Flight 1771 note hints at vengeance over firing
FBI tied a unsigned air sickness bag message to David Burke warning ex supervisor Raymond Thomson of no mercy aboard Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, which exploded after takeoff from Los Angeles to San Francisco killing 43. A .44 caliber pistol linked to Burke was found at the crash site and a body fragment identified. Burke had borrowed a handgun from a coworker before the November incident.
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Social Security to Offer Personal Benefit Estimates
Social Security Commissioner Dorcas Hardy said a 1963 rollout will provide workers with estimates of potential retirement benefits and survivor and disability payments. The plan includes a Personal Earnings and Benefit Statement showing yearly tax payments, replaces the current terse earnings summary, and will be available to all ages. A toll free number for services may follow. software is being developed to show today’s dollars values at ages 62, 65, or 70.
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Justice Marshall faults politicized Justice Department in TV interview
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, age 79, says the Justice Department has become more political than lawful under Edwin Meese II and may undermine the Supreme Court. He praises Chief Justice Rehnquist while declining to comment on Meese, in a forthcoming WUSA interview with Carl T. Rowan.
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Deaver link to Reagans stressed in closing remarks
Prosecutor Whitney North Seymour Jr. wrapped up a three hour closing statement as 15 jurors began deliberations on Michael K Deaver former White House aide accused of using his friendship with Ronald and Nancy Reagan to boost his lobbying firm Michael K Deaver & Associates. The defense accused the prosecution of oppression and trickery while portraying Deaver as hurt by the alleged breach of confidence.
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Foreign aid bill clears House faces uncertain future
The House passed an 11.5 billion foreign aid bill by 286 to 122 with critics warning of a tough path ahead due to crowded schedules and President Reagan's objections. Rep. Dante Fascell and Rep. William Broomfield acknowledged the bill’s difficulties and said reconciliation with the Senate measure will be needed.
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Special panel to review Cuban detainees cases
The Justice Department will form a special review panel to decide whether Cuban detainees should be sent back. Reagan officials said the move shifts power from immigration authorities due to distrust of INS procedures. The detainees include those who seized federal prisons and hostages in Atlanta and Oakdale, La.
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Firms seek taxpayer pay for legal bills after Air contract bid case
Digital Equipment Corp and Wang Laboratories urge the government to reimburse over $1 million in legal fees from a bid dispute with Air contracts. Kevin Vincent, an Air Force attorney, called the request audacious after the court ruled mostly against the firms. Wang backs a separate filing for about $210,000, while Digital claimed $830,320. The Air Force has not yet responded, though a government board favored a small portion of the case for Digital.
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