Belleville paper loses $1 million libel suit
Belleville News-Democrat owner Capital Cities Communications and former writer Richard Hargraves were ordered to pay Jerry Costello, St Clair County Board Chairman, $450,000 in damages and $600,000 in punitive damages after an editorials claimed he lied and broke a campaign promise on taxes. The ruling by Associate Judge Roger Scrivner comes from a January 1981 libel suit filed by Costello.
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Roger Scrivner
Richard Hargraves
Capital Cities Communications Inc
Belleville News-Democrat
St. Clair County
Jerry Cos
Tello
Capital Cities
Costello
Hargraves
Gorham woman regains sight after cornea transplant
Fern Hindman, 73, of Gorham, finally sees again after four unsuccessful operations. In Centralia she removes bandages and tells daughter Nancy Alstat, You’ve got on red, I can see four fingers. The last time Hindman saw her daughter was 34 years ago, when Alzheimer? No glaucoma 1951.
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Fern Hindman
Nancy Alstat
St. Mary’s Hospital
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Cornea transplant gives sight to Gorham woman after 34 years
A Gorham woman regained sight after a 34 year blindness when a cornea transplant, arranged by Dr. Douglas Rampona of the Centralia Eye Clinic, was performed at St. Mary’s Hospital in a 90 minute operation. The procedure, the hospital’s fifth in four months, was declared a success with the bandage removed and the patient noting vision improvement.
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Gorham
St. Mary’s Hospital
Illinois
Gas blast at LA Ross store injures 21
A Sunday explosion at the Ross Dress for Less in Los Angeles unleashed flames from an unknown gas seeping through the ground. Twenty one people were injured, two in critical condition, as firefighters evacuated hundreds nearby and searched rubble for victims amid fear of further blasts. Local officials and Southern California Gas Co officials investigated the source of the gas, with initial lab reports not identifying their gas.
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Los Angeles
Ed Reed
Kim Canada
Mordigan Nursery Inc
Ross
Reed
Jim Radcliffe
Southern California Gas Co
US Protests Soviet Shooting of American Officer in East Germany
A Soviet guard killed Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr., an unarmed US Army officer in East Germany, prompting a White House protest as the US seeks a full investigation. Nicholson, 37, from West Redding Connecticut, served at the Potsdam mission and was killed Sunday afternoon near Berlin. His death drew statements that the incident was unwarranted and unjustified, with the US lodging a serious protest with the Soviets through its West Berlin mission. Nicholson leaves a wife Karyn and a daughter in Berlin, plus his parents in West Redding. The incident occurred while Nicholson and another officer were on duty, with no indication he was in a restricted area. The Pentagon and State Department await details as diplomatic tensions rise.
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White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Robert C. McFarlane
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McFarlane
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Ludwigslust
State Department
House vote on MX missile near deadlock amid lobbying
Washington AP says House Speaker ONeill can still assemble a majority to defeat the MX program but Reagan is pressing to ensure its survival. Regan calls the vote very close as members attend a White House briefing with Reagan and Kampelman. The first MW billion request faces a Tuesday vote for 1.5 billion for 21 missiles after Senate approval. A U.S. News poll finds about one third want bigger cuts to defense than social programs.
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NBC
Meet the Press
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Home loan fees targeted in Reagan budget clash
Washington AP reports mortgage industry leaders urge Congress to block proposed fees on FHA and VA loans. Spiller of the Mortgage Bankers Association warns a 1200 dollar FHA fee plus added interest would raise costs for millions of buyers. VA borrowers would face a 3.8 to 5 percent origination and insurance premium shift in the 1986 budget plan.
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Spiller
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