Von Bulow witness recants statement claims fraud
David Marriott, once a pro von Bulow witness, says Claus von Bulow ordered the affidavit and fabricated the testimony. Marriott, 26, alleges he delivered drugs to Martha Sunny von Bulow and von Bulow’s stepson, while attorneys seek a new trial after partial overturning and retrial plans.
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New York
Claus von Bulow
von Bulow
David Marriott
Martha
Sunny” von Bulow
Marriott
Alexander von Auersperg
von Auersperg
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Eagle watchers witness rare bald eagle sighting on Lake Zoar
Dozens gathered on a frosty hill above Lake Zoar for Connecticut's sixth annual bald eagle census. A single adult eagle performed a striking display, while DEEP researchers reported a second eagle sighting at Shepaug, bringing the day’s tally to two. The survey trend shows eagle counts rising since 1979.
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Southbury
Conn
Lake Zoar
John Pyrch
Fairfield
Department of Environmental Protection
Jack Papapietro
David Pratt
Shepaug
Connecticut
Mass murderer linked to more slayings in New Orleans area
Police tie convicted killer Henry Lee Lucas to five regional killings after four days of investigation in metropolitan New Orleans. Lucas claims to have slain 380 people nationwide between 1975 and 1983, including three unnamed New Orleans murders and two elderly women in Jefferson Parish. He left southeast Louisiana Saturday for Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas.
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New Orleans
Henry Lee Lucas
Lucas
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
Williamson County
Georgetown
Texas
Lee
Jackson vows to hunt abducted priest in Lebanon
Rev. Jesse Jackson pledged to help locate the abducted priest Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco of Joliet who was taken by eight gunmen in west Beirut. Jackson said the kidnapping stemmed from a lack of diplomacy in the Middle East as over 300 mourners attended Mass with Jenco’s family.
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Lebanon
U.S
Cardinal Bernardin calls for Catholic Protestant unity in Chicago
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin addressed Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago urging Catholics and Protestants to cooperate to tackle racial discord and social economic political problems. He urged tearing down fences between communities to reduce fear and mistrust and to confront common challenges together.
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Chicago
Joseph Bernardin
Fourth Presbyterian Church
North
Michigan Avenue
Train held three hours in probe of death
Police delayed an Amtrak train for three hours and handcuffed at least two passengers in connection with the death of 24 year old Indiana woman Brenda Lindemann. An autopsy found a brain blood clot as the cause. Detectives said the investigation was cautious but no charges were filed against the men questioned.
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Denver
Amtrak
Indiana
Brenda Lindemann
Fort Wayne
Passen
Pete Lombard
Americans split on aging fears and independence
A Media General AP poll of 1,476 adults on Nov 12–19, 1984 finds 42 percent view Reagan-era policy as beneficial for the elderly while 30 percent see it as harmful and 28 percent uncertain. Responses cover aging, sexuality, retirement, respect, and living arrangements with notable age and gender splits.
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Reagan
Powell Lawton
Philadelphia
America
Media General AP
Lawton
Helen Kivick
California
Media General Associated Press
Elderly see value beyond age in a home care debate
An A1 page survey quotes 84 year old Jona Swarthout and others questioning mandatory retirement and praising continued work. They argue elderly deserve respect and independence, with many favoring homes for the aged over living with children and stressing continued purpose and activity.
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Jona Swarthout
Syracuse
Ralph Nelson
Norway
Nelson
Grandma Pearl
Cotten
Hawaii
Mary Rury
Baldwinsville
America
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Dolly Harris
New York City
Idell
Swarthout
Charlie Brown
Harris
Martha Shiro
Noted educator and ambassador J H Holland dies at 6'2"
J H Holland ex football star, educator, Red Cross national chairman, and first Black NYSE board member died of cancer at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center. He led Hampton Institute 1960s, Delaware State College 1953 to 1960, and served as ambassador to Sweden 1970 to 1972. Survivors include wife Laura Mitchell and four children. Private funeral planned. arrangements incomplete.
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American Red Cross
Sweden
New York Stock Exchange
Holland
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Delaware State College
Dover
Del
Auburn High School
Cornell
Laura Mitchell
Jerome H. Holland 1
Syracuse
Joseph
Manhattan
Corneil
Pamela Holland Curry
Detroit
Lucy
Auburn
Herald-Journal News
Hoffmann to be named to finance committee
Senate Democrats weigh Hoffmann for the Finance Committee to boost upstate representation. The move follows Hoffmann's push to address Central New York needs and economic parity in the state budget, with critics noting it could repay past campaign support and signal a shift in seniority norms.
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Hoffmann
Finance Committee
Senate
Taree. Lombardi Jr
Syracuse
Albany
Democratic Minoriiy
Connor
City Council
Central
New York
Aste
Aaste
Finance
Upstate
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Senate Republicans
New York City
GOP
Ralph Marino
Muttontown
Senate Banking Committee
John Dunne
City
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ronald B. Stafford
Plattsburgh
Martin Koorr
Ridgewood
Norman Levy
Jerrick
Chattock
Chartock
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