President's man withdraws nomination in face of opposition
Donald J. Devine announced he is withdrawing his bid for a second term as head of the federal civil service, saying political pressure from Democrats and federal employee unions made confirmation unlikely. He defended his record and said the decision was his own, while critics labeled his actions illegal and politically driven.
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Washington
Donald J. Devine
Federal Civil Service System
Devine
Office of Personnel Management
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
GOP
Senate
Conservative Heritage Foundation
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Larry Speakes
White House
Speakes
Thomas Eagleton
Dmo
OPM
Eagleton
Loretta Cornelius
Cornelius
Black bag item weighs in von Bulow retrial
After six weeks of testimony in Claus von Bulow's attempted murder retrial, both sides urged jurors to weigh the black bag, containing insulin and syringes, as a key factor in deliberations. Prosecutor DeSisto portrayed motives of murder for money. Puccio urged disregard of the bag as unproven and a red herring.
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Providence
R.I
Claus von Bulow
Superior Court
Corinne P. Grande
Marc DeSisto
Utilities
Martha “Sunny’’ von Bulow
DeSisto
von Bulow
Thomas P. Puccio
Puccio
Alexandra Isles
Three Mile Island to Restart Unit 1 Amid Glitches Expected
GPU Nuclear plans to restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, with power rising to full by September. Officials warn equipment malfunctions and delays will occur as operators readjust after years idle, but say the risk of a repeat of the 1979 accident remains remote.
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Middletown
Three Mile Island
Philip Clark
GPU Nuclear Corp
Thomas Murley
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
GPU Nuclear
TMI
Marley
Murley
Clark
New York opens Harvey Milk School for homosexual teens
The nation's first school for homosexually oriented youths opens in Greenwich Village serving 20 students aged 14 to 19. Administrators say it is a compassionate effort, while critics warn against segregation. Officials in San Francisco Phoenix and Los Angeles weigh in on the policy and broader issue of mainstreaming versus isolation.
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New York
Lighthouse
Tom Shannon
National School Boards Association
Reston
Sandra Feldman
United Federation of Teachers
New York City
Harvey Milk School
San Francisco
Greenwich Village
Board of Education
Harvey Milk
Joyce Hunter
Felix Dung
Phoenix
Ariz
Georgina Csereszne
Los Angeles County
Bob Grossman
Vigil at crib as septuplet dies and others fight
Samuel and Patricia Frustaci kept vigil over Bonnie Marie, one of their four surviving septuplets, after James Martin died in their arms at 16 days old. Three other infants remained in critical but stable condition at Children's Hospital, where doctors cited progress and persistence. The father cried and recalled James Martin’s struggle, noting the baby’s eyes opened and looked around even at death.
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Orange
Calif
Samuel
Patricia Frustaci
Bonnie Marie
James Martin
Frustaci
Childrens Hospital
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Permian Mall
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