FALN planned kidnap of Reagan's son
Alfredo Mendez testified at Oscar Lopez-Rivera's trial about a FALN plot to kidnap Ronald Reagan Jr a high profile hostage plan to win freedom for imprisoned members He described also a potential armed prison raid and an airplane hijacking while explaining he had conveyed information to the government Lopez-Rivera denied the charge calling it a lie.
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Reagan seeks Democratic support for tax cut amid bidding war
President Reagan unveils changes to his tax cut plan to win conservative Democrats' votes as House debate enters its ninth day in a package with a 25 percent across the board cut for individuals. The Ways and Means Committee backs a 21 month plan targeting $15,000 to $50,000 income ranges, with a third year contingent on the economy. Rostenkowski and Conable project differing outcomes as Congress nears August recess.
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Dan Rostenkowski
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Jurors Questioned in Layton Conspiracy Trial
UPI reports in San Francisco that jurors in the Peoples Temple associate Larry Layton conspiracy case face probing questions on custody mind control and cults as US District Judge Robert Peckham permits a three reporter pool to hear proceedings and threatens contempt for disclosed names.
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Larry Layton
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Robert F. Peckham
Farewell party turns into wake as Star ceases publishing
Washington Star, a 128 year old paper, will cease publication after Time Inc ends the afternoon newspaper. Staff react with shock and jokes as layoffs loom and offers of new jobs surface. Star had suffered decade long decline, losing readership to the Washington Post. Time poured 85 million into the paper without lift in circulation or ad revenue.
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White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
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Jim Bellows
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Bellow
the Post
Baseball talks break off as 1981 strike hangs over season
Washington reports that 43 day old baseball strike talks collapsed after four days of negotiations. Marvin Miller of the Players Association warned prospects fade as owners claim progress yet fail to resolve compensation for free agents. The executive board will meet next week to assess the stalemate and possible settlement, with an All Star game in jeopardy.
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Marvin Miller
Ray Grebey
Players Association
Greby
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Foster parents win right to bury beaten Michael Walden
Danbury Connecticut. The Pagners who cared for Michael Walden for most of his life gain permission to bury him in a family plot after his natural mother Jolie Ness and her boyfriend Metin Arifoglu were charged with first degree murder. A private graveside service was held at St Peters Cemetery. Police found Michael beaten in the closet of a shabby Bronx home. The boy was returned to Ness last year by state services amid ongoing psychiatric examinations for Ness and Arifoglu.
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