Hatchet slaying leads to second degree murder verdict
Orval Loyd, 33, convicted of second degree murder in the garage hatchet killing of his mother in law Margaret Wise 49 after his wife Diane Loyd testified she hacked her mother with a hatchet. Jury called verdict a compromise with a five year sentence.
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Diane Loyd
Margaret Wise
Evans
Taiwan marks 70th Republic anniversary parade
Taiwan rejected Beijing’s reunification overtures calling them a smiling offensive and showed military strength in a large parade honoring the 1911 overthrow. About 50,000 spectators attended as officials reported a deadly mining disaster in Amacan, Philippines, with at least 100 killed and many missing or homeless.
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Taiwan
UPI
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Sun Yat-sen
Amacan
Smugglers Attack Thai Troops in Opium Crackdown
In northern Thailand 700 smugglers ambushed 39 Thai soldiers, killing up to 24 as government forces sought to crack down on a bumper 600 ton opium crop. The assault involved a 200 mule caravan and occurred Thursday, per the Bangkok Post.
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Thailand
UPI
Bangkok Post
Manila Flash Floods Sweep Through Metro Amid Monsoon Rains
Monsoon rains unleash rapid flooding in Manila and surrounding areas causing transportation disruption and property damage. Emergency crews deploy as residents report rising water levels and rising hazards across streets and communities.
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Manila
Philippines
UPI
Settlement in California wrongful life suit reached
A Sacramento hospital agreed to pay 900000 to settle a wrongful life suit for Alejandro Aragon, a 27 month old with Down syndrome. The case hinged on whether the hospital should have told Maria Aragon about an amniocentesis prenatal test.
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Calif
University Medical Center
California
Eugene Gualco
Alejandro Aragon
Appeals Court
State Supreme Court
Maria Aragon
Aragons
Morton Friedman
Aragon
Alejandro
Fred Schwartz
Schwartz
Coast Guard launches Haiti refugee interception patrol
The Coast Guard cutter Hamilton began its first patrol to intercept Haitians fleeing to the United States and turn back boats, under a new Reagan administration policy. The ship refueled at Guantanamo Bay before sailing from Miami to enforce the policy against illegal boat arrivals. Separately, the Tax Court ruled that health insurance premium payments count as support but insurance payouts do not, affecting a divorce case in Ohio and costing the McGuires $627 in additional taxes.
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Coast Guard
U.S
Hamilton
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Cuba
J.g. Neal Armstrong
United States
Florida
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Frank and
Ruth McGuire
Poland
Ohio
McGuires
New mineral caswell silverite found in Kansas meteorite
A meteorite from the asteroid belt that landed in Kansas 33 years ago yielded a newly discovered mineral named caswell silverite. Scientists in Albuquerque announced the find on Friday honoring Caswell Silver, a Denver oil executive and UNM geology alumnus.
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N.M
Mars
Jupiter
Kansas
Caswell
Caswell Silver
Denver Oil
University of New Mexico Geology Department
Ex-spy tried to help Soviets, sources Say
Edwin P. Wilson, former CIA agent, faced charges for illegal arms shipments to Libya and allegedly attempted to divert American tech used for electronic intelligence to the Soviet Union. Reports say he sought to steal the source code of a digital image processing system in Iran for submarine and aerial reconnaissance analysis.
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Edwin P. Wilson
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Soviet Union
Iran
William J. Perry
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Carter Administration
Unio
Wilson
Shortt
Frank E. Terpil
KGB
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