Soldier tests LSD in Army experiments sparks trial
Calvin Sweet, 19 in 1957, served as radar operator at Fort Stewart and says Army Chemical Warfare Laboratories at Edgewood Arsenal gave him LSD three times to remove a service-record infraction. He alleges long term mental and physical damage and seeks $3.9 million in a federal suit opening in Pierre, South Dakota. The government disputes the LSD evidence, noting Sweet’s participation while acknowledging no confirmed aftereffects.
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South Dakota
South Korea
Cease-fire Ends in Beirut Bombing Flares Up
Syrian troops and Lebanese Christian militiamen traded artillery and rockets through the night in Beirut driving about 100,000 residents to basements and shelters. The main airport was closed and international flights diverted. Reports cite 21 killed and over 80 wounded, with fighting along both sides of the Green Line and across the frontier into Israel.
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U.S
Steve Patterson
Boulos Malek
Tel Aviv
Galilee
Kiryat Shmona
Mittens the fire-saving cat dies in blaze
Mittens, a cat that alerted a Chicago family to an early morning fire, perished in the flames along with a second cat. Lee Beth Kramer said Mittens woke the household and allowed five people to escape unharmed from the second-floor apartment before the electrical fire was believed to start.
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Mittens
FDA seeks DMSO distributors over labeling in Portland
In Portland, FDA officials pursue wholesale distributors of industrial DMSO used for human consumption via improper labeling or distribution without approval. Federal agents warn labeling could lead to charges. retail seizures are not the focus. The report also notes a Kennedy Space Center wage deal and a church burning case in Ohio.
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al Evenson
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Reagan tax cuts seen as vital to sustaining growth
Weidenbaum notes 1981 economy shows brisk first quarter growth but inflation and unemployment remain stubborn. Real GNP rose 3.8 percent in late 1980, with 1980 a 0.2 percent contraction. Baldrige warns gloomier figures could help passage of tax cuts, while Entin argues cuts raise saving and capacity, not just demand. Economists expect slower growth but not a collapse, aided by anticipated tax cuts and strong consumer spending.
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Malcolm Baldrige
Reagan
Baldrige
Stephen Entin
Treasury
Entin
Washington
Michael K. Evans
Rainy pattern eyed in Odessa with milder warmth ahead
Odessa records .17 inch of rain this morning and forecasts cloudy humid weather through Wednesday with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight decreasing to 40 percent by Wednesday. Highs near 80, lows in the 50s, southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph, sunrise 6 12 a.m. Wednesday. Other Texas areas show scattered showers and thunderstorms as a cold front moves through, with highs mostly in the 80s and 60s in the Panhandle, and a mix of fog and warm humid conditions across the south and west regions.
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Big Bend
Sands near death as hunger strike widens violence
Belfast reports say IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands nears coma on 52nd day of fasting for political status. In Londonderry riots spike as Catholic youths clash with police. Sands’ supporters torch vehicles and lob bombs. Government rejects concessions, citing criminal acts and national union goals.
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Mitchell
House of Commons
Margaret Thatcher
British ocean resorts struck by gang rioting
British seaside resorts faced Easter violence as white teens rioted at seven coastal towns and West Indian youths struck at three north London fairs. Police reported 300 arrests, looting, and clashes with officers. one 17 year old drowned near Brighton Pier. Scotland Yard noted 1600 black teens involved across districts with 17 officers injured and shops attacked.
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