Reagan presses AWACS sale amid Middle East diplomacy
Reagan reassures Israel over the eight point five billion AWACS package as he seeks Saudi cooperation in peace efforts. Senate approval clears the deal amid White House praise of his persuasive leadership and ties to Congress, while Begin warns of new risks to Israel.
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Fed Chief Volcker Says Rate Control Is Impossible
UPI reports Fed Chair Paul Volcker told the Senate Banking Committee that interest rates are above inflation and cannot be driven down. Senator Proxmire called the confession remarkable, while Volcker attributed high rates to business fears and deficits, noting the Fed cannot control them. He suggested cautious steps on banking reform and swift action to aid faltering thrifts.
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Elvis doctor defense tests drug maintenance method
An abuse expert testified that doctors sometimes treat hard-core addicts with the same drugs they crave, a practice called medical maintenance. Dr. Forest Searls Tennant Jr. said Elvis Presley’s physician used this approach, while defense plans to call Joe Disposito and Dr. Nichopoulos as witnesses. The 11 count case accuses Nichopoulos of overprescribing addictive pills to Presley and others.
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Inmates seize hostages at Graterford Prison
Inmates armed with a handgun seized hostages after a failed escape attempt on Wednesday. Officials said captors receive doctor-prescribed nerve medicine, a diabetic guard has medication, and some hostages have heart or diabetic conditions. Two thousand inmates remained in cells as negotiations continued and no amnesty was offered.
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Unique hostage incident frames amid Polish strike tensions
In Warsaw the Polish Communist Party seeks to ban strikes at the Sejm session while Solidarity vows to defend its right to strike. The union also aims to discipline members who staged wildcat walkouts as 282,000 workers nationwide protest food shortages and grievances following a one hour national stoppage.
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Tonic for Reagan AWACS health checkup prompt
A 14 doctor team conducts a head to toe physical exam on President Reagan for 40 dollars. The White House says the routine checkup follows a positive Senate vote on selling AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia, hailed as a tonic for the president.
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William C Walker dies at 85 in Cleveland
William C Walker longtime publisher of the Call & Post and a major civil rights and political figure in Cleveland died aged 85 of an apparent heart attack at the newspaper's headquarters. He had collapsed Thursday and was rushed to University Hospitals but could not be revived. Friends recalled his relentless work ethic and influence on city and state government. Funeral plans were being arranged as officials called his loss tremendous.
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