Talks halt as Chile protests erupt over deaths
Opposition leaders broke off talks with the Pinochet regime after escalating demonstrations left at least five dead and 91 wounded by gunfire. About 1,200 were arrested during Thursday’s Day of National Protest. a pro government rally drew roughly 20,000 in downtown Santiago.
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Santiago
Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Valdes
Washington
State Department
Alan Romberg
Wife of doctor on trial says she couldn't believe arrest
Alice Jackson testified she had no idea her husband Edward Franklin Jackson Jr. hurt 38 women in seven years. She described his distress upon arrest and stressed their family life and his claimed innocence by insanity defense.
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Akron, Ohio
Alice Jackson
Edward Franklin Jackson Jr
Columbus
Jackson
Peron Pardoned by Argentina Military Government
President Reynaldo Bignone signed an executive pardon for former President Isabel Peron, convicted in 1981 of misusing charity funds. The Telam agency said the pardon clears the way for Peron, now living in Spain, to seek public office again if she wishes.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Reynaldo Bignone
Isabel Peron
Telam
Manila vigil becomes mass protest demanding Marcos resignation
In Manila a candlelight procession for slain opposition leader Benigno Aquino drew about 15,000 mourners including Corazon Aquino. The peaceful two hour march from the Aquino home to a Catholic church ended with a Mass and speakers accusing Marcos' government of Aquino's assassination.
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Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Aquino
Corazon
Chad war settles into long stalemate in Africa
Washington officials say fighting between Chad government forces and Libyan backed rebels is settling into a protracted stalemate. They do not expect Muammar Khadafy to withdraw his troops soon, so President Hissene Habre’s government will likely need continued U S aid for some time.
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Washington
Chad
U.S
Muammar Khadaty
Hissene Habre
Gare
FCC Grants Longer Hours for 2200 AM Stations
The FCC approved longer operating hours for about 2200 AM stations, allowing daytime broadcasters to stay on air up to two hours after sunset with reduced power. The agency aims to assign after sunset power levels by Oct 30. A separate note: Judge Limbaugh kept a temporary restraining order in place without enforcement actions.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Challenger back home after record cross country turnaround
The shuttle Challenger arrived at Kennedy Space Center Florida at 5 57 p m CDT after a four day piggyback flight from Edwards Air Force Base California with a refueling stop at Wichita Falls Texas. It was the fastest turnaround for a cross country return.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Challenger
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Wichita Falls
Teachers Defy Court Order in St Louis School Strike
Thousands of teachers and over a thousand other staff stayed on picket lines in St Louis as they defied a federal judge by remaining on strike. About 2,700 teachers and 1,100 support workers had picketed city schools Wednesday, the largest action of its kind in the nation.
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ST. Louis
Phony doctor jailed for practicing medicine without license
A woman who posed as a British physician and ran an inexpensive Hemingway clinic was sentenced to five years in prison. Patches Doc Pat Kalb, 33, born Janice Marie Beach in Chicago, pleaded guilty to four counts of practicing without a license and one count of illegal possession of prescription drugs.
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Columbia, S.C
Hemingway
Patches
Doc Pat’’ Kalb
Janice Marie Beach
Chicago
Angry Oregon Students Force School Reopen Push
Several hundred high school students marched through Newport demanding the reopening of schools closed after Lincoln County voters rejected the district operating levy. With 5,000 students displaced, parents pressed the state for guidance as district officials warned of further cuts if funding fails again on September 20.
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Newport
Ore
Lincoln County
State Department of Education
Jan Ryan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
William Force
Force
Slot jackpot canceled after suspected machine cheating
Nevada officials canceled a world record 1.7 million slot jackpot won by Gus Econopoulos at Harrah's Tahoe after determining the machine was electronically manipulated by sophisticated methods. Econopoulos, 51, from San Francisco, has been in hiding. authorities confirm his winnings were involved but withheld location. Investigators cite other suspects and declined to call it a cheating ring.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Jim Avance
Gus Econopoulos
Harrah
Tahoe
Econopoulos
Control Board
Manipula
Tion
Avance
San Francisco
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