Tragic 33 Haitian Refugees Drown Near Florida Coast
At Hillsboro Beach near Miami 33 Haitian refugees perished when their 25 foot wooden sailboat broke up in rough surf just off shore. Two dozen survivors reached land, as authorities noted possible foul play by captains or freighter drop-offs and mournful scenes along the beach.
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Hillsboro Beach
Fla
U.S. Coast Guard
Daryl Gale
Dan Hynes
Miami
Cdd
Joe Dente
Broward County
Gale
Charles Joseph
Robert L. Jones
Ralph Dunn
Krome Avenue
Haiti
Bahamas
Hynes
Eartha Haynes
Broward Medical Examiner's Office
Senate GOP Plans For Tax Increases To Cut Deficit
Senate Republicans aim to raise 50 to 70 billion dollars in taxes over three years to reduce deficits by 115 billion. Bob Dole said a draft bill will be prepared early next year with hearings possible before adjournment, while Baker discussed White House talks and the timing suggests effects in 1983 and 1984.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Congress
Finance Committee
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Reagan
White House
Reagan intensifies drive for AWACS in Saudi arms sale
President Reagan pressed a last minute bid to salvage the 8.5 billion AWACS and F-15 arms package to Saudi Arabia as a Senate vote neared. He spoke to multiple undecided and undecided lawmakers while the opposition grew to a solid bloc, with key senators Torres Leahy and Armstrong shifting positions.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
House
William L. Armstrong
R-Colp
White House
Sen
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Polish Troops Deployed To Maintain Order In Poland
Thousands of soldiers fanned out across Poland to supervise winter preparations and keep order as strikes and protests spread to about two thirds of the provinces. Solidarity officials reported new protests in Konin Lomza and near Katowice while talks aimed at ending disputes showed limited progress. An army spokesman said 830 squads would cover around 2000 villages as winter shortages loom.
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Warsaw
Poland
Zycie Warszawy
Independent Labor Federation
Solidarity
Konin
Lomza
Katowice
Zyrardow
Zielona Gora
Tadeusz Hupalowski
Slain Convict Tied To Heist
A New York convict slain in a gun battle was linked to the Brink's $1.6 million heist. Ballistics tied a .38 slug from Detective Sgt. Edward O Grady Jr.'s weapon to Sam Smith. The Nyack ambush killed two police officers and a Brink's guard. Katherine Boudin was later arrested.
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New York
Weather Underground
Rockland County
Kenneth Gribetz
Sam Smith
Nyack
Edward O'Grady Jr
O'Grady
Gribetz
New City
Brink
Katherine Boudin
Smith
Nathaniel Burns
Queens
Double Eight H Green Stamps Tuesday at Red Front Supermarkets
Red Front Supermarkets offer double eight cent Green Stamps on Tuesday increasing savings for shoppers. Limited to in-store purchases while stamps last.
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Red Front
Reagan Visit Could Stir Virginia Governor Race Crowded Richmond Rally
In Richmond President Reagan's Virginia stop fuels Coleman Robb race talk. Polls show Coleman 9 points back with supporters predicting momentum from the visit, while Robb strategists doubt a large impact. Reagan arrives by 6 20 p m and plans to speak at the John Marshall Hotel, staying till 7 15 p m amid a mixed crowd.
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David Blee
Coleman
Blee
Robb
George Stoddart
Reagan
Virginia
Byrd International Airport
John Marshall
Washington
Virginians For Robb Committee
Stephen Fleming
Nancy Reagan
Salem
Virginia Beach
White House
Richmond
Double S and H Green Stomps Every Tuesday
A short local item notes that S and H Green stomps occur every Tuesday, with both Mick or Macks involved in the steady weekly event.
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S&h Green
Mick
Macks
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Florida
Leahy
Armstrong
Associated Press
Larry Speakes
Marshall Coleman
Charles S. Robb
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Abby
Jeane Dixon
Roy Lee Cardin Jr
Clara Evelyn Hottinger Lantz
Bergton
Mona Marie Jobe
Luray
Charles A. Souers
Rt. 2
Elkton
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