Hoax Reported On Mayor Barry Shooting Alert
Washington mayor Marion Barry said he was surprised to hear a breaking news bulletin that he had been shot. It was a hoax. NBC and other stations interrupted programming before retracting the claim. Police later reported an accidental self gunshot near the mayor's home, though its link to the hoax was unclear.
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Spy case ties veteran Hughes engineer to Polish agents
William Bell a 61 year old Hughes Aircraft radar engineer and Marian Zacharski a 29 year old Polish national faced spy charges in Los Angeles. Bell said money lured him into espionage and he traveled to Austria and Switzerland to pass secrets to Polish agents. The FBI affidavit details coded meetings and payments totaling about 110000 dollars amid surveillance since 1979.
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Public outrage meets DC bid to legalize teen sex
Washington AP report covers Council sponsor David A Clarke proposing amendments to a district sexual assault overhaul to allow consensual sex among youths near in age while keeping protections for younger children. Chairman Arrington Dix argues to keep age of consent at 16 amid public outrage and calls for compromise. Mayor Barry has not spoke, but Clarke says he has support.
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