Marine fires M-16 at fellow soldiers
At Camp Pendleton a Marine corporal opened fire during a target practice drill wounding Pfc. Denny Bailey in the leg. A struggle ensued with Lt. Murphy, Chief Warrant Officer Craig fired into the van, and Jackson was subdued and taken to Naval Hospital San Diego in stable condition.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Corps
Jay D. Jackson
Indianapolis
Pfc
Denny Eugene Bailey
Fairfield
Ohio
Jackson
Bailey
Huntington Beach
Los Angeles
James Craig
Houston
Vietnam
Kevin P. Murphy
Murphy
Craig
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Ride takes no bouquet in Houston
Sally Ride, America's first woman space traveler, accepted applause at Johnson Space Center but declined a bouquet. She stated she wanted equal treatment with male crewmates. Ride, 32, served as flight engineer aboard the shuttle and helped deploy two communications satellites amid a small welcoming crowd.
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Ride
Steve Hawley
Soviet listening device found near West Coast Trident base
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said a Soviet listening device was found near the West Coast Trident missile test range. He called the device a replica of U S electronics and cited reports that it aimed to capture the submarines acoustic signature for Soviet sonar identification.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
United States
National Conference of Editorial Writers
San Francisco
U.S
Defense
West
Braniff plan outlined to revive airline at Dallas hub
Braniff International officials disclosed a Hyatt Corp backed revival plan filing in Fort Worth that would base a new subsidiary at Dallas Fort Worth Regional Airport. Hyatt would invest 20 million for 80 percent of stock plus 50 million more in loan commitments, funding up to 70 million to support a 30 jet system and rehire 2,000 former Braniff employees by October 1 if creditors and the court approve. In Las Vegas another incident saw a Republic DC-9 abort takeoff after an engine fire, injuring several passengers who evacuated via chutes from Flight 863 Reno to Phoenix.
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Braniff International
Hyatt Corp
Dallas-Fort Worth
Braniff
Barbara Potter
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Fort Worth
Hyatt Corp. Hyatt
Hyatt
Las Vegas
Nev
Republic Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
Reno
Pope Visit May Speed Lifting of Martial Law in Poland
A Polish official suggests Pope John Paul II’s eight day visit could hasten lifting martial law possibly by July 22. Western and communist sources caution against overconfidence, noting new regulations may still keep strict control. Lech Walesa signals possible withdrawal from talks, saying negotiations hinge on the substance, not the negotiator.
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Warsaw
Poland
John Paul II
Wieslaw Gornicki
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Union
Weather outlook shows hot humid Texas with isolated storms
The forecast from Midland regional shows temperatures mainly in the 80s and 90s across Texas with 20 percent chances of afternoon thundershowers and light southerly winds. Tonight stays partly cloudy with similar chances and 40s low temperatures.
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Texas
Big Bend River
Big Bend
Reagan Opposes Compromise Budget Plan Despite House Passage
The article reports President Reagan opposing a compromised fiscal 1984 budget approved by both chambers without his signature. It outlines tax increases totaling 73 billion over three years, a 21.5 billion rise in domestic spending, an 8.5 billion reserve for recession relief, and military spending at 268.6 billion, up 5 percent from 1983. It notes continued presidential veto risk and support from Senate Republicans like Baker while Domenici criticizes Reagan’s effort. The measure also trims the July 1 personal income tax cut to 720 dollars per family and 637 for single filers.
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Reagan
House
Senate
Congress
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Domenici
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
White agenda expands session with new subject proposals
The proposal list by White includes creating a state human rights agency to monitor employment discrimination, expanding workers compensation to farm workers, a voter option on ag product fee funding, financing for an ethics advisory committee, smoke alarm requirements for hotels, and payments of state claims. Earlier, White signaled no new subjects without majority support in both houses. Brucellosis and TEC bills were tentatively approved, with changes to raise the Texas Animal Health Commission and a rancher slaughter provision. a TEC extension mirrored Sunset Commission plans, while a House amendment for a human rights commission within the TEC faced rejection.
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White
Texas Animal Health Commission
Lloyd Criss
Texas City
TEC
Sunset Commission
House
Senate
Lloyd Doggett
Austin
Human Rights Commission
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