Reagan Sets Date for START Talks in Geneva
President Reagan announced the start date for Soviet American Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty talks as June 29 in Geneva during Memorial Day ceremonies. He pledged to honor SALT I terms and pursue safer world aims while preparing for European visits and NATO discussions. Brezhnev signaled Moscow welcomes the talks if they yield concrete, verifiable reductions.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Intruder Shootout Leaves Mayor's Wife Dead in Indiana
Mayor A J Rumely wounded in critical condition after intruder enters the Rumely home in LaPorte Indiana and kills his wife Frances Rumely with two shots in the bedroom. Police seek motive and suspect as detectives examine footprints and entry points.
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Indianapolis Star
Carter backs Mondale in 1984 run despite memoir hints
Former President Jimmy Carter said he would not run in 1984 and would actively support Walter Mondale to defeat Ronald Reagan. At a news conference in Anaheim he shared anecdotes from Keeping Faith and praised Reagan's step to resume arms talks while revealing his views on his presidency and former aides.
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Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Hinckley trial hears defense on fantasies and calm arrest
Defense psychiatrists testified Hinckley believed he acted to relieve inner fantasies by shooting Reagan and appeared cool at arrest. Prosecutors counter with plans to show Hinckley knew right from wrong and could have stopped himself. A judge barred FBI agent testimony, citing rights issues. Hinckley, 27, faces trial as psychiatrists dispute his mental state the day of the attack.
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UPI
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
Hinckley
FBI
U.S
Barrington Parker
Colorado
British drive toward Stanley in Falklands battle tightens
British forces push from San Carlos to seize Port Darwin and Goose Green while surrounding Stanley. Paratroopers, marines, and 2,000 troops join the attack aided by helicopters and artillery. Argentine defense shells report 12 miles from Stanley as UN efforts to restart peace talks stall. Fifty miles from Stanley, the assault advances toward Mount Kent ridge with 5,000 British troops already in place.
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Javier Perez de Cuellar
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Book highlights drunken driving on weekend nights
A New York state university professor reports that surveys find as many as 10 percent of weekend night drivers are legally drunk. The book Deterring the Drinking Driver analyzes public policy and social control, noting roadside surveys and a Transportation Department study of drivers in upstate New York with alcohol, marijuana, and tranquilizers in their systems.
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UPI
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New York
H. Laurence Ross
State University of New York At Buffalo
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Local shopkeeper reports steady evening traffic
A brief city item notes that Hines and firms in Levining County see customers returning after business hours. Officials urge caution for late shoppers and remind residents of safety measures in the downtown area.
Hunt On For Nude Bette Davis Statue In Boston Park
Boston officials search for a nude or semi nude sculpture said to depict Bette Davis as a young star at a city park. Davis, 74, told Playboy she posed for the statue early in her career and recalled posing for a fountain piece titled Spring. Her son suggested a contest to locate the work amid public pictures of similar statues in parks.
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