Diabllo Canyon protest clings to blockade on coast
Avila Beach Calif AP UPI the Abalone Alliance led a three day human blockade against Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with hundreds of deputies arresting many demonstrators. TV star Robert Blake and Doris Lester a Grey Panther joined the protest as workers and media faced detentions.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
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Sonoma County
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Volcker defends policy as Congress blamed for high rates
Volcker testifies before the Senate Budget Committee blasting Congress for insufficient past spending cuts. He links high rates to persistent inflation and heavy government borrowing, urging deeper spending reductions or revenue increases. Several Democrats urge selective tax cuts instead, while Republicans challenge the Fed’s control over rates.
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Postal commission rejects 20-cent stamp request
The Postal Rate Commission, for the third time this year, rejected a Postal Service bid to raise the first class stamp to 20 cents. It reaffirmed 18 cents as adequate while urging adoption of previously proposed rates. Commissioner Duffy dissented citing a potential $600 million deficit if rates stay unchanged.
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William F. Bolger
Judge to rule on motion in pricing conspiracy trial
The judge will decide on a motion in a pricing conspiracy trial amid public interest. Lambros stressed the case hinges on free enterprise and the U S socio economic structure while noting civil suits could influence plea decisions. OPIC seeks about 190 million in damages alleged to stem from higher supermarket prices.
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Scherzer
Ohio Public Interest Campaign
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Lorain Floods Strain City Infrastructure and Homes
Lorain endures heavy rainfall with overloaded sewers and widespread flooding. Business owners keep merchandise dry on elevated platforms while officials report basements and streets submerged, tow trucks clearing the 21st Street underpass and residents surveying damage.
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Ms. Torres
Pole Avenue
21St Street
West Erie Avenue
Waverly
Brownell Streets
Parker
John Rybarczk
East Side
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Michigan family seeks Texas riches, finds misery
Jim and Sue Marshall and their four children moved from Munith to suburban Houston for better pay after Michigan’s downturn. They found bad weather and high costs, returning home after weeks in a 14 by 70 mobile home. The family regrets chasing promises of warm weather and jobs in Texas.
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Mich
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Marshalls
Michigan
Tayas
Sue Marshall
Munich
Tenema
Houston
Mrs. Marshall
Texas
U.N. to debate charges of chemical weapon use
The United Nations General Assembly will hold a full debate on American charges of Russian chemical warfare in Cambodia and Afghanistan. The vote 18-5 with two abstentions approved scheduling during the 36th session as Soviet objections cited an attempt to shift focus from disarmament.
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Afghanistan
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Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
New York
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Alexander Haig
Vladimir Petrovski
Thatcher housing row widens with Thatcher letter probe
The Times reports Margaret Thatcher faces questions over her husband Denis Thatchers role in a housing scheme. A December note from the Prime Ministers residence complains a Gwynedd council blocks building by a firm employing him. A Welsh official seeks an inquiry as ombudsman protest looms. A Thatcher spokesman denies any improper conduct. The Liberal party forms an alliance with the Social Democrats to challenge the two party system.
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UPS
Margaret Thatcher
Times of London
Denis Thatcher
Wales
Nicholas Edwards
Thatcher
Nick
Gwynedd
the Times
Liberal
New Social Democratic Party
Britain
Navy Plans Massive Leap in Cruise Missile Deployment
Defense sources say the Navy will deploy over 2,500 cruise missiles on surface ships and submarines by decade's end, quadrupling the fleet figure since January 1986. First air launched missiles become semi operational at Griffis AFB with full deployment set for December 1982.
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New York
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