Black Mayors urge more federal aid and policy changes
Atlantic City NF AP reports the National Conference of Black Mayors urging Reagan and Congress to restore federal revenue sharing, oppose tax reform limiting tax exempt bonds, and pass enterprise zones. Mayors demand strong programs for equal employment, civil rights, homelessness, and minority protection, with Mayor Hatcher and Barry stressing unity and power.
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Atlantic City
National Conference of Black Mayors
Libya
Nicaragua
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Reagan
Congress
Atlantic City mayors press abolition of Civil Rights Commission
Mayors at a regional convention urged Congress to defund the Civil Rights Commission and back the war in urban America. Atlantic City residents protested housing conditions outside Caesars Atlantic City hotel led by Steven Young, citing homelessness and motel-room funding cuts starting May 1. Police watched as about 40 residents marched in front of the casino hotel while black mayors, including Atlantic City Mayor James L. Usry, faced protests Friday.
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Congress
America
Atlantic City
Caesars Atlantic City Casino
Steven Young
James L. Usry
Libyan Leader Threatens Europe If U S Attacks
Khadafy warned of striking southern Europe if the United States pursues a military action. U S 6th Fleet ships moved closer to Libya as NATO officials denied threats, while Carrington and other leaders weighed potential retaliation and allied responses.
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Kevin Costelloe
Associated Press
Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Europe
United States
Khadafy
U.S
Washington
Reagan
NATO
Lord Carrington
Tel Aviv
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Robin Stafford
Brussels
Belgium
Carrington
Stafford
America
TWA
West Berlin
Coral Sea
Sicily
Mediterranean
United Nations
Vernon Walters
Cairo
Egpyt
Friedrich Zimmerman
West Germany
Gulf of Sidra
Italy
Spain
Jury recommends death for three time convicted killer Coleman
A Lake County jury urged the death penalty for Alton Coleman for strangling 7 year old Tamika Turks of Gary, and for related attacks. The judge will decide sentencing on May 2. Coleman, 30, already has two death sentences for Ohio slayings.
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Thomas P. Wyman
Associated Press
Crown Point
Ind
Alton Coleman
Coleman
Ohio
Lake Superior Court
Richard Maroc
Maroc
Tamika Turks
Gary
Waukegan
Ill
Debra Denise Brown
Evanston
Midwest
Lonnie Randolph
Richard Cook
Mercy
Cook
Brook Park chase ends in death by own action
A 19 year old man, Clyde Wellwood of Westland Michigan, robbed a Brook Park turnpike rest stop at gunpoint and fired on patrol. after a high speed chase ending near Cleveland Hopkins Airport he shot himself with a 357 magnum and died at Southwest General Hospital. Police confirm the suspect died Saturday evening after using the gun to self inflict a fatal wound.
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C-T
Brook Park
Clyde Wellwood
Westland
Mich
Southwest General Hospital
Bagley Road
Fry Road
Berea
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
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Ment
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