Reagan names cabinets and top posts in transition
President elect Ronald Reagan named Donald Regan treasury secretary and selected Caspar Weinberger William French Smith and William Casey for top posts. Henry Haig remained leading contender for secretary of state as other picks Stockman Schweiker Baldrige and Drew Lewis were announced. Reagan avoided in person announcements and spoke at a news conference with all nominees present.
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Ronald Reagan
Wall Street
Donald T. Regan
Treasury
Caspar W. Weinberger
William French Smith
William J. Casey
Reagan
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Weinberger
David A. Stockman
R-Mich
Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker
Rpa
Commerce
Connecticut
Malcolm Baldrige
Transportation
Pennsylvania
Republican National
Drew Lewis
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
James Brady
Haig
Brady
White House
Lennon Fans Take Their Own Lives After Slain Star
News of John Lennon’s murder sparks suicides and vigil calls across North America. Yoko Ono urges peace and love as investigators assess the estate while Chapman's mental state draws attention. Fans line up in Toronto, Washington, Baltimore, and Albany to honor the former Beatle.
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Yoko
New York
John Lennon
Lennon
Mark David Chapman
Chapman
Miss Ono
Inter
Los Angeles Times
John
New York City
New York Daily News
Manhattan
Toronto
Washington
Baltimore
New York Capitol
Albany
Brian Markle
Dakota
Yoko Ono
Sean
Brooksville
Fla
Jean Costello
Colleen
Salt Lake City
Michael Craig
Iran rejects U S plan over shah wealth in hostage talks
Tehran states it will not submit the shah’s wealth to U S courts as a condition for freeing 52 American hostages. Iran says its reply to latest U S proposals is still under study and that release hinges on Parliament conditions and government procedures.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran Radio
Iran
U.S
Behzad Nabavi
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Pars
Nabavi
As-Safir
Associated Press
Ahmad Azizi
Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi
Azizi
United States
Rankin Red Devils Face Valley View In State Title Clash
Rankin meets Valley View in Brownwood for the Class A state football title. It marks Rankin's first appearance in a state championship game. See Page 4B for team story and photos.
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Rankin Red Devils
Valley View
Brownwood
Rankin
Solidarity defies Communists by probing detentions in Poland
Poland's Solidarity union launches an investigation into political detentions while denying charges of causing chaos. Leading figures at a Gdansk meeting demand the release of 10 jailed dissidents and set up a body to probe detentions, arguing the action serves social aims not political meddling. The move risks new clashes with Moscow and East Bloc allies.
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Poland
Solidarity
Baltic
Gdansk
Moscow
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Confederation of Independent Poland
Leszek Moczulski
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Moczulski
Jacek Kuron
Communist Party
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