Woman seeks clemency for Dotson in Illinois hearing
Cathleen Crowell Webb urged Governor James R. Thompson to pardon Gary Dotson after eight years, insisting the rape claim was a lie and she now aims to tell the truth. Dotson, jailed since 1979 on a rape conviction, testified emotionally while seeking release as Testimony continued with more witnesses.
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Chicago
Cathleen Crowell
Webb
James R. Thompson
Gary Dotson
Dotson
Thompson
Country Club Hills
Reagan declares mission accomplished on Europe trip
President Reagan ends a nine day four nation swing through Germany Spain France and Portugal declaring mission accomplished and says the United States must weigh continuing to observe the unratified SALT treaty with the Soviet Union He notes evidence of one sided compliance and says a decision will be made openly with full Soviet knowledge He invites a Gorbachev meeting and suggests a summit may occur.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Reagan
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Queluz Palace
Air Force One
Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
United Nations
White House
Donald T. Regan
New York Times
Regan
Germany
Spain
France
George P. Shultz
Tel Aviv
Vienna
Police investigate Vietnamese deaths in Austin shooting
Austin police questioned two men in the Wednesday night apartment slaying and hospital wounding of three others amid language barriers. Warrants named Canh Nguyen also known as Johnny Nguyen and Hoang Doai. a third suspect unnamed. Victims included Ba Ngee Bui 29 who died, Danh Lee 21 and Tuan Nguyen 20 in serious condition, Tan Nguyen 19 treated and released. The six occupants were Vietnamese renters at a $510 apartment.
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Austin
Charles Peters
Peters
Canh Nguyen
Johnny Nguyen
Hoang Doai
Tuan
Wilfred Aguilar
Jim Baker
North Austin
C.F. Adams
Ba Ngee Bui
Brackenridge Hospital
Danh Lee
Tuan Nguyen
Tan Nguyen
Pope faces a divided Netherlands as trip begins
Pope John Paul II begins a five day visit to the Netherlands amid defections within Dutch Catholicism. Liberal factions clash with conservatives over church reforms, bishops, lay participation, and papal infallibility. Posters threaten rioting as Vatican notes a national church crisis.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Vatican
Luxembourg
Belgium
Harrie Verhoeven
Pontifical Missionary Aid Works
John Paul
Adrianus Simonis
Johannes Willebrands
Simonis
Edward Schillebeeckx
Schillebeeckx
Abuse of elderly citizens rising in United States
Washington AP reports a House aging subcommittee study showing about 4 percent or 1.1 million elderly may be abuse victims annually. Physical neglect and financial abuse are most common, with sons or daughters often the abusers. The report notes underreporting and low protective budget allocation for elderly abuse.
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United States
Washington
House
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Talking tractor aims to guide farmers for fuel savings
Texas A&M University engineers unveiled a talking tractor that can tell a farmer when to slow the engine or shift gears for energy efficiency. The unit uses a voice synthesizer and digital display to deliver guidance, made possible by microcomputers and three years of research.
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College Station
Texas A&m University
Bill Stout
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Henry T. Martin
Landa St
New Braunfels
Walker’s Fried Chicken
Bob & Sherry Walker
Mindy
Dia
Croton USA
J-K Jewelers
Landa New Braunfels
Tex
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