Hostages praise US resolve after Iran crisis return
Former captives at a Tokyo briefing thank the United States and Canada for aid and recall torture claims with restraint. They praise President Carter and look toward Reagan as they return to public life, share emotional reunions, and defend their treatment while stressing resilience and national unity.
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Laingen
U.S
Tehran
Canada
Tran
America
Ameri Wa
Reagan
Washington
White House
New York City
Stewart Airport
West Point
Thayer
Cmdr
Robert Engelmann
Hearst
Texas
Charles Scott
Stone Mountain
Marine Guard
William Gallegos
Pueblo
Colo
United States
Gallegos
Virginia Whol
Harrison, Nu
Iran
FBI Finds No Substantiation in Donovan Probe
Francis Mullen of the FBI testified before the Senate panel that the exhaustive inquiry found no wrongdoing by Labor Secretary nominee Raymond Donovan. The probe interviewed 124 people and examined claims of kickbacks to the Teamsters, sweetheart contracts, and Donovan’s ties to organized crime figures.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Senate
Raymond Donovan
Francis
Bud" Mullen
Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee
PBI
Quiry
Mullen
Bernardi switch eyed to boost GOP mayor bid
County GOP leaders weigh Bernardi for mayor as a way to split attention with Alexander. Election officials note enrollment changes won t take effect until after November, but a GOP executive committee endorsement could secure Bernardi s nomination. He has prior city auditor tenure and strong citywide support despite past congressional bid.
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Alexander
Bernardi
GOP
Norman RB. Rothschild
County Board of Elections
Richard A. Romeo
GOP County Committee
Alexander Heim
Richard Sheeran
Martin
Auer
John H. Hughes
Sheeran
Common Council
Syracuse
Deborah Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Congress
Gary Lee
R-Dryden
William F. Walsh
Lee
Kelly vows Abscam appeal after bribery convictions
Former Rep Richard Kelly vows to appeal the Abscam questions over his 250000 bribery conspiracy verdicts. He insists he is not a crook and will press challenges to the FBI probe while seeking leniency at sentencing set for February 23. Kelly, 56, the lone GOP congressman indicted, says he acted to expose what he calls shady figures.
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James H. Rubin Washington
Richard Kelly
FBI
Abscam
Florida
William Bryant
Kelly
Congress
United States
Ilrook
Eleven ex-hostages skip West Point press conference
At Eisenhower Hall the U S Military Academy hosted a news conference with 41 of 52 ex-hostages. 11 did not attend. Names named included Clair Courtland Barnes and Donald Cooke, with remarks on captivity and releases. several described abuse and solitary confinement during detention in Tehran.
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Eisenhower Hall
U.S. Military Academy
Clair Courtland Barnes
Falls Church
Donald Cooke
Memphis
Tenn
Duane Gillette
Columbia
Donald Hohman
West Sacramento
Calif
Frederick Lee Kopke
Frances Ville
Ind
Michael J. Metrinko
Glyphant
Jerry Miele
Mount Pleasant
Gregory Persinger
Seaford
Del
Jerry Plotkin
Sherman Oaks
Joseph Subie Jr
Bedford Township
Mich
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Culpepper
Bartes
The
Chicago Tribune
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Lee
Cooke
Cynthia Miller
Penn Hills
Gillette
Tehran
Kupke
Bessie Kupke
Rensselaer
Elizabeth Hopkins
Terre Haute
Metrinko
Miele
Persinger
Air Force
Lawrence Persinger
Gregory
Lawrence
Plotkin
Subie
Ward
Garwood seeks acquittal in long desertion case
Lawyers for Robert AR Garwood asked a military judge to acquit him, arguing Iranian hostages’ experiences show he was driven insane by captivity. The Adams, Indiana native faces desertion and collaboration charges after nearly 14 years in Vietnam.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
UPI
Robert AR. Garwood
Garwood
Bobby
Adams, Ind
Vietnam
Cubans Still Need Friends and Sponsors at Fort Chaffee
About 4,000 of 5,412 Cuban refugees at Fort Chaffee Relocation Center have finished screening and paperwork and await sponsorship. Fifty two refugees were to depart today, 60 more tomorrow, but they are being placed in transitional centers instead. By March 31 about 600 will be housed in transitional centers. daily departures have fallen to about 20, with more than 20,000 refugees processed since May 1980.
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Fort Chaffee, Ark
Fort Chaffee Relocation Center
Fort Chaffee
Dave Lewis
U.S. Catholic Conference
Chaffee
Lewis
State Department
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Kensington
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