Girl files sex bias complaints after barred from Key Club
Longmeadow Massachusetts. Neela Thakur a 14 year old high school freshman class president was barred from joining the all male Key Club prompting her to file sex discrimination complaints with the state Department of Education and the US Office for Civil Rights. She says the clubs are not equal in opportunity and favors the Keyette Club for females. The school backs offering the female counterpart. Associated Press.
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Longmeadow
Mass
Neela Thakur
State Department of Education
Boston
Office of Civil Rights
UAW strikes IH plants idling 11000 in eight states
The United Auto Workers walked out against International Harvester plants in eight states Friday night, idling more than 11,000 workers after IH refused to restore benefits promised in 1982 negotiations. UAW Vice President Bill Casstevens heads the bargaining team.
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International Harvester
Chicago
United Auto Workers
UAW
Bill Casstevens
Chicago gunman expected to surrender today
Chicago authorities identified a man they believe shot and fatally wounded a teenager who tried to rob him and expect the man to surrender to police today. Derrick Wallace, 18, of Chicago, died Friday at University of Inais Medical Center from a head wound. A 17 year old is being held as a suspected accomplice. Police warn against comparing the case to the New York subway shooting involving four teenagers.
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Chicago
Derrick Wallace
University of Inais Medical Center
Vicky Vasquez
New York
Rescuers Save Four Of Six Beached Pilot Whales
Rescuers rushed five of six beached pilot whales to an Orlando aquarium after a calf died on a Gulf coast beach near Venice. The four surviving whales, three females and a male, are in a guarded condition in a 750000 gallon Sea World tank, per Sea World spokesperson Kim DeVos. The Associated Press.
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Bila
Orlando
Gulf of Mexico
Sea World
Kim DeVos
Arlington High Drama Student Shoots Self on Stage
Arlington Texas a senior James Austin Stailey 17 climbed onto a classroom stage at 1 p m and shot himself in the head with a sawed off shotgun on a drama room stage Police spokesman Jim Willett said Stailey sat on a stool and asked classmates and teacher Carla Posey heavy philosophical questions before firing The school cancelled performances of The Real Inspector Hound and sent students home early as investigators reviewed the fatal incident.
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Arlington
Texas
James Austin Stailey
Carla Posey
Jim Willett
Willett
Inspector Hound
Stailey
Copter crash kills Airwolf stunt double near Newhall
A helicopter crash on the Airwolf TV set near Pico Canyon 30 miles NW of downtown LA killed stuntman Reid Rondell and injured pilot Scott Meher. Meher, 46, was treated at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for concussion and abrasions. production would continue per Universal Television. The crash occurred near Sun Oil Refinery, with rescuers pulling the pilot from the mangled craft before it fully burned.
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Calif
Cbs-Tv
Jan-Michael Vincent
Vic Morrow
Vincent
Reid Rondell
Scott Meher
Los Angeles
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Rose Morelli
Sun Oil
Pico Canyon
Ben Halprin
Universal Television
Airwolf
Associated Press
Reagan names 3 for arms talks with Soviet Union
President Reagan named three new negotiators to pursue nuclear arms reductions with the Soviet Union. Max Kampelman will lead, with John Tower and Maynard Glitman as special envoys. Kampelman to handle Star Wars and missile defense, Tower to press cuts in long range arms, Glitman to focus on nuclear weapons in Europe.
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Reagan
Soviet Union
Max M. Kampelman
Texas
John G. Tower
Foreign Service
Maynard W. Glitman
Kampelman
Tower
Glitman
Europe
George P. Shhultz
White House
Edward L. Rowny
Paul H. Nitze
Man gets 40 year term in Jordan child abuse case
A confessed child molester James Rud linked a dozen Jordan residents to a sex abuse ring, then recanted. He pleaded guilty to 10 counts, received the maximum 40 years, with credit for 16 months already served. He will undergo sex offender treatment. The case originally involved about 40 victims across 12 adults and one juvenile.
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Jordan
Scott County
Martin Mansur
James’ Rud
Minnesota
Rud
Mansur
Robert
Lois Bentz
Mitterrand Visit in New Caledonia Sparks Protests
French President Francois Mitterrand faced jeers from about 30,000 settlers in Noumea as he arrived for a 12 hour visit aimed at restoring dialogue between pro and anti independence factions. About 3,000 riot police surrounded the High Commission to block streets during the visit.
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New Caledonia
Francois Mitterrand
France
South Pacific
Mitterrand
High Commission
One of Rome sextuplets dies after infections
A 10-day-old male sextuplet born to a Rome woman died early today from complications of severe infections. Doctors at University of Rome pediatrics ward said the baby suffered general infections common to premature infants with delicate organs. The other five babies remain in incubators. they were born January 9 to Maria DiPietro Calcatelli who had fertility treatment.
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Rome
University of Rome
Maria DiPietro Calcatelli
Reagan Inaugural Gala and Washington Parties Highlight Transition
A gala at the Hotel Washington features the Bushes in a special box with Mal Baldrige as Sinatra hosts. Rich Little mocked the VP while Reagan was imitated, and Bush expressed pride in the administration. Several parties, including a Reagan inaugural event lineup, are set beyond the official budget.
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Rich Little
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Blustery Cold Weather Forecast Across Regions
Forecast calls for bitterly cold winds with scattered snow. Snow expected in the Pacific Northwest extending into the Rockies. Flurries forecast for the western Great Lakes and northern New England. Weather data incomplete but indicates a vigorous cold outbreak.
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Rockies
Great Lakes
New England
Winter storm to roars through Central New York
Squalls north of Syracuse bring below zero temps overnight with a Sunday high near five. A winter storm watch warns of 2 to 3 inches more snow, 6 inches or more in squall zones. Winds 5 to 15 mph, shifting westerly toward 30 mph. Officials urge staying home unless necessary as Michigan faces 24 inches by Sunday.
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Thruway
Monsey
W& Theo
Hehe Sar
Harry Gordon
National Weather Service
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Lake Superior
Marquette County
Dean Rushford
Lottery winners share in Albany area total almost 6.8 million
Francis Ford 62 of Watervliet won about 1.7 million from the Wednesday drawing. Benedict Di Stefano 42 Staten Island a NYPD veteran retired due to injuries won about 1.7 million. William Hill 69 of Buffalo took about 3.4 million from the January prize. Lottery official Russell Gladieux noted current year sales exceed 1 billion while last year reached 890.3 million.
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New York City
Buffalo
Albany County
Francis Ford
Watervliet
Benedict di Stefano
Staten Island
William Hill
Russell Gladieux
State Lottery Division
Convict's wife ruled free to remain silent
Alfredo Colon an inmate sued his Brooklyn wife Robin claiming her silence violated their marriage and caused him physical distress. Judge Michael A. Telesca dismissed the suit noting no violation and no award of $200 000.
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Rochester
Atrica
Alfredo Colon
Wyoming County
Robin
Brooklyn
Colon
U.S
Michael A. Telesca
Telesca
Colone
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Slayton's Space Services Eyes Cremated Bodies in Orbit
Donald K. Deke Slayton, former Mercury astronaut, says Space Services Inc. and Celestus Co. of Melbourne, Florida, may launch cremated remains into orbit next year. Slayton frames the venture as transportation business.
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Donald K
Deke” Slayton
America
Piorida
Slayton
Space Services Inc
Space Services
Celestus Co
Melbourne
Fla
83 year old woman finishes sentence for marijuana charge
Mabel Cawthorn, age 83, completed an 11 month prison term at Georgia Women's Correctional Institution Hardwick and said she remains convinced of her innocence about selling marijuana. She left Friday for Carnesville after boarding a bus in Milledgeville. Her February sentence was three years for selling marijuana to an undercover agent, with probation revoked after a subsequent possession arrest.
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Mabel Cawthorn
Georgia Women’s Correctional Institution
Hardwick
Milledgeville
Carnesville
Georgia
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