Reagan eyes zero missiles in Europe
President Reagan plans to propose eliminating or reducing medium range missiles in Europe ahead of Geneva talks and Brezhnev’s Bonn visit. The zero option is described as acceptable, with backup plans for deployment and reductions to meet Moscow’s response. NATO allies and Western European groups are urged to back arms control.
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Reagan
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
Geneva
Leonid Brezhnev
Bonn
NATO
Joseph M.A.H. Luns
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States of America
Luns
State Department
Fischer
Moscow
Carter
Reagan fires rights chairman Flemming from Civil Rights Commission
Washington chairman Arthur Flemming is replaced by Clarence Pendleton Jr. as the U S Civil Rights Commission confirms Pendleton and Mary Louise Smith to the panel. Flemming criticizes Reagan desegregation policy while Pendleton is described as more conservative.
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Washington
Arthur Flemming
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Reagan
Clarence Pendleton Jr
Flemming
Stephen Horn
California State University At
Long Beach
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
Republican National Committee
Horn
Bipartisan Commission
Commission
Pendleton
Health, Education and Welfare
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Body found in Oklahoma identified as Cedar Rapids teen
The body of 19 year old Theresa Marie Kelly of Cedar Rapids was found Oct 16 on an Oklahoma dam. OSBI says she apparently drowned but signs point to suspicious circumstances. Kiowa County officials will travel to Cedar Rapids to question the family.
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Oklahoma
C.R. Teen
Theresa Marie Kelly
Cedar Rapids
Paul Renfrow
Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation
Kiowa County
Okla
Herb Henderson
the Gazette
OSBI
Senate fights over voluntary school prayer amid slur fallout
The Senate backs voluntary prayers but Sen. Hollings faces a filibuster threat from Sen. Weicker as the $8.6 billion Justice Department appropriation including the pro prayer amendment faces passage. A slur targeting Sen. Metzenbaum sparks an apology and heated debate.
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UPI
Senate
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
B'nai B'rith
Metzenbaum
Hollings
B’nai B'rith
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Department of Justice
Appropriations
Justice Department
Wedding Gift Worth The Price Tag Puzzle
A shopper notes the challenge of selecting a wedding present that matches its perceived cost and value, highlighting the tension between price and meaningfulness in gift choosing.
William Holden Found Dead in Santa Monica Apartment
Hollywood news reports actor William Holden 63 was found dead in his Santa Monica apartment by the building manager. Coroners noted the body was badly decomposed and an autopsy was planned to determine the cause, with initial mention of natural causes possibly days old.
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William Holden
Hollywood
UPI
Santa Monica
Holden
Skinny healthiest, new Framingham study claims
Framingham Mass AP reports that thin non-smokers live longest with the lowest death stroke and heart attack rates, contradicting Johns Hopkins conclusions that a somewhat overweight group is healthiest. The Framingham Heart Study has tracked 5200 residents since 1949 and will publish findings soon.
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Framingham
Mass
William Castelli
Castelli
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Stefanie Powers
Glenn Ford
Reubin Andres
Johns Hopkins University
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