Plummer mocks Sound of Music role amid Othello buzz
Broadway star Christopher Plummer derides The Sound of Music calling it The Sound of Mucus while receiving rave reviews for his evil raga in a Broadway Othello. Kenny Rogers announces a World Hunger Award funded by his million dollar endowment to journalists. NBC’s Chris Wallace recalls Khadafy interview as surreal, noting Libya’s tent tapes and humor. Tass reports Zamyatin receiving the Order of Lenin on his 60th birthday. A toy craze introduces the Boob Cube with celebrity endorsements and a Stage Door Canteen 40th anniversary reunion headed by Ethel Merman and others.
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Winter Storms Batter Midwest and Northeast Amid Fatal Counts
Snow and ice sweep across the Midwest and Northeast as blizzards leave at least 23 dead. Detroit touts 63.2 inches this winter. upstate New York and Illinois report major accidents. Chicago sees heavy, wet snow and subzero lows while towns struggle with dangerous road conditions.
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Caputo exits GOP Senate bid opens replacement hunt
Bruce Caputo withdraws from the race to oppose Senator Moynihan, citing heartache over the fallout from lies about serving as an Army lieutenant. GOP leaders, including George Clark, begin seeking a replacement with Lehrman, Rosenbaum, Kemp, Lee, Carman, and Warren among names mentioned. Caputo plans to return to private life as a management consultant.
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Rebels Stage New Attacks Across El Salvador
Leftist guerrillas intensified operations against government troops near San Miguel and in San Vicente and Santa Ana, claiming a show of force against the U.S.-backed junta. Officials report at least 30 guerrillas killed, eight soldiers and five civilians wounded in San Vicente. Amnesty International accuses security forces of torture and killings amid El Salvador's ongoing civil conflict.
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Prison term in lottery rigging case in Pennsylvania
Two men convicted of rigging the Pennsylvania lottery were sentenced to up to seven years in prison. Nick Perry who hosted the Daily Number drawing at WTAE TV and Edward Plevel the Lottery Bureau official in charge of security must repay winnings. Perry fined 3000 dollars and ordered to repay 35000 dollars. Plevel fined 1000 dollars and repay 2500 dollars. Both from Pittsburgh area.
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Durant Man Gets 99 Year Sentence For Indecent Exposure
Jackson Monroe Martin aged 44 was convicted of indecent exposure after a woman reported seeing him on her front lawn. A jury recommended 99 years, and Bryan County Associate District Judge John J. Phillips affirmed the sentence stating a jury can only be modified by the state Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Weather forecast with mild temperatures and 20 percent precip
Variable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with a low near 20 and a high around 35 to 40. Winds west to northwest 10 to 20 mph tonight becoming light and variable overnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent tonight and tomorrow. Fair Thursday with highs near 45 to 60. Sunset 6 03 p.m. Sunrise 6 26 a.m. High yesterday 27, low 7. Record high 67 in 1977, record low 6 in 1923. Seasonal snowfall to date 120.4 inches.
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Arrow Electronics executive testifies on arson fire at Stouffer’s Inn
White Plains AP Raj Sabanayagan an Arrow Electronics engineer testified he saw someone stoking a fire on December 4 1980 in the Stouffer’s Inn hallway. Prosecutors say waiter Luis Marin started the blaze that killed 26 at the hotel conference center during an Arrow annual budget meeting.
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Reagan Takes Budget Fight to Capitol Hill
President Reagan meets with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill amid a budget clash over defense spending and tax cuts. Senate GOP leaders drafted a 12 page deficit reduction options memo led by Howard Baker Pete Domenici Mark Hatfield and Bob Dole as Reagan traveled back from California.
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Williams faces Senate ethics showdown over expulsion
Williams hours of testimony drew muted attention as prosecutors and the ethics committee clashed over expulsion. Cranston urged leniency citing FBI abuse of power, while others signaled limited backing for a lighter penalty, with ten votes deemed optimistic by a senior aide.
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Rate hike to boost NM bills
The Public Service Commission will meet to formally vote on new annual revenues for New Mexico electric and natural gas services. The proposed increases total about 142.5 million dollars for electric and 17.1 million for natural gas, with an allowed return on common stock set at 17.1 percent.
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