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Confronted with diplomatic criticism of the raids, the administration said that if the Soviets had acted on its pleas, authorities might have been able to foil the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, which killed an American serviceman and a Turkish woman and wounded some 200 others.
The President's speech had all the trappings of a major offensive, but in fact he was fighting a rearguard defense. When Ronald Reagan took to the airwaves last week to beseech the nation to continue backing his massive defense buildup, the rumbles of discord threatened to drown out his...
Then, just as Marcos prepared to mount the dais, disaster struck. It began to rain. As water poured down, the President's audience fled in all directions, ignoring loudspeaker pleas to stand fast and "sacrifice for what we are fighting for." Those who remained huddled closer to the speaker's...
After deliberating for 30 hours, the jury last week convicted the five defendants: Joseph J. Aiuppa, 78, the Chicago Mafia boss; John Cerone, 71, Joseph Lombardo, 57, and Angelo LaPietra, 65, all of Chicago; and Cleveland Mob Leader Milton J. Rockman, 71. Each could be sentenced to 40 years in...
On January 7, the three undergraduates were each fined $50 to cover court costs after they entered pleas of "admission of sufficient facts" in Dedham District Court.