Secret Service Agent Parr Reflects After Reagan Shooting
Tim Parr, a 50-year-old Secret Service agent who leapt to shield Ronald Reagan, recalls the moment, the near escape, and the moral reflections it sparked. He credits doctors and faith, notes the emotional distance between attacker and protector, and shares his caring approach toward the ill and elderly.
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Florida Power and Light Co
U.S. Air Force
Tim McCarthy
Parr
Secret Service
Peabody College
Nashville
Jerry S. Parr
Washington
Espionage charges not filed against Air Force officer
In Washington the Justice Department said no espionage charges will be filed at this point against 2nd Lt. Christopher M. Cooke 25 of Richmond Virginia after three unauthorized visits to the Soviet Embassy. A department spokesman said there is no case at this point and would not explain further. Cooke has been in pre trial confinement at McConnell Air Force Base Kansas since being charged with three counts of violating Air Force rules.
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Justice Department
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John K. Russell
Christopher M. Cooke
Russell
Cooke
Richmond
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichta
Kan
Cuban detainees continue hunger strike at Atlanta prison
Three Cuban refugees remained on a hunger strike at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, warden Jack Hanberry said. He noted the inmates had been on the protest since last Monday and joined ongoing demonstrations dating from May 1 demanding freedom and better conditions.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Jack Hanberry
Hanberry
U S to toughen immigration policy with guestworker plan
The United States drafts a strict immigration policy stressing border controls and employer verification while proposing a limited two year guestworker program for 50 000 Mexicans annually to ease labor needs. The plan aims to curb illegal entries but keeps talks with Mexico private before final decisions and emphasizes gradual change through Congress.
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Washington
U.S
Mexico
de Lopez Portillo
Reagan
United States
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Select
Commission On Immigration and Refugee Policy
Congress
Canada
Lopez Portillo
White House
Thunderstorms Likely Over Permian Basin Tonight
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a 20 percent rain chance today increasing to 30 percent for tonight with lingering showers possible through early this week. Temperatures stay in the humid 90s by day and mid 60s at night. Panhandle and South Plains may see severe storms.
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National Weather Service
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Big Bend
Midland Regional
Soviet boy fights Illinois court over asylum case
Walter Polovchak, a 13 year old Soviet refugee in Chicago, faces a state court appeal after being made a ward of the state. His attorney says he fears return to the Soviet Union, while his foster parents and an ACLU attorney argue his safety and education would not be jeopardized and parents retain privacy rights.
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Neubert
George Donahue
Donahue
Walter Polovchak
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Julian Kulas
Kulas
Walter
Cook County
Illinois Appellate Court
Polovchaks
Harvey Grossman
American Civil Liberties Union
The
America
Grossman
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