Rockwell to pay government in suit over space shuttle
Rockwell International Corp agreed to pay 1.5 million to settle a civil suit accusing the company of overbilling taxpayers as space shuttle prime contractor. The case, filed in Los Angeles, ended a three year FBI NSA and DOD audit driven probe with no criminal charges. The deal includes 500000 compensatory damages and 1 million for a new timekeeping system to prevent future abuses.
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Mike Matthews
Los Angeles
United States
U.S. cites gas masks as proof of Soviet chemical weapons use
U S officials say physical evidence from Afghanistan includes two Soviet gas masks with blistering toxins and a dead soldier’s helmet, plus reports of water contamination. They accuse Moscow of supplying chemical agents to Vietnam Laos and attacking in Cambodia and Thailand, with thousands killed in Laos Afghanistan and Cambodia.
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Soviet Union
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State Department
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Thailand
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Scientists locate largest structure in universe a galaxy filament
West Virginia and Puerto Rico radio teams identify a cosmic filament about 700 million light years long stretching from Pegasus to the Big Dipper. The 100 to 200 million light year distance from Earth makes it roughly ten times larger than prior clusters, supporting early universe formation theories.
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West Virginia
Puerto Rico
Earth
Pegasus
Riccardo Giovanelli
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Arecibo
Polish regime frees 327 internees amid martial law easing
Polish martial law authorities released 327 internees citing improved public order and security. The move follows earlier releases and signals possible end of military rule, with Solidarity activity noted and Lech Walesa still cautious in public statements.
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Poland
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PAP
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Soviet Bloc
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Portraits of Hitler and Goering Shown as Psychopaths
In West Berlin the Berlin Museum displays oil portraits of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering by Klaus Richter from 1941 depicting them as psychopaths. The artist reportedly hid the works to avoid Nazi anger, making the exhibit a notable contrast to earlier propaganda depictions. In New York the UN General Assembly urged immediate withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, noting likely Soviet inaction. The nonbinding resolution passed 114 to 21 with 13 abstentions, addressing the Soviet leadership rather than specific troop numbers.
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Nazifuehrer
Klaus Richter
Ralf Bothe
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Bothe
Goering
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General Assembly
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Workers Riot for Pay Raises In Tokyo Demonstration
About 30,000 members of the National Council of Government and Public Workers Union marched through Tokyo with candles demanding higher wages and accusing Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of shielding the Lockheed affair. UPI report.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Lockheed
National Council of Government and Public Workers Union
De Lorean Papers Claim Lure Into Narcotics Scheme
Attorneys for John De Lorean filed papers Monday asserting he was lured into a cocaine conspiracy by the extraordinary and illegal efforts of a government informant. De Lorean, 57, faces charges of conspiring to distribute 220 pounds of cocaine worth about 24 million dollars. prosecutors say he aimed to use op funds to aid his car company. Alexander Williams, chief assistant U.S. attorney, said there would be no immediate comment.
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Los Angeles
John de Lorean
de Lorean
Alexander Williams
U.S
Drinking age reviewed by two cabinet secretaries
Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis and Health Secretary Richard Schweiker told a presidential commission on drunk driving they favor raising the legal drinking age to 21. Lewis also supported a 48 hour prison sentence for drunk drivers as a possible recommendation under study for the panel's April report.
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Washington
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
Lewis
City health plan extends benefits to live-in partners
San Francisco supervisors approved an 8-3 measure to give city employees live-in lovers of any sex the same health benefits as spouses. Mayor Feinstein may sign. trustees oppose but pressure rises to cover about 30,000 workers and an estimated 3000 additional dependents.
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Board of Supervisors
Dianne Feinstein
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