Racial tensions rise on college campuses in 1980s
Debra Adams reports on rising racial and ethnic intolerance on campuses nationwide reflecting social backlash. Incidents include Hamilton College slur protest, SUNY Albany dorm sign death threat, Michigan radio and door litter, and Citadel Klan style intrusion. Leaders cite a national trend tied to broader society.
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Hamilton College
Oneida County
Dominican Republic
State University of New York At Albany
University of Michigan
Citadel
Charleston
D.C
Leon Modeste
Parr Sues Lawmakers Over 3.38 Million Racketeering Claim
Onondaga County Legislative Counsel Rudolph V. Parr files a 3.38 million suit accusing county lawmakers and Conservative Party leaders of political racketeering. He alleges rights violations and reputational damage from efforts to fire him for endorsements, naming Pirro Mingolelli Olmsted Kanaley and others.
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Onondaga County
Rudolph V. Parr
Parr
Nicholas Pirro
Gerald Mingolelli
Syracuse
U.S
George Worley
Fayetteville
Sandra Cleary
Wortley
Washington
Cleary
Charles Durham
Reagan vows veto of trade reprisals to Nakasone
President Reagan told Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone he would veto any legislation mandating trade reprisals as the two nations faced economic tensions. Nakasone said Japan would lower short term rates and pledged $20 to $30 billion over three years to aid developing debtor nations in Asia and Latin America.
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Wasitngton
Reagan
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Nakasone
Administration
Washington
Asia
Latin America
Nikasone
House
United States
PCB tainted fill dirt prompts park closures in Onondaga County
Health officials probe PCB contamination from Ley Creek in Salina after soil dredged from the creek was used as fill at sites in Onondaga County including two Salina parks and two Cicero parks. Authorities urge residents to avoid the areas until full extent is known.
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Ley Creek
Salina
Onondaga County
Cicero
General Motors
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Onondaga Lake
Robert Burdick
North aided Contra funding: FBI learned in 1985
The FBI told Senate investigators in July 1985 that former White House aide Oliver North was facilitating funds to the Nicaraguan Contras despite a congressional ban. An FBI interview with Marine L. Cole North yielded the information, yet officials said the memo was garbled en route to headquarters and lost.
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Washington
MBI
White House
Oliver L. North
Congress
FBI
Senate Inteligence Committee
Marine la. Cole
North
William Webster
Webster
Philadlelphia
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David Linder
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Knight-Ridder News Service
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N. Syracus
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