Woman defends liquor store in Mount Clemens shootout
Mary Markham, 44, used a .357 and a .32 pistol to fatally shoot two masked bandits who held her son at gunpoint during a robbery at Bob Davey’s Wine Shop in Mount Clemens. Her husband Richard, 41, was killed, and police called the scene a Wild West moment. She resumed work hours later with an armed guard as authorities investigated.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Mary Markham
Max Patrick
Chad
Mrs. Markham
Richard
Study calls for more on saccharin ban in schools
Washington AP The Agriculture Department said there is not enough evidence to ban saccharin in certain competitive school foods. Judge Gesell ordered a health risk study due by June 28, noting some evidence of carcinogenic potential but no conclusive basis for a ban.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
G. William Hoagland
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
Atlanta
New York
National Centers For Disease Control
CDC
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
Hyde Park
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Steel industry wins three year Clean Air Act extension
Congress approved a bill extending the clean air deadline for the steel industry to December 31, 1985 on a case by case basis. The measure enables funds freed by the delay to be used for plant modernization. Industry leaders say hundreds of millions will be directed to upgrades while only two firms have indicated intent to use the extension.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
Congressional Steel Caucus
Steel Tripartite Commission
U.S. Steel Corp
National Steel Corp
EPA
House Debates Reagan Legislation and Accusations of Dirty Tricks
Republicans briefed on the Reagan package, while Democrats deny delivery delays. Rep Michel hints at dirty tricks as O'Neill calls the bill a mish mash, and Rep Wright warns that reenacting cuts concentrates power and undermines the committee process.
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Robert H. Michel
Illinois
O'Neill
Bob
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Congress
Reagan Aides Debate Pork Barrel Politics After House Vote
The Associated Press obtained a letter in which President Reagan cautions self scrutiny. Friday Stockman calls Thursday’s floor fight a test of party loyalty for the Republican and conservative Democratic coalition. He argues marginal budget concessions may be necessary and insists no deals were made over the phone.
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Associated Press
Reagan
David A. Stockman
Parole Reforms Highlight Court Stay on Inmate Terms
Gov Clements lauds appellate stay ruling as Justice challenges power limits in Ruiz case. White hopes facts lead to reversal. Fifth Circuit halts several Justice actions including single cell policy and triple cell ban shifts, with furlough plans and a 2,500 inmate release target beginning November 1 1981 and related deadlines.
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Bill Clements
William Wayne
Ruiz
U.S. Department of Justice
Mark White
Austin
Fifth Circuit
Sth
Justice
5Th Circuit
Prison reforms and moratoriums under Texas case plan
A federal appeals court held that funding and placement plans for new prisons and community corrections are policy decisions for state legislators. It endorsed timing for reviews of inmate good time credits, prison site moratoriums, and a court-supervised plan to cap inmates per unit, with facility construction constraints and staffing oversight.
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TDC
Judge Justice
Appeals Court
Sth
District Court
Beto
Grimes County
Suspect Surrenders in Charleston Officers Killing Case
Antoine Hickman, 22, surrendered to police and was arraigned on two counts of murder in Charleston. Lt. Delbert Roush Sr. and Patrolman Ed Duncan were shot after stopping a green Cadillac near I-64. Prosecutors say Hickman contacted the office before surrender, with relatives appealing publicly for him to turn himself in.
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Charleston
W.va
McDowell County
Kanawha
Antoine Hickman
Hickman
Ward Harshbarger
Delbert Roush Sr
Ed R. Duncan
Kanawha County
Mike Roark
Harshbarger
Ed Leonard
Roark
Harry Silverman
Roush
Duncan
Silverman
Ivan Neeley
Prankster Tosses Parcel to Queen Elizabeth II in Weymouth
A 19 year old student, Joanne Disley, threw a parcel containing a T shirt and leaflet toward Queen Elizabeth II's car as the royal couple rode along the Weymouth seafront en route to a naval dockyard. Police detained her but released without charge deeming it a college prank.
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Portland Harbor
England
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Weymouth
Joanne Disley
Weather forecast shows warm, partly cloudy days ahead
National Weather Service Midland daily forecast predicts warm days with highs near 90 and mild nights. Scattered thundershowers possible Monday across South Texas and western areas, with other regions staying generally fair into Sunday. Winds 5 to 15 mph, no precipitation yesterday.
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South
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Laredo
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
North
West
Upper
Gold Drops to 18 Month Low as Prices Slump
New York gold prices slid to an 18 month low with July delivery dipping to $436 an ounce on the COMEX before closing at $441.20, down $3.80. The earlier peak was $875 reached January 1980. Analysts attribute the decline to inflation expectations easing and lower rates as the Fed added reserves to banks.
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New York
Commodity Exchange Inc
Jack Boyd
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
United States
Federal Reserve
Odessa American Subscriptions Mail Delivery Change
Fragment from the Odessa American announces a change in postmaster address and delivery details. OCR reads as a notice about subscription rates and mail delivery, mentioning eight percent per week and a legal act reference, with unclear names and dates. The readable bits imply an official notice to subscribers about service changes.
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Sacong
Maren
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