Wilkins proposes new four verdicts for insanity defenses
The South Carolina lawmaker outlines a bill in the State House to create four verdicts including guilty but mentally ill. It mandates up to 120 days of psychiatric treatment, places release decisions with a circuit judge, allows conditions on release, and requires treatment for defendants found guilty with mental illness.
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John Hinckley
Greenville
David H. Wilkins
State House of Representatives
Wilkins
Wages Of Taxitis Highlights Reagan Tax Debate
Washington analysis says the unemployment benefits tax flap reflects GOP taxitis and policy politics split. It cites Sen. Dole and Sen. Domenici pushing tax hikes, Baker opposing acceleration of the 81 cuts, and broader spending-driven deficits. It argues the controversy reveals administration misalignment and incoherence.
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Robert Dole
R-Kans
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Pete Domenici
Rn.m
Senate Budget Committee
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Senate
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Uncle Sam
Nakasone Promises Clear Leadership as Japan’s New Prime Minister
Yasuhiro Nakasone, 64, longtime Liberal Democrat leader and new Japanese prime minister, pledges to bolster the economy, military strength, and U.S. relations. A reform-minded, consensus-wary leader, he aims for self-reliant defense and stronger national leadership.
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U.S
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Liberal Democrats
Nakasone
Ronald Reagan
United States
de Gaulle
Douglas A. MacArthur
National Party
Reagan
Tokyo University
Japan Defense Agency
International Trade and Industry
Zenko Suzuki
Tube news vs newspaper readership debunked by study
Guest editorial cites Professor Lawrence Lichty asserting that a Simmons Market Research Bureau report shows two thirds of Americans read a newspaper daily while fewer than one third watch a TV news broadcast. TV news is framed as spectacle with few local items. The piece urges readers to compare nightly TV stories with newspaper counts.
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Lawrence Lichty
University of Maryland
Lichty
Simmons Market Research Bureau
Smithsonian Institution
International Center For Scholars
TV News
Scottsdale
Ariz
Daily Progress
Thought For Today Thoreau Quote on Earned and Spent Wealth
A reflective Thought For Today quotes Henry David Thoreau noting most men know how to earn money but few know how to spend it. The aphorism contrasts accumulation with prudent use and echoes self restraint in wealth.
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Henry David Thoreau
Debate over unborn child rights spurs religious protest
A Los Angeles article recalls a proposed memorial for 17000 aborted fetal remains found in a shipping container. The abortion clinic sued to block the ritual while the ACLU defends free exercise and separation of church and state. The piece critiques language used about fetal life and rights.
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American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Catholic League For Religious and Civil Rights
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