Reagan unveils 200 million crime drug plan
President Reagan announces a 200 million national program to fight drugs and organized crime with up to 1,200 new federal agents and a dozen task forces modeled after the Florida drug network effort. The plan includes prison expansion and tougher penalties while aiming to infiltrate drug networks.
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Reagan
Congress
United States
America
Justice Department
Administration
Drug Enforcement
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Florida
Senate
Prisoner seizes hostages in Brooklyn hospital corridor
Larry Gardner, a 34 year old prisoner awaiting sentencing on robbery, fled during a hospital visit at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. He shot a guard and took five employees hostage, later releasing three unharmed as police negotiations continued.
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Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Larry Gardner
Gardner
Orestes Castro
Michael Taylor
Perry Richards
Anna
Bella English
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Stunned C R pair travel to Dutch bash
Frank and Lorraine Snider of 2042 Franklin Ave NE were among 1000 invitees to a week long celebration in the Netherlands marking 200 years of diplomatic and trade relations. The trip began October 3 and returned Sunday with high praise for Dutch hospitality.
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Frank Snider
Franklin Ave
Lorraine
Netherlands
Frank
Sniders
United States
Netherlands Industrial Development Group
Snider
Tylenol suspect faced murder charge in 1978
James Lewis also known as Robert Richardson was indicted in 1978 for the murder of Raymond West in Kansas City, though the case was dropped and he was never tried. An extortion warrant accused Lewis of sending a $1 million blackmail letter to McNeil Consumer Products after the Tylenol deaths. Police reporting developments continue as the Tylenol investigation expands.
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Chicago
Kansas City
James Lewis
Robert Richardson
Raymond West
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Lewis
Richardson
McNeil Consumer Products Co
Jewel Food
695000 More Seek Jobless Benefits Amid Recovery Talk
Washington AP reports 695000 Americans filed first time unemployment claims for week ending Oct 2, a new high since 1981 recession. Weekly filings rose 12000 from prior week to 683000, with 4.461 million on regular benefits for week ending Sept 25. Unemployment rate hit 10.1 percent in September as markets gauge Reagan recovery.
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Reagan
Labor Department
Department
Employment and Training Administration
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
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