Parkinson resigns as Trade Secretary amid affair scandal
British Trade Secretary Cecil Parkinson quit after his former secretary Sara Keays claimed he reneged on marriage promises and kept the affair secret from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher until the election. Parkinson’s resignation followed a late night briefing at Downing Street and a public tribute by Thatcher at the party conference.
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Blackpool
England
Cecil Parkinson
Margaret Thatcher
Sara Keays
Parkinson
Times of London
Thatcher
Ann
Conservative
Miss Keays
Times
Downing Street
London
Mrs. Thatcher
John Profumo
Fir Tree Cottage
Marksbury
Keays
FDA must decide on drugs used in executions
A divided U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled the FDA must determine whether drugs used in executions are quick and painless or ban their use. The panel sent the case back for action consistent with the opinion, with Justice Scalia dissenting on the applicable law.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
FDA
Texas
Oklahoma
Steven M. Kristovich
Justice Department
Mark White
J. Skelly Wright
Antonin Scalia
Marcos to form panel to probe Aquino slaying
President Marcos announced a new inquiry panel to investigate the August assassination of Agapito Aquino’s brother Benigno Aquino. Opposition leaders argue any inquiry would lack independence while Marcos remains in power, as protests spread to Manila and Davao. The decree creates a panel with two National Assembly picks and three to five nominees from various groups.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Davao
Agapito Aquino
Benigno Aquino
Jose Diokno
Informa
Tion Marcos
Aquino
United States
Malacanang
Diokno
National Assembly
Commission
NASA postpones shuttle Columbia launch amid nozzle issue
NASA and European officials postpone the Oct. 28 launch of the shuttle Columbia and the Spacelab after reviewing erosion of a nozzle lining from an August flight. The flight is tentatively moved to November 28 as investigators assess the problem. Four arrests are announced in Sacramento where cocaine seizures and drug quantities are valued at 34 million wholesale or up to 200 million retail.
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Washington
NASA
Spacelab
Sacramento
U.S
Donald Ayer
Deputy uncovers huge cocaine haul in rural California
In Susanville California a deputy investigating a shed fire at a remote alfalfa ranch found what authorities call the largest narcotics seizure in the West 673 pounds of cocaine valued at 200 million dollars Deputy Cecil Bushong discovered the initial white substance small in quantity.
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Susanville
Calif
West
Cecil Bushong
Soviet seeks delay in NATO missiles amid Geneva talks
Warsaw Pact allies urged continued Geneva negotiations and hinted at delaying NATO plans to deploy 572 Pershing 2 and Tomahawk missiles in Western Europe starting December. In Chile six killed in protests against Pinochet regime with multiple clashes and arrests. In Poland the Communist Party warned the Church to abstain from politics and noted internal divisions within the party.
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Moscow
Warsaw Pact
Geneva
NATO
Europe
Santiago
Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Concepcion
Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
John Paul II
Hearing Rescheduled on King FBI Records Unseal
A federal judge delayed a hearing on Sen. Jesse Helms efforts to unseal FBI records about Martin Luther King Jr. until Tuesday, just before a Senate vote on making King's birthday a national holiday. Judge John Lewis Smith Jr. postponed to allow response time from the Justice Department and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Helms contends the records should be opened.
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Washington
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Senate
U.S. District Court
John Lewis Smith Jr
Justice Department
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Helms
Jewish dissident Begun jailed in seven year term and exile
Josef Begun, a 51 year old mathematician and Hebrew teacher who sought emigration to Israel, was sentenced in Moscow to seven years in prison and five years of internal exile for anti Soviet slander. He first applied to emigrate in 1971.
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Moscow
Josef Begun
Israel
Debated King Holiday Sparks Division in Legislature
Lawmakers continue contentious debate over creating a King holiday as Governor signals opposition. Supporters argue cultural recognition and economic benefits, while opponents caution about budget and scheduling. Public opinion remains split as committee hearings proceed.
Fire on Gulf oil rig forces 83 to flee in pods
A Gulf of Mexico oil rig 90 miles south of Galveston erupted after a gas blowout. Fireboats cooled the flames as 83 workers escaped in floating pods with no injuries reported. The gas was described as dry by Union Oil Co. of California.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Tom Stoy
Gulf Region
Union Oil Co
California
Doctor fights eviction from AIDS care co op in New York
Greenwich Village physician Dr. Joseph A. Sonnabend won a preliminary injunction blocking eviction by 49 W. 12 Tenants Corp. Judge Ira Gammerman acted after Sonnabend said he would be ousted for treating AIDS patients, amid claims tenants feared property values would fall.
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New York
Greenwich Village
State Supreme Court
Ira Gammerman
Joseph A. Sonnabend
W. 12 Tenants Corp
Sonnabend
William Hibsher
Daniel Foxx
Co-Op
Foxx
Gazette Wire Services
Gazette Company Founded Daily Cedar Rapids Newspaper
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include carrier 1.95 weekly and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues at 9.20 for four weeks or 95.00 for 52 weeks with regional restrictions.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Boston mother seeks death penalty for teen suspect in boy’s death
A Boston mother, Merril Lee, demands the 14 year old charged with killing her 5 year old son Kenny Claudio Jr. die. Kenny disappeared after kindergarten and was found in a teen neighbor’s closet. The suspect faces murder and kidnapping charges, with a hearing set for Oct. 28 and bail at 250000.
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Boston
Francis “Kenny
Claudio Jr
Kenny
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
West Roxbury
Department of Youth Services
Merril Lee
Lee
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