Judge Spares Brutal Killer Despite Jury Recommendation
Judge imposes two life sentences on Jesse Ramirez for kidnapping and killing Mario Portela in Miami. Defense cited childhood abuse in Colombia as a factor. The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision limiting consideration of victim impact in death penalty cases. The victim’s family remains a visible presence in court.
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Jesse Ramirez
Mario Portela
Miami
Ramirez
Portela
Colombia
Supreme Court
Tough talk urged to curb AIDS toll in minority communities
At a two day AIDS conference in Atlanta Dr Donald Hopkins deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control urged a blunt education drive focused on blacks and Hispanics. He said current efforts are ineffective and pressed for school based campaigns extended to communities with messages in Spanish and culturally relevant outreach to change behavior and curb transmission.
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Atlanta
Donald Hopkins
Hopkins
Centers For Disease Control
Thought For Today No good deed goes unpunished
A quotation attributed to Clare Boothe Luce appears as a thought for today item. The line expresses irony about moral acts receiving unintended consequences.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Cheating and Patriotism Clash in a Barroom Debate
A Spirited discussion centers on the ethics of cheating in baseball and broader society. The talk pivots from singing the national anthem to using sandpaper on pitches, with views contrasting tradition and rules.
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Jim Frey
Lou Boudreau
Philadelphia
Readers' Views criticize North and Poindexter pardon
Letter writers urge prosecuting North and Poindexter for multiple felonies and condemning any hero status. They warn against dangerous presidential power, claim constitutional violations, and demand accountability amid debates on privacy and free access to broadcasts.
Privacy Act Prohibits Tuning Some Channels
Concerned citizens of Russia caught turning their radio to the Voice of America have for decades been dragged from their homes by the KGB to a fate that many Americans would say cannot happen in America. Congress the Electronic Communications.
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Boudreau
Wall Street
Ivan Boesky
Tom
Oliver North
John Poindexter
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North
Poindexter
Congress
Defense
America
Russia
Voice of America
KGB
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