San Francisco bacteria tests sparked wrongful death suit
Edward Nevin III leads an $11 million suit against the U S government claiming Army San Francisco Bay area aerosol tests in 1950 caused his grandfather’s fatal heart infection after a hospital stay. Judge Conti weighs why such tests were in populated areas with wind patterns and safety concerns.
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Edward Nevin
San Francisco Bay Area
Nevin
Stanford Hospital
Pacific
San Francisco
Bay Area
U.S
Samuel Conti
Coos Bay
Oregon
Conti
John M. Kern
Kern
U S seeks extradition of drug suspect from hijacked flight
UPI reports the United States hopes to extradite James Clymore from Syria, part of a hijacked Pakistani airliner case. Clymore, 24, of Laguna Beach California, faces U.S. charges for running a heroin smuggling ring. He is held in Damascus after being freed with 102 passengers.
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Damascus
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Brooklyn
Afghanistan
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State Department
Lawrence Gordon Lome
Canada
Lome
Lawrence Clifton Mangum
Mangum
External Affairs Department
Ottawa
Jan Eriksson
Italy
Pet of the Year sues Penthouse for six million dollars
Former Penthouse Pet of the Year alleges the magazine owes her five million in cash and prizes promised in 1979 and fails to replace jewelry stolen during a Las Vegas appearance. She contends prize delivery was incomplete despite touring the U S for six weeks and fulfilling duties. Penthouse spokesman says most gifts were delivered and offers remaining items if she picks them up.
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Miss Rixon
Lee Majors Honored As Watchable Man Of 1980
Lee Majors receives a plaque as one of People magazine’s 12 Most Watchable Men of 1980 during a break in filming The Fall Guy. Susan Sy, president of Man Watchers, Inc., jokingly buttoned his shirt as part of a playful on set moment.
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Lee Majors
Man Watchers, Inc
Majors
Susan Sy
International Women’s Organization
Susan
People Magazine
David Stockman
Reagan
Office of Management and Budget
O.A
Bum” Phillips
New Orleans Saints
Geek Hien
Three Mile Island Air Power Plant
Poemey One
Robert F. Thompson
D. A
Robert Hays
Cee Lems
Hays
Long Beach
Hayes
El Salvador bloodshed surges as 65 killed in clashes
UPI reports 65 people slain in a 24hour period amid escalating political violence in El Salvador. Rightist death squads target opponents while leftist guerrillas strike, as Rep. Clarence Long arrives to assess U.S. aid policy. Heavy fighting concentrates in Morazan and near San Salvador, with ongoing battles around Guazapa and Suchitoto. Over 17,500 dead in 14 months of turmoil.
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John E. Newhagen
San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
U.S
Morazan
Clarence Long
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Long
Duarte
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Reagan
Arto
Uerrillas
National Guard
Jose Palomo
Once
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Capial
Palomo
Perquin
Honduran
San Francisco Gotera
Guazapa Volcano
Suchitoto
El Salvador forces clash with land reform workers
A CLOSER LOOK finds El Salvador security forces increasingly violent toward land reform beneficiaries and workers. AFL-CIO linked investigations report 33 of 184 assassinations during March to October 1980 were by or tied to security forces. The piece notes U.S. aid, military advisers, and calls to link aid to land reform, elections, and curb terror by security forces and allied groups.
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el Salvador
Daniel Southerland Christian Science Monitor
Washington
United States
American Institute For Free Labor Development
IFLD
Agraran Reform Institute
SSTA
Treasury Police
Salvador
Svide
ISTA
Robert White
U.S
Afl-Cio
Six die in basement fire trapping Chicago children
In Chicago six children ages from 3 months to 8 years perished in a basement apartment blaze, possibly sparked by an overloaded fusebox and faulty wiring. Arson investigator Menconi said a single outlet powering 12 fuses may have caused the danger. Victims were Jose Cabrales 18 months Jorge Cabrales 3 Enrique Reyes 2 Angel Reyes 7 Yolanda Reyes 8 and Rene 3 months. Burglar bars delayed responders and firefighters had to force entry. The six were alive at rescue and died within an hour at Cook County and St Mary Hospitals.
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Chicago
UPI
Carl Menconi
Menconi
Jose Cabrales
Jorge Cabrales
Enrique Reyes
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