Reagan backs MX compromise plan to start production
President Reagan agreed to a plan allowing MX production but requiring new basing submissions to Congress. Funds stay in defense spend bill until leasing data and a replacement basing plan are sent, with a March 1 deadline and 45 days for Congress to act. Tower says the plan secures a vote on basing mode amid House skepticism.
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Reagan
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Senate
House
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John Tower
Texas
Senate Armed Services Committee
Capitol Hill
Tower
Trio found guilty in Judge Wood assassination case
In San Antonio, convict Charles Harrelson and two others were found guilty of killing U S District Judge John H Wood Jr the first federal judge murdered this century. The hit was allegedly paid by Jamiel Chagra. Wood earned the nickname Maximum John for tough sentences.
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San Antonio
Texas
Charles V. Harrelson
U.S
John H. Wood Jr
Harrelson
Jamiel
Jimmy”’ Chagra
Wood
John
Index Christmas Cheer Promotes Safe Driving
A brief note on Christmas cheer urges safe driving after celebration. The page references a feature on a Garden City woman's treasured secret recipe in Redbook magazine. It also notes a January spring training event for 50 baseball fans.
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Garden City
Redbook
Jackrabbit sighted downtown Tuesday morning
A resident reported seeing a jackrabbit in the downtown area Tuesday morning. Gus Garden, joking about holiday behavior, suggested the animal was probably doing its Christmas hopping.
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Gus Garden
Quake in North Yemen Kills 686. 136 Villages Wiped Out
North Yemen suffered devastating losses as a 6.0 4/0 magnitude quake struck near Dhamar and Maareb. At least 686 dead, 3,000 injured, 136 villages destroyed, including 250 pupils buried in a primary school. President Saleh led relief efforts. Saudi and PLO-linked groups joined rescue. International aid appeals urged.
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Bahrain
North Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen
Dhamar
PLO
Beirut
Lebanon
Arabian Peninsula
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Saudi Arabian
Yemeni Radio
Maareb
Sheba
Kansas governor race cost record $3 million
Democratic Gov. John Carlin and Republican challenger Sam Hardage spent just over $3 million in their primary and general election campaigns, the most for a Kansas gubernatorial race. Hardage led in primary spending and debt, while Carlin posted a substantial fundraising and spending total with several major contributors named.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Sam Hardage
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Carlin
Hardage
Wichita
GOP
Perishable Packages Highlighted At Local Post Office
Dennis Lundgren reports the post office flags notices for spoiled items. Spokesperson Pat Nicholson says many waiting packages hold fruit, often in an advanced state of maturity, due to climate conditions. Call to pick up promptly as deliveries include perishable food.
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Pat Nicholson
Power outage grips areas around Garden City Kansas
Wheatland Electric crews reported a morning outage affecting zones west north and southwest of Garden City. Power for city circuits held, while US 50 west and river road southwest areas lost power. KIUL radio briefly powered by auxiliary, KBUF remained off as of noon.
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Garden City
Wheatland
Wheatland Electric
US 50
River Road
KIUL
KBUF
Man Saves Father-In-Law From Storm Tides At Gulf Channel
In Hudson Florida a houseboat broke up during a storm as 60 year old Anthony Brodtman clung to a channel marker. His son in law Bruce Beckley swam through rough Gulf water for hours to reach help, arriving exhausted but alive after surf and tide battered both men.
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Beckley
Brodkman
al Maxwell
Florida
Bradtran
Gulf
Robbers Strike Yonkers Armored Car Heist in NYC
Two masked thieves used a roof access and a crowbar to reach the money room of Sentry Armored Car Courier Co in a two-story Bronx warehouse. They disarmed guard Christos Potamitis and looted bags of cash, leaving a $5.3 million theft with $20 million behind, possibly an inside job.
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U.S
Alice McGillion
Yonkers Raceway
FBI
Edward Gerrity
Bronx
Francis M. Sullivan
Christos Potamitis
Sullivan
Man in Avondale Holds Judge and Wife Hostage
Avondale man Philip Tigue, 49, who faced criminal trespass charges, broke into a county magistrate's home at about 7 am Tuesday and took Judge Donald C. Brown and his wife hostage. A negotiating team was dispatched as police investigated whether Tigue was armed after earlier bail release.
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Philip Tigue
Donald C. Brown
Tigue
Brown
Arthur Thompson
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