Indian police gain shoot to kill powers in Punjab crackdown
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government assumes direct control of Punjab after dismissing the state government. Police are authorized to search homes and arrest without warrants. President Zail Singh issues orders allowing officers above sub-inspectors to shoot to kill and destroy hideouts. Restrictions include bans on large gatherings and daylight security on transit.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Punjab
Chandigarh
Zail Singh
Darbara Singh
Akali Dal
Singh
Mrs. Gandhi
Congress Party
Four bodies found in San Salvador. rightist group claims killings
Four people were found strangled and tortured on the north side of San Salvador. A trade union leader kidnapped last month was among the victims. The Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez Anti-Communist Brigade claimed responsibility in statements pinned to the corpses, saying the dead aided leftist guerrillas.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez
No final word on Soviet knowledge of KAL shootdown
The U S State Department said no final judgment has been made on whether the Soviet Union knew the downed Korean Air Lines jetliner was civilian. Deputy spokesman Alan Romberg commented after a New York Times report cited no evidence that Soviet air defense personnel knew the aircraft’s identity beforehand.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Korean Air Lines
State Department
Department
Alan Romberg
New York Times
French Jets Leave for Iraq Amid Iran Threats
Five French Super Etendard jets departed from Morlaix France for delivery to Iraq sources said Iran warned of possible Hormuz Strait blockade if arms shipments proceed The Iraqis reportedly seek the Exocet armed aircraft to strike Iranian oil terminals in the Persian Gulf region
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Morlaix
France
Iraq
Iran
Hormuz Strait
Persian Gulf
Marcos pledges price freeze and wage delay in devaluation
President Ferdinand E. Marcos vowed a price freeze and delayed a minimum wage rise to cushion currency devaluation. Opponents prepared protests in Manila slums despite a government ban. They were denied permits for a Tondo march but planned to defy. Thousands demonstrated in Makati for the third day.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Tondo
Marcos
Makati
CIA chief Casey to place investments in blind trust
CIA Director William Casey won approval from the Justice Department and the Office of Government Ethics to move his multimillion-dollar stock portfolio into a blind trust. The CIA said the step should quell criticism over his holdings and protect impartiality. An unrelated earthquake event measured up to 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled nine Northeastern states and eastern Canada, with no injuries reported.
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Washington
CIA
William Casey
Justice Department
Office of Government Ethics
David Martin
Government Ethics Office
Dale Peterson
Casey
Canada
Boston
Toronto
New York State
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Montreal
Man avoids murder verdict in Camden hit run case
A Camden jury finds 20 year old Gerald Thomas Gerlock Jr. guilty of aggravated manslaughter for running down George DeCasanova on March 15, rejecting murder charges. He faced possible death or life, but jurors ruled the act not deliberate and willful. Aggravated manslaughter carries up to 20 years.
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Camden
N.J
Gerald Thomas Gerlock Jr
Atco
George DeCasanova
Gerlock
Watt in anguish over attacks sparks resignation talk
Interior Secretary James Watt, secluded in California, is described as in anguish over attacks from longtime supporters and a possible resignation. Officials discuss potential successors including former Sen. Clifford Hansen and undersecretary J.J. Simmons III, with Sen. Alan Simpson calling Watt deeply hurt by criticism after his Coal advisory commission remark. An Adirondack earthquake center reported near Blue Mountain Lake, New York.
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Washington
James Watt
California
Congressional
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Reagan
J.J. Simmons III
Alan Simpson
R-Wyo
Watt
Jail escapee who taunted sheriff’s office traced to Ohio
Creek County officials say John Delfrate called a pancake house in Tulsa and bragged about his jail breakout for over three hours before his rambling call was traced to Ohio. Dispatcher Barbara Smith, who worked a second job at the restaurant, described Delfrate as a “good talker” during the lengthy conversation.
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Tulsa
Okio
Ohio
Creek County
Barbara Smith
John Delfrate
Smith to Tour Spain Italy and Morocco on Narcotics Mission
Attorney General William French Smith announced a nine day foreign trip to Spain Italy and Morocco to discuss international narcotics trafficking. This marks his third overseas tour since taking office and his first to these regions this year.
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Washington
William French Smith
Smith
Globe
Latin America
Spain
Italy
Morocco
Catholics mourn Cardinal Cooke in weekend of prayer
Grieving Catholics held a weekend of prayer for Cardinal Terence Cooke who died of leukemia at 62. His body lay in state Friday at St Patrick's Cathedral, where he served as cardinal for 15 years and is now laid to rest.
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Thayne Smika
Boulder County
Colo
Sidney Wells
Robert Redford
Smika
Boulder
Wells
Samuel
New York
Terence Cooke
South Bronx
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
U.S. arms negotiator sees slim chance of pact before deployment
Paul Nitze told the North Atlantic Assembly that there is little prospect of a Geneva arms accord with the Soviet Union before Pershing 2 and cruise missiles are deployed in Europe this December. A Western diplomat warned talks may not continue past December as Soviet threats loom. In Bonn, Richard Burt urged continued talks, saying all components for a fair agreement are on the table in Geneva and a deal could be reached if Moscow cooperates.
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Hague
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Europe
Paul Nitze
U.S
Geneva
North Atlantic
West Germany
Richard Burt Friday
Bonn
Burt
Results of 10000 tests invalid in medical scandal
The Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates invalidated 10000 internship admission tests after a widespread cheating scheme. About 3000 to 4000 test takers, many Americans, bought or saw answers. stolen questions circulated in 54 cities, across the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. A makeup exam will be held November 16 with fees waived.
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Washington Post
Washington
Educational Council For Foreign Medical Graduates
ECFMG
FBI
Educational Council
Ray Casterline
United States
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Casterline
Artificial leg could not stop her from skydiving fatal
San Diego AP report shows Mary Lou Sohm 25 sought to prove her artificial leg would not limit her athletic life. During first skydiving jump at 3 000 feet panic caused her to freeze in a fetal crouch and plunge into Otay Lake. Instructor Don Mumma praised her agility but said panic cannot be trained away.
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San Diego
Mary Lou Sohm
Sohm
Don Mumma
Otay Lake
Mumma
San Diego Air Sports Center
Chula Vista
Mission Valley
Chicago
Gene Algarin
Spring Valley
Dale Sutton
Mexico
Tecate
Ensenada
Sutton
Western Airlines 727 lands safely after cockpit smoke
An 80 passenger Western Airlines Boeing 727 from Juneau to Anchorage landed safely at Anchorage International Airport at 5:35 p.m. ADT after an electrical fire filled the cockpit with smoke. No injuries were reported and officials noted it was unclear if smoke remained aboard on arrival.
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Alaska
Anchorage International
Los Angeles
Maureen Whittaker
Juneau
John Schommer
Federal Aviation Admin
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