Donovan refuses to resign claiming asset status amid probe
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan said he will not resign and considers himself an asset to the Reagan administration despite a renewed probe into his past dealings with mob figures. He predicted exoneration as Special Prosecutor Leon Silverman prepares his final report, while Time magazine names two men as suspects in Nat Masselli’s murder related to the investigation.
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Donovan
Th le
Leon Silverman
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Silverman
ABC
Good Morning America
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Ray Donovan
Time Magazine
Nat Masselli
William Masselli
Philip Buono
Joseph
Joe Hooks
Verlezza
Buono
Masselli
Labor
Miami
Frank “Funzi” Tieri
Wozniak Sees Success in US Festival in California
After a blistering three day event in San Bernardino fans depart as cleanup crews begin work. Stephen Wozniak who invested 12.5 million in promotion calls the festival a success and hints at another show possibly next Labor Day. Officials estimate about a month to remove festival trash.
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San Bernadino
Calif
Stephen Wozniak
Hospital mix up falsely reports mother dead
Phyllis Gibbs's children were told she had died at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Three hours later officials corrected the error saying another Gibbs patient in intensive care with a similar name caused the mistaken report. The family learned she was fine and has since spoken with her.
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Salinas
Calif
UPI
Phyllis Gibbs
Caldwell
Idaho
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Mrs. Gibbs
Debbie Lebaudour
Gibbs
Nixon arrives in Peking on private anniversary visit
Former U S president Richard Nixon lands in Peking to mark the 10th anniversary of the Shanghai Communiqué and praise a new U S China arms limitation deal. The Manila scene notes Marcos calls for bases closure amid a regional peace zone agreement. Gomulka laid to rest in Warsaw with state honors as Jaruzelski leads funeral.
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Richard Nixon
China
U.S
Taiwan
Nixon
Reagan
Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Subic Bay Naval Base
Clark Air Force Base
Southeast Asia
Marcos
Washington
Turkish ship sunk in Iranian Kharg Island attack
Turkey reports the Mars Transporter sunk by Iraqi action near Kharg Island Iran killing three Turkish sailors. Iraq had warned naval strikes near Kharg as part of its war with Baghdad. In Tehran a car bomb on Kayhan Avenue killed six and injured nearly 60 officials said.
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Ankara
Turkey
Kharg Island
Iran
Mars Transporter
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Baghdad
Tehran
Kayhan Avenue
Interior Ministry
Man Dies After 13-Story Fall From Hotel Fire
Police say a man trapped in a West Side Holiday Inn room was forced from his window by flames and fell 13 stories to the sidewalk. The blaze consumed the room but did not spread. investigators probe the fire’s cause and note no sprinklers were present.
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New York
West Side Holiday Inn
George Toth
Donald Burns
9Th Battalion
Burns
Prom Gazette Wire Services
Pandas in Madrid Zoo Nurture Twin Cubs to Healthy Progress
Shao Shao the panda and her twin cubs are progressing well in Madrid. The smaller cub, once frail, now receives lactose free milk every two hours and is developing normally under the care of Dr. Margarita Celma, technical director of the Madrid zoo.
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Madrid
Spain
Shao Shao
Parida
Margarita Celma
Madrid Zoo
Gazette Wire Services
Veto showdown over Reagan budget bill pits Congress against White House
Washington AP reports heavy odds against overriding President Reagan's veto of a 14 billion dollar supplemental appropriations bill. House and Senate faces tough votes while IRS workers near layoffs await quick funding resolution. The stalemate also blocks a must pass debt limit bill tied to abortion and school prayer fights.
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Reagan
White House
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House
Thomas O'Neill
D-Mass
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Internal Revenue Service
Congressional Budget Panels
Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Helms
Labor Day marks 100th anniversary with parades and protests
Three cities revived workers parades as unions blamed President Reagan for high unemployment. AFL-CIO leader Kirkland voiced stark critique in San Antonio while Labor Secretary Donovan defended the administration. Halloween-like festivities and remembrance overlay somber notes of 9.8 percent jobless rate.
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U.S
Reagan
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Texas
Labor
Raymond Donovan
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