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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1983
Page
1
President Reagan cited government figures at a Friday news conference to claim unemployment will not reach peak levels, saying the trend is moving in the right direction. He avoided detailing new programs beyond speeding government projects to create jobs.
President Reagan denounces the six day old independent truckers strike saying he will not bargain with them as violence tops a thousand incidents across states. A leader warns the remarks may prolong the stoppage while Beirut suffers a car bomb near the Palestine Research Center killing at least 13 and wounding 53.
Top black Democrats condemn former Vice President Mondale and Sen. Kennedy for backing white candidates in Chicago mayoral primary. Mondale’s meeting with the DNC’s black caucus yields only a formal criticism despite strong civil rights records. Sen. Cranston endorses Rep. Harold Washington, the sole black candidate in the race.
U.S. District Judge Alice Hastings was acquitted by a 12 member jury of conspiring to solicit a bribe and obstructing justice. He said he may be assigned new cases starting Monday and intends to remain on the bench for life. Hastings noted he is the first federal judge charged while in office to go through the process and survive the ordeal.
Margaret Showe, 76, left Springfield Hospital Center after 57 years in 1980 to join a pilot deinstitutionalized elderly home in Frederick run by Community Living Incorporated. She enjoys her cat Timmy, rooting for the Redskins, banking at Fredericktown Bank and Trust, and dining out regularly. The move marks a fresh start in relearning daily life and self care after decades of confinement.
County police push harsher penalties for drunken driving as MADD activism and high crash fatalities spur tougher enforcement. Readers learn field sobriety tests, rights read, videotaped exams, Breathalyzer results, and penalties from fines to jail.
Delores E Shook, confined to a wheelchair, shares how she maintains a satisfying life with support from friends and community. The feature appears in a News-Post style layout alongside opinion pieces by Douglas Bakshian on Florida radio personalities and Anthony Harrigan on global troubles, plus Murray Olderman's sports profiles and a National Geographic look at rain forest loss in South America.
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