Explosion on North Sea rig kills two Americans
Phillips Petroleum reports two American workers died and two others injured in a ballast pump room blast on the Glomar Arctic II during tests in the Joanne field between Britain and Norway. The dead are John Traut and Mark J. Paradise. the injured Otto Brandt and Michael Simpson. Simpson remains concussed. Brandt released. The test well near Aberdeen was shut and secured. rig damage minimal risk noted. Separately, a federal judge denied Labor Secretary Donovan’s bid to move his larceny and false reports trial from a Bronx court to federal court.
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Joanne
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Ventura
Calif
Mark J. Paradise
Cranford
N.J
Otto Brandt
Houston
Michael Simpson
Leicester
England
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Brandt
Simpson
Phillips
New York
Raymond Donovan
Bronx
U.S
Lloyd F. MacMahon
Jamaican streets patrolled after protest violence escalation
In Kingston police and soldiers patrolled under prime minister orders not to confront protesters unless looting or property damage occurred. Three people were killed in unrest that spread across the island. Snipers and improvised projectiles harassed security forces as they attempted to clear roadblocks, many of which remained.
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Volcker backs rate cuts as deficit talks press ahead
Federal Reserve Chair Volcker reassures Republican senators that a $50 billion 1986 spending cut could trigger lower interest rates. House leaders agree deficits may shrink without tax hikes, while a Reagan budget plans higher FHA and VA insurance and guarantee charges.
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Paul A. Volcker
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Senate
Robert Dole
Kansas
Reagan
Congress
Lawmakers: Money needed to achieve White's goals
Governor Mark White urged efficiency and cost cutting to fix Texas finances without new taxes in his state of the state address. He proposed trimming the workforce, cutting expenses, and higher fees, while acknowledging potential tax needs for funding health, welfare, and education programs.
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Mark White
White
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Bill Hobby
Hobby
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Ship heads to land after copter crash
A U S Air Force HH 53 helicopter attempting to evacuate a sick seaman from the Panamanian ship Asian Beauty crashed 540 miles north of Honolulu. Six helicopter crewmen were killed and a seventh was missing and presumed dead as fire raged aboard the vessel and was brought under control by coast guard crews.
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Paul Chute
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