Baseball Drugs Scandal Brings Shame To Legendary Players
In a Pittsburgh federal courtroom Curtis Strong, a former clubhouse caterer, stands trial for supplying cocaine to major league players. Several ballplayers testify with immunity, revealing hard details of lives beyond the game. The revelations threaten the once pristine image of summer idols and shake fans who grew up cherishing those legends.
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Pittsburgh
Curtis Strong
Strong
Pang
Baseball’s Lost Magic As Giants Turn To Big Business
A reflective column laments how the sport shifted from traditional values to hype and money with dopers, front offices, and transfer of heroism. Despite ongoing support, the writer mourns the decline of role models, noting fans still watch and discuss clutch hits while recognizing baseball will never be the same.
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Willie
Mickey
Duke
New York
Dopers
Titanic Mystery Renewed As Undersea Expedition Finds Wreck
A joint French American team located the Titanic about two miles down in the North Atlantic. Robot sub found a 300 foot gash and cargo remains including bottles and plates in remarkably good condition. Scientists plan further unmanned dives next summer. raising the ship seems unlikely, preserving its legend and memorial for the victims.
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Great Britain
North Atlantic
Robert Ballard
Ballard
Guyana faces political and economic uncertainty after Burnham death
The death of President Forbes Burnham on August 6 triggers a swift power change as Prime Minister Desmond Hoyte is sworn in and Vice President Hamilton Green becomes prime minister. Guyana, amid a shrinking economy, corruption, and a growing brain drain, fears unrest and shifts in leadership within Burnham’s Socialist People’s National Congress. Cuban medical support arrives as Cuba remains a regional ally while East Bloc ties grow. The future leadership, possibly Green, looms over a country of about 800,000 facing economic decline and political realignments.
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Forbes Burnham
Guyana
Britain
Burnham
Desmond Hoyte
Barbados
Hoyte
Hamilton Green
Green
Socialist People’s National Congress Party
Cuba
Georgetown
Moscow
Hoyle
The Prez Should Learn From The Boss On Jobs
Knight-Ridder Newspapers charts how Ronald Reagan faces a rising import backlash that costs jobs in textile towns from Aliquippa to Bangor. The piece argues voters blame imports for factory closures while Reagan pushes tax reform and free trade, echoing Bruce Springsteen’s My Hometown sentiment.
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Washington
Bruce Springsteen
Ronald Reagan
Springsteen
America
Main Street
Pennsylvania
New England
Carolina Crossroads
Air Force One
U.S
Japan
Brazil
Korea
Reagan
Gorbachev
Capitol Hill
Senate
Bob Dole
House
Tip O'Neill
D-Mass
Dem
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Hart
Cuomo
Kennedy
Aliquippa
Bangor
Greenville
White House
Rea- 1
Jose
Knight-Ridder
Government fronts and spies touch real lives in Hawaii trial
In Honolulu federal court testimony, Ronald Rewald’s firm is described as a CIA cover used to backstop agents, while John Kindschi’s mother loses $100,000 as investors suffer a $22 million scheme. The piece argues that the CIA and FBI may owe compensation to victims, despite acknowledging the need for strong intelligence.
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Washington
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Joe Blow
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Teamsters
FBI
Bureau
Uncle Sam
Helen MacInnes
John le Carre
Robert Ludlum
Honolulu
FBI Teamsters
Cleveland
Ohio
Twitter
Ronald BR. Rewald
Hawaii
Rewald
Soviet Union
KGB
John C. Kindschi
Wisconsin
Renard
Kindschi
Cias
Fbi-Teamsters
Jackie Presser
Hoose
Presser
Allen Friedman
Friedman
Justice Department
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R Gary Kruger
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Herald Company
Clinton Square
Syracuse
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Donald P. Pickard
Associated Press
United States
Caribbean
Afghanistan
China
North Korea
Venezuela
Guy
Atlantic Ocean
Adam
Suriname
Prez
Ron
Congress
Sandy, Grady
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Carl T. Rowan
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