Medical chief disputes cops version of shooting
Newark autopsy findings challenge police account of the Guardian Angels member Frank Melvin’s killing outside the People's Tavern. Essex County chief medical examiner Dr. Thomas Santoro said evidence points to a street shot, not from a tavern roof, with multiple examiners agreeing the bullet entered and exited straight. Authorities ordered a second autopsy as about 100 Guardian Angels planned a march to Trenton demanding a state probe.
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Father shoots family then dies after hospital or police standoff
A Cleveland area man, an insurance sales manager, killed his wife and two children at a mall job site before turning the gun on himself amid marital strife. A friend described plans to move to Texas with the wife and kids. Neighbors and police noted disputed custody and abduction rumors. investigators planned to interview about six witnesses.
Community mourns double homicide as neighbors recall victims
In North Olmsted the Snowden and Mahon families are remembered amid grief. Attorneys describe marital strain and a wish to keep the family together. Neighbors recount Clifton as unpleasant but the Snowden children as good, while Mrs Mahon is praised as a super lady. One of Mrs Mahon’s children, Vicky, is widowed by a Christmas time auto accident.
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Solidarity Negotiations Begin Amid Harsh Polish Sentences
Official reports from Poland show a court in Katowice giving the harshest penalties yet to Solidarity strike leaders with prison terms from three years to seven years for five organizers of a protest against martial law that shuttered the Huta Katowice steel mill. The zloty was devalued by 57 percent, raising import costs and complicating Poland’s debt payments to Western banks. Walesa, detained in Warsaw, reportedly laid preconditions for talks including the presence of all national executive committee members and three of his advisers.
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Reagan appeal holds despite economy across polls
New York AP report notes Reagan’s popularity remains mixed after his first year. An AP NBC poll of 1,602 adults Dec 14–15 shows 49 percent say he kept campaign promises while economy-related failures top the blame. Despite doubts on balance, personal appeal remains high and many say he cares about the common people.
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Ransom note questions Marcos link in missing Filipino athlete
The family of Tomas Manotoc, reportedly married to Maria Imelda Marcos, received a $2.5 million ransom note they call a hoax linking President Marcos to the disappearance. Security guards visited the home, while Marcos and Imelda deny any wedding. The note demands money and amnesty for communist leaders, with no deadline given.
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