Teen jailed rape convict commits suicide in Chicago
John F. Moore an 18 year old from Chicago son of a West Side resident who spent four months in Cook County Jail while 17 killed himself with a gun rather than face new sentencing for a rape conviction. He was free on bond at death and had written in a Chicago Sun Times column about jail life and its brutal effects.
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Chicago
John F. Moore
Barbara Valenti
Moore
Cook County
Chicago Sun-Times
West Side
Congressman Bolling in critical condition after choking incident
Congressman Richard Bolling, 66, chair of the House Rules Committee, choked during dinner and briefly stopped breathing. He was placed on a respirator at United Hospital in Port Chester, with stable vital signs and expected several days of hospitalization.
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Port Chester
N.Y
Richard Bolling
House Rules Committee
United Hospital
Bolling
Tina Phillips
East coast quake study prompts NRC safety review
The NRC studies whether an 1886 Charleston magnitude quake could recur near 25 eastern nuclear plants. USGS cannot pinpoint the quake's source, prompting questions about design standards for East Coast sites and the probability of a Charleston sized event elsewhere.
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Washington
South Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Seaboard
Commission
U.S. Geological Survey
Charleston
S.C
James F. Devine
Coastal
Piedmont
San Quatre
Diablo Canyon
California
Doublespeak Award fuels GOP clash over Reagan ad
The Republican National Committee disputes the National Council of Teachers of English Doublespeak Award, arguing the ad crediting Reagan with a Social Security cost of living rise misstates policy. NCTE cites the automatic increases since 1975 and delays proposed by Reagan in earlier years.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
GOP
National Council of Teachers of English
Reagan
William D. Lutz
Teachers’ Committee
Gas tax plan to fund highway work gains support in Congress
Sen. Heinz seeks Republican sponsors for a 5 cent gas tax hike to fund highway and bridge construction and aging mass transit systems. Reagan advisors warn it could raise unemployment, offset by potential job gains in construction. Transport Secretary Lewis promotes the plan as a user fee to rebuild critical infrastructure.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
John Heinz
R-Pa
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Heinz
Martin
Feldstein
Council of Economic
Transportation Department
Lewis
Fed Lowers Discount Rate To 9 Percent In Four-Year Low
The Federal Reserve reduced the discount rate from 9.5 percent to 9 percent, the lowest since 1978, marking the sixth half-point cut since mid-July. Analysts see the move as aiming to ease commercial lending rates, with markets already volatile after the November election and prior rate-cut expectations.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Reagan to visit Honduras as Latin tour expands
President Reagan adds Honduras to his Latin American tour with Dec 4 stop, joining Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica. Nicaraguan insurgents opposed to Managua’s leftist government are expected to escalate attacks and aim to establish a beachhead in December amid reports of U S support for the rebels.
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Reagan
Honduras
White House
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Victor H. Tinoco
Managua
Nicaragua
National Guard
Anastasio Somoza
United States
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Ohio
Elyria
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Edna Oelle Davy
Carver Daily
Daly & Sunday
East Ave
Larnin
Cleveland
Ronald Reagan
Spanish Riding School
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U.S
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Cuyahoga West
Alan J. Zaleski
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tor
Anne Hyle
St. Louis
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