Twin 3 year olds survive fall after grandmother’s suicide attempt
New York report details Jonathan and Timothy Young listed in stable condition at St Luke’s Hospital after being hurled from a Harlem apartment by their grandmother Dolores Fair who then jumped to her death. The incident followed the grandmother’s grief over her mother’s December death. In Orangeburg a mobile home fire killed four children and injured their mother Shirley Smith, with victims named Lakesha Kennerly Corey Kennerly Travis O Neal Smith and Anthony Kennerly.
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UPI
Jonathan
Timothy Young
Harlem
Manhattanville
Dolores Fair
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orangeburg
S.C
Shirley Smith
Paul Simmons
Corey Kennerly
Travis O’neal Smith
Anthony Kennerly
Clark seeks agent for rights to life story
The family of Barney Clark, recipient of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, is seeking an agent or lawyer to manage offers from book publishers and movie producers. University of Utah Medical Center spokesman John Dwan said Clark's wife and children have received numerous requests for rights, interviews, and pictures. Clark, 61, has survived 38 days with the heart and remains in serious but stable condition with mild lung and kidney issues and some mental confusion.
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UPI
Barney Clark
Clark
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Des Moines
Wash
Utah
William DeVries
Dwan
Land mine kills eight South African troops in Namibia
Eight South African soldiers died when a land mine exploded in Namibia, attributed to SWAPO guerrillas. Military spokesmen called the attack the deadliest against SA troops there in seven months. Defense Chief Gen. Constand Viljoen denounced the act as cowardly and suggested guerrillas may have crossed into Angola where SWAPO maintains bases.
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Pretoria
South Africa
UPI
South West African Peoples Organization
Namibia
SWAPO
Constand Viljoen
Angola
Couple awarded $1.6M in civil rights lawsuit
In a six week trial a federal jury found civil rights violations against former Kentucky prosecutor Thomas Ratliff and two late staffers. Margaret and Alan McSurely were arrested in 1967 and awarded 1.6 million total with distributions to defendants estates and Ratliff's estate. The couple plans to donate most of their share to rights organizations if final.
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Margaret
Alan McSurely
Kentucky
Thomas Ratliff
John McClellan
Senate
John Brick
Jerome Adlerman
McClellan
Brick
Adlerman
Ratliff
McLurely
Alan McLurely
Racial quotas face challenge from appeals court action
The Southern Circuit panel ordered on December 16, 1982 that a race based promotion system be approved by the district court by a 2-1 vote. The Justice Department seeks rehearing by the full Fifth Circuit to reverse. Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds argued Title VII and equal protection bar courts from ordering targeted affirmative relief for non victims.
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District Court
Justice Department
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Seattle
Bridgeport
Conn
Willian Bradford Reynolds
Oregon cyanide death probed as murder case
Police in Hillsboro Oregon say Patricia F Bennett died of cyanide poisoning and investigators have pursued murder as the leading theory. Two relatives took lie detector tests while others remain unavailable for comment.
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Ore
Patricia F. Bennett
Washington County
Scott Upham
Oregon
William Brady
Midwest
Chicago
Bennett
Herald-Journal Postal Rate Table Fragment
A fragmented rate table from Herald Journal shows various pricing for Daily and Sunday editions, including paper costs, postages, and totals for different postal zones and formats. The readable elements include Syracuse NY as a location and multiple numbers representing prices and postal charges, but several entries are garbled.
Reagan signs bill to handle nuclear waste policy
President Reagan signed the first national policy for burying nuclear waste, calling it a safe and effective solution. The measure sets site selection deadlines, requires hearings, and creates a federal agency to manage transport and disposal, with eight proposed sites and interim storage facilities. Environmentalists criticized the law as flawed and risky.
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UPI
Reagan
Energy Secretary
Savannah River
S.C
Hanford
Wash
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Beatty
Nev
Richland
Barnwell
David Berick
Environmental Policy Center
Department of Energy
Berick
Plane bomb threat suspect claims he feared for his life
TOKYO AP A passenger is under arrest after a Korean Air Lines flight from New York to Seoul diverted to Narita amid a bomb threat. Wing Ming Kwok 31 a Hong Kong born Toronto resident said he acted because he was being followed by a person named Hay who threatened to kill him. He denied planting a real bomb and police continue questioning him.
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Korean Air Lines
Kal
New York
Toronto
Hong Kong
Kwok
New
York
Seoul
Associated Press
Canada
Hay
Sect founder's wife sentenced in U S Scientology case
Mary Sue Hubbard, 51, wife of Scientology founder L R Hubbard, received a four year prison term after a federal judge ruled her leadership role and offense warranted incarceration. She was among eight Scientologists convicted in 1979 of conspiracy and illegal government records burglary. The judge reaffirmed the term and also reimposed a $10,000 fine already paid.
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Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard
Church
Stevenson Concedes Defeat In Closest Illinois Gubernatorial Race
Stevenson a Democrat conceded defeat after a recount bid failed to overturn the Illinois election. He cited irregularities and urged review of state election law while acknowledging the court’s decision and outlining readiness to help redraft statutes. Grace Mary Stern running mate.
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Voles
Illinois
Stevenson
Grace Mary Stern
U.S
Tsee
Jobless rate at 10.8 percent in November figures
Double-digit joblessness remains high with 1.8 million unemployed as analysts warn the rate could rise as discouraged workers rejoin the job search when hiring improves. Prudential Rache Securities economist Edward Yardeni and Allen Sinai of late caution that declines may be short lived amid revised 1982 seasonal factors.
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Edward FP. Yardeni
Prudential Rache Securities Inc
New York
Allen Sinai
Labor Department
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