Dristan maker recalls bottles after tampering threat
The distributor asked stores in New York to swap Dristan capsules for tamper resistant bottles following anonymous letters sent to four media outlets. The pills shown contained a broken pin and talcum powder and police called the danger minimal. In Buenos Aires a massive anti-government protest ended in street battles leaving one dead and many injured near the pink presidential palace.
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NEW York
Ed Koch
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Plaza de Mayo
Living Christmas Pageant’s 27th Year Sets Stage
A community pageant enters its 27th year with renewed energy and plans for a broader outreach. Organizers describe the holiday tradition as a cornerstone event, inviting families and volunteers to participate in upcoming rehearsals and performances.
TV breaks Gus Garden Says
Gus Garden notes that television outages resemble compound fractures, contrasting sharp breaks with complex, unpredictable damage in broadcasting.
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Gus Garden
Carlin to seek large severance tax to balance budget
Gov. John Carlin said he will urge the 1983 Legislature to enact a sizeable severance tax on oil gas and possibly coal to fund a balanced FY 1984 budget and address Kansas financial shortfalls He backs no other tax increases and aims to have the tax revenue included in his budget proposal due January 17 1983 He also announced a leadership change at the Kansas Water Office and emphasized the need for a comprehensive state water plan.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Carlin
Allyn Lockner
Kansas Water Office
Joseph Harkins
Lockner
Allyn
Joe Harkins
Kansas
Walesa says police detained him to stop memorial rally
Lech Walesa told reporters he was held for nine hours by armed plainclothes police to prevent him addressing a memorial rally. He decried the act as kidnapping and vowed Solidarity would eventually prevail despite martial law crackdown. He was questioned about alleged financial irregularities in Gdansk Solidarity before a late return to his apartment.
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Gdansk
Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Walesa
Raids Nab Dozens in Kansas Video Gambling Busts
A dozen people were arrested and 12 video games seized in raids across four Kansas counties on gambling accusations tied to machines simulating blackjack and poker. In Wichita three clubs were raided with four machines and arrests. other raids yielded one to six arrests per location. Authorities say the games require money to play and pay out via replays, and a state attorney general opinion deems them gambling. Police note growing machine profitability and widespread presence in private clubs.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Wyandotte County
Leavenworth
Galena
Neil Woerman
Robert Stephan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Woerman
Stephan
Clark Owens
Sedgwick County
Jerry Fiscus
Vice Squad
Smoking declines to record low per capita rate
Washington reported by the Agriculture Department that the 1982 preliminary average cigarette consumption per person falls to 3,778 cigarettes, down from 3,853 last year. Officials cite a long term downward trend to the lowest level since 1957, about 189 packs per person.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate fights to pass stopgap bill amid spending clash
In a late night session the Senate pressed a $1.2 billion stopgap spending measure with a $5.4 billion House rival, facing possible veto by President Reagan over a jobs provision. Debates covered MX missile plans, Clinch River funding, gas tax, and outside earnings limits for lawmakers. Washington watchers note conference talks would follow if approved.
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Capitol
Reagan
House
Clinch River
Mark Hatfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Wyoming
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Baker
Bob Dole
R-Kan
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Middle East
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