Last GM plant closes in Fremont after 2100 jobs lost
Hundreds of General Motors workers bid farewell as the 3.5 mile Fremont assembly line winds down the Oldsmobile Ciera project leaving 2100 unemployed. Officials cite high interest rates and foreign competition as the cause while the plant halts production and 4.2 million cars previously built at the site are parked for disposal.
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Fremont
Calif
General Motors Corp
Trenton
N.J
South
United Auto Workers
John William
Tenement Fire Kills Five Children in Lowell
A three story wooden tenement fire in Lowell Massachusetts killed eight people including five children. Two firefighters and a passerby were injured while attempting rescues. The blaze began around 1 am and quickly spread from the first floor to other units. Authorities credited initial assessments to the hall and kitchen of the front first floor apartment as the likely origin. The building housed about 30 residents across two apartments per floor with victims on both the first and third floors. Names of the deceased were not released immediately.
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Lowell
Mass
Carmen Rivera
John Mulligan
Mulligan
Cials
Boston
Victor Rosario
Williams fights expulsion from Senate
Williams, a New Jersey Democrat and 23-year Senate veteran, told colleagues he was the victim of renegade FBI and Justice officials in the Abscam case. He called the investigation ethically repugnant and vowed to resist expulsion, saying resigning would betray the trust of New Jersey citizens. The hearing was led by Vice President George Bush with mixed attention from senators as Williams presented documents and expert opinions arguing prosecutorial doubts and misleading videotapes.
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Washington
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Senate
New Jersey Democrat
FBI
Abscam
Williams
Citizens of
New Jersey
Justice Artment
George Bush
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Reagan begins California vacation on 30th wedding anniversary
President Ronald Reagan vacationing at his Santa Barbara ranch with Nancy on their 30th anniversary says he sees no danger of an economic low mood in the United States. He favors compromise on budget proposals and would meet Democrats with alternative ideas but stresses his willingness to discuss.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
United States
el Salvador
White House
Francois Mitterrand
Washington
Reagans
Merle Haggard
Military communications in jeopardy
A senior defense official warns U S military communications could be disrupted by Soviet atmospheric nuclear bursts and by saboteurs with wirecutters cutting cables to ground stations. The official calls for about 20 billion dollars over five years to strengthen command and control, amid talks with Republicans on budget concessions.
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Washington
U.S
Reagan Administration
Mercy killing brings probation for Texas man
Woodrow Collums, 69, of Poteet, admitted shooting his terminally ill brother Jim Collums, 72, at a San Antonio nursing home. He received 10 years probation and 10 hours weekly community service with seniors after pleading guilty to murder. He said he regretted the act and could not answer if he would do it again.
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San Antonio
Atascosa County
Jim Collums
Collums
Vessey Named Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Reagan selected Gen John W Vessey Jr to head the Joint Chiefs, a surprise move that elevates a soldier’s soldier from Army vice chief to chairman. The pick bypasses West Point roots and faces Senate confirmation, with Navy leaders watching closely. Vessey, 60, known for troop closeness and broad strategic knowhow, received battlefield decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart.
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Washington
Reagan
John W. Vessey Jr
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
California
Pentagon
Navy
Adm
Thomas Hayward
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Senate
Vessey
Air Force
David C. Jones
JSC
Pearl Harbor
North Africa
Italy
Anzio
Harvester UAW to Begin Early Contract Talks
In Memphis, UAW Harvester Council votes unanimously to start early negotiations with International Harvester. More than 100 union representatives meet to discuss the farm implement company and approve negotiating a new contract.
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Memphis, Tenn
United Auto Workers Harvester Council
International Harvester
UAW
Memphis
EPA Reconsiders Lifting Hazardous Waste Dump Ban
The EPA will decide within two weeks if lifting the landfill ban on burying hazardous liquid wastes was a mistake. An attorney opposing the action calls it too little too late and could allow millions of gallons of waste to be buried illegally. A March 11 public hearing will seek comments on EPA’s action.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
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