Teamsters leader, four men convicted in Cannon bribery case
Roy L. Williams and four others were found guilty of conspiring to bribe Senator Howard Cannon in exchange for help defeating trucking deregulation. Cannon, not charged, backed the resulting law. In Washington, Senate leaders battle a filibuster on Reagan's gasoline tax amid a stalled session. The House approved a $5.4 billion Democratic jobs package, opposed by the White House.
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
Roy L. Williams
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
U.S. District Court
Governent
Cannon
Las Vegas
Washington
Senate
Reagan
97Th
Congress
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
White House
Larry Speakes
Barneys Clark in critical but stable condition after heart surgery
SALT LAKE CITY AP Barney Clark remains critical but stable after surgery to replace the left side of his artificial heart. Doctors say he has pneumonia and faces tough recovery from his third operation in two weeks. Dr. Chase Peterson of the University of Utah cautioned that his condition worsened after an emergency operation Tuesday when a valve in the polyurethane heart broke.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Chase Peterson
University of Utah
Clark
Indian freighter crew abandons ship in Pacific storm
The 61 member crew of the Indian freighter Jalamarar abandoned ship after taking on water and rolling in high winds 700 miles off the Oregon coast. One sailor died before a merchant ship rescued those in two lifeboats.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Oregon
Chris Couch
Tomorrow, Gus Garden Sees Labor-Saving Device
Gus Garden asserts that tomorrow will bring the greatest labor-saving device. The remark frames a belief in innovation reducing human effort.
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Gus Garden
Fire Erupts Briefly in Building. Minor Damage Reported
Fire at about 11 45 a m caused by a cigarette according to Fire Chief Allen Shelton. Pigs inside were unharmed and the blaze was extinguished in roughly ten minutes. Dennis Lundgren.*
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Allen Shelton
Congress approves 15 percent pay hike for lawmakers
The House voted 303 to 109 to raise congressional salaries by 15 percent, from 60,662 to 77,300, lifting caps and boosting top civil service pay. The measure also raises salaries for Cabinet officers and senior federal staff. Senate resistance expected in lame duck session amid 10.8 percent national unemployment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Sam B. Hall Jr
Texas
Vic Fazio
Calif
Clair W. Burgener
Rcalif
House Appropriations Committee
High speed chase ends near Dighton with roadblock
A 100 mile pursuit from WaKeeney to north of Dighton ended when Lane County Sheriff Marsteller placed a bridge roadblock. Four juveniles in a stolen Missouri plate car escaped injury in the crash, were jailed awaiting hearing, with charges looming. Authorities noted the car traveled 80 to 90 mph and was eventually stopped by the police vehicle at the bridge.
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Dighton
Lane County
Paul Marsteller
Marsteller
WaKeeney
Kansas
Ness County
Ransom
Highway Patrol
Melvin Wedermyer
Hays
Owensboro
Missouri
Ogallah
Brownell
Denchfield
Cedar Bluffs Reservoir
Wedermyer
Solid leads in largest U S armored car heist in Bronx
The FBI says solid leads exist in the $9.8 million robbery by two masked men at Sentry Armored Car in the Bronx, claiming the heist is the nation's largest. Officials say the final tally rose from $1 million to $9.8 million as investigations target security lapses and possible inside information.
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New York
FBI
U.S
Ed Leschack
Bronx
Joseph Valiquette
Extortion case tied to Tylenol poisoning deaths
U S Attorney Webb says James W Lewis authored a confession letter admitting seven Tylenol poisonings and threatened to kill President Reagan while a fugitive. Lewis charged with extortion, $1 million demand to Johnson & Johnson. His wife Leann Lewis faces fraud charges as bond is sought.
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Chicago
James W. Lewis
Reagan
U.S
Dan K. Webb
Lewis
Webb
White House
James T. Balog
Leann Lewis
O'Hare International
Estee Lauder
Hoovers
Mid- Manhattan
Johnson & Johnson
How they voted Kansas delegation on pay and raises
AP tally shows Kansas names among votes on a pay freeze for members at 60 662 with Glickman yes Jeffries yes Roberts yes Whittaker yes Winn no and a separate 303 109 roll call approving a 15 percent pay raise. Senate votes to repeal outside income limit reported with Dole Kassebaum voting for and against. House also passed a 5 4 billion jobs bill with Glickman, Whittaker, Winn voting no.
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Washington
Kansas
House
Glickman
Jeffries
Roberts
Whittaker
Winn
Senate
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