy
France
U.S
Italy and United States sign extradition and aid treaties
Italy and the United States signed two accords aimed at fighting organized crime and drug trafficking. The extradition treaty lets each country extradite inmates, while the mutual assistance pact allows courts to compel witnesses in the other country. Italian Justice Minister Clelio Darida and U.S. Attorney General William French Smith announced the agreements.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Clelio Darida
William French Smith
U.S
Bomb blast kills officer and woman in Enniskillen
An explosion in a booby trapped car in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killed an off duty Royal Ulster Constabulary officer and a woman. Police did not name the officer, and it was unclear if the woman was a companion or bystander. No group claimed responsibility.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Enniskillen
Republic of Ireland
UN General Assembly Defines Zionism as Racism in 1975
On this date in 1975 the United Nations General Assembly adopted an Arab inspired resolution declaring Zionism in the Middle East to be a form of racism despite strong U.S. opposition.
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U.S
United Nations’ General Assembly
Middle East
Regime vows to crush Polish protest strikes
Poland's martial law regime pledged to crush nationwide protests and warned it will use all measures to maintain peace. Authorities seized underground Solidarity radio transmitters and a printing press while activists faced 48 hour detentions as cities prepared for eight hour strikes.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Jerry Urban
Urban
Soviet Bloc
Communist Party
Moderate-sized flu epidemic could hit the United States
UPI reports health officials warn of a moderate sized influenza outbreak this winter affecting about 10 percent of Americans. Dr. Couch predicts a type A wave with January peak and risk of fatal pneumonia for seniors and those with chronic illnesses. vaccination window narrows.
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New Orleans
UPI
United States
Sarah Brand
Louisiana
Robert Couch
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Couch
National Foundation For Infectious Diseases
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