Beirut Mourns Slain AUB President Malcolm Kerr
Beirut schools close in unity across Muslim and Christian sectors to mourn Malcolm Kerr, 52, American president of the American University of Beirut, shot outside campus. Classes suspended until Monday as police pursue leads amid broader Lebanon violence including an abduction and threats against foreign troops.
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Coldest December on record and extreme winter dangers
The National Weather Service confirmed December as the coldest month in U S history with at least 39 cities reporting the coldest December of the century. Temperatures plunged across states from Utah to Colorado and Montana, with record lows including 65 below in Logan Canyon and 70 below in Rogers Pass in 1954. A furnace explosion in Trenton Utah killed a mother and three of her five children as temperatures sat around 32 below zero outside.
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Open court ruling wins praise for jury selection access
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the public and news media have a right to witness jury selection in criminal trials, with safeguards for juror privacy. The decision anchors openness in court proceedings and allows transcripts when secret selection occurs only as a last resort.
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Freedom of the
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California
Albert Brown Jr
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Calif
Riverside Press- Enterprise
Hasselevee
December 1983 Coldest December on Record in U S
December 1983 becomes the coldest December on record in the United States as dry arctic air chills regions including Texas. National Weather Service officials note uncertainty on exact degree departure from 1963 while predicting a national average well below 1963’s 29.1 F. The cold snap triggers a higher heating bill estimated at over 6 billion dollars for the month, with 39 cities recording record lows including 11 in Texas.
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United States
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Shultz fails to resume nuclear talks with Gromyko
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said no headway was made in persuading Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to resume nuclear arms control talks. He noted potential for resuming East West negotiations on conventional forces in Central Europe, while the meeting in Stockholm aimed to thaw U.S.–Soviet tensions and pave ongoing dialogue.
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Boy declared dead after lake rescue begins recovery
Four year old Jimmy Tontlewicz survived a sledding accident after falling through ice on Lake Michigan and being submerged for about 20 minutes. Doctors at Children's Memorial Hospital report brain activity returning and hope to remove him from a respirator soon, though full recovery may take months and require psychological evaluation. His mother Kathy keeps vigil as signs of waking appear, including a wiggled thumb and a monitor beep.
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Jimmy Tondlewicz
David McLane
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Jimmy
McLane
Kathy
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