Coppola Execution On Track in Virginia Narrows to Last-Minute Stand
Virginia death row inmate Frank Coppola, a former Portsmouth policeman sentenced for the 1978 beating death of Muriel Hatchell in Newport News, faces execution set for about 11 p.m. Tuesday. He has a visiting minister who opposes the death penalty. Coppola would be Virginia’s first execution since 1962.
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Richmond
Frank Coppola
Coppola
United States
Joe Ingle
Nashville, Tenn
Ingle
Frank
Virginia
Organs Aid Six People Across Four States
David Glisson a 19 year old who died from head injuries after a fall from a theater marquee donated his organs to six people across four states. He had previously asked for his ashes to be scattered from Hawaii’s cliffs and his mother Dorothy of Duncanville noted the importance of organ donation to him.
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Dallas
Hawaii
David Glisson
Dorothy
Duncanville
Security Tight For Franklin Trial Amid High Profile Shooting
Vernon E Jordan Jr will testify at the federal trial of avowed racist Joseph Paul Franklin charged with wounding Jordan in a 1980 sniper ambush. Jury selection began under tight security with metal detectors for all spectators as Franklin faces civil rights charges.
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South Bend
Ind
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
Joseph Paul Franklin
National Urban League
Franklin
Jordan
Fort Wayne
Urban League Post
U.S
Allen Sharp
Sharp
William C. Lee
Federal Laws Focus on Additives Safety Over Restrictions
The FDA states federal laws mainly ensure additives used in foods are safe rather than restricting their use. Additives serve four roles: preserving nutrition, maintaining freshness and color, aiding processing, and enhancing appeal. Emulsifiers and flavors are cited as examples of texture improvement and taste enhancement.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Governors Quietly Debate Balanced Budget Amendment
Governors at their annual convention discuss Reagan's balanced budget amendment in a closed session. They consider pushing Congress for a new federalism approach after six months of talks with the White House failed.
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AFTON
Okla
Reagan
Congress
White House
Additives Often Outnumber Ingredients in Foods
A concise report notes that many processed foods list more additives than ingredients on labels. It highlights consumer confusion over additives, potential regulation gaps, and calls for clearer disclosure to help shoppers judge product quality and health impact.
Ed Meese In Or Out A Washington Question In 1981
In 1981 Edwin Meese III was seen as Washington’s top political asset, labeled an elected deputy president. A Chicago Tribune piece claimed he was squeezed out in White House power struggles, though Meese says he never sought primacy and that media overstated his influence.
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Washington
Edwin Meese III
California
America
Chicago Tribune
Meese
White House
Ronald Reagan
Pye
James A. Baker III
Michael K. Deaver
William Clark
Reagan
James E. Jenkins
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