Parachutist dies after illegal Half Dome jump in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park rangers recovered the body of an unidentified parachutist killed during an illegal jump from Half Dome. Two other jumpers, Patrick Tierney and Howard Dunklin, were arrested at the base after park visitors alerted authorities.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
UPI
Yosemite
Park
Lisa Dapprich
Patrick Tierney
Granada Hills
Howard Dunklin
Taft
Mastodon bones found in pond in Massachusetts
Bits of fossilized mastodon bones tusks and teeth were found by a contractor digging a pond in Egremont Berkshire County. Berkshire Museum officials estimate hundreds of fossil bits and plan carbon dating at MIT to determine the mastodon’s age.
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Egremont
Mass
UPI
Berkshire Museum Science
Bartlett G. Hendricks
Massachusetts Institution of Technology
Reagan Trapped in White House Elevator
President Reagan was briefly stranded in a White House elevator for about five minutes due to a power failure that dimmed lights and shut air conditioning. The halt occurred as he prepared to announce a joint public private effort to expand health care services for millions of Americans.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
White House
Oval Office
Killer bank robber recaptured in Portland escape
William Perry Jackson, 27, who was serving five murder sentences, was recaptured in southeast Portland hours after he and bank robber Gus A. Turner, 36, tunneled from the Lewis County jail in southwest Washington. Turner remained at large as deputies said the arrest followed the pair’s escape.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Lewis County
Wash
William Perry Jackson
Portland
Milwaukie
Washington
Gus A. Turner
Hypertension ties to lower salt intake says FDA chief
FDA Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes Jr says hypertension patients can lower blood pressure and improve drug effectiveness by reducing sodium to under 2,000 mg daily. He notes salt is common in foods and urges labeling of sodium content on packages. The FDA also outlines limits for healthy individuals and mentions Michigan researchers report a small-dose drug can reduce borderline hypertension.
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Chicago
UPS
The
Food and Drug Administration
Journal of the American Medical Association
FDA
Arthur Hull Hayes Jr
Hayes
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Senate Moves Toward 12.2 Billion in Federal Cutbacks
The Senate nears approval of 12.2 billion in new spending cuts over three years, including a 4 percent cap on cost of living increases for federal retirees. The 1983 budget resolution set 27.2 billion in cuts over three years across entitlement and non entitlement programs, with committees to decide allocations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
House
BeSS Truman Out Of Bed In Hospital Update
97-year-old Bess Truman briefly sat in a chair today as officials cautioned on a definite discharge date. Her pulse, though slightly elevated earlier, returned to normal per her personal physician. She remains hospitalized since Sunday with a fluctuating heartbeat. she had twice risen to sit in a chair, with a two to three day return estimate once stable.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Bess Truman
Philadelphia City Controller Report on Unpaid Tickets
City Controller Thomas Leonard finds many tickets unpaid and controls weak in the Philadelphia area. He cites a shortfall between deposited funds and actual bank deposits in the prothonotary's office. Judge Edward Bradley calls Leonard's report stale and disputes findings.
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Thomas Leonard Fie
Formance
Edward Bradley
Court of Common Pleas
Leonard
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