Judge orders crime ads in Pensacola paper for misdemeanors
Escambia County Judge William White orders about a dozen convicted of soliciting for immoral purposes drunken driving and shoplifting to publish 2 by 1 inch ads naming their crimes and photos in the Pensacola News Journal. Publisher Kenneth W. Andrews weighs acceptance amid legal questions and defense objections.
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Pensacola
Fla
Escambia County
William White
White
Pensacola News Journal
Florida Panhandle
News Journal
Kenneth W. Andrews
Andrews
Joel Cohen
David E. Davis
Bush Endures Spate Of Resignations
President Bush retreats to Camp David after a week of political turmoil. Lauro Cavazos resigns as Education secretary, William Bennett rejects the Republican chair bid, and a civil rights scholarship decision draws scrutiny. Lynn Martin named Labor secretary pick with paperwork rushed to meet a tight deadline.
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Washington
Bush
Camp David
Lauro Cavazos
William Bennett
Ren
White House
Lynn Martin
Illinois
Martin
Elizabeth Dole
Red Cross
John Sununu
Rightist Sentenced To 12 Years In Tokyo Shooting Case
A Tokyo court sentenced Kazumi Tajiri, 41, to 12 years in prison for shooting Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima after the mayor criticized Emperor Hirohito. Tajiri admitted the act but said his aim was to force a retraction, not murder. Motoshima, 68, was hospitalized for over a month with serious injuries.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Nagasaki
Hitoshi Motoshima
Motoshima
Kazumi Tajiri
Seikijuku
Sane Thinkers’ School
Comatose Nancy Cruzan Nears Death After Feeding Tube Removed
Doctors say the comatose Missouri woman Nancy Cruzan will die of dehydration within two weeks after her feeding tube was removed following a judge order. Her parents fought to end life support since 1987, reaching the U S Supreme Court, as medical experts describe a peaceful decline with no chance of recovery.
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Carthage
U.S. Supreme Court
Nancy Cruzan
Missouri Rehabilitation Center
Mount Vernon
James C. Davis
Davis
Ms. Cruzan
Lester
Joyce Cruzan
Jasper County
Charles Teel
John Ashcroft
Lefrak
Haiti Prepares for Historic Election with Tight Security
Haiti's provisional government bans private weapons until Tuesday and bars alcohol sales as UN monitors watch 14,500 polling stations nationwide. The Electoral Council aids a 2.97 million registered voters ahead of Sunday polls amid past violence and army involvement.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
L’union
Army High Command
United Nations
John Brown Avenue
A-Ok
Ismael Diallo
Burkina Faso
U.N
Huguette Pierre
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Diallo
Jimmy Carter
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot
United States Plans Medicine Aid to Soviet Union
The United States moves to organize shipments of medical supplies to the Soviet Union amid pressure on Western nations to aid Gorbachev’s government. AmeriCares has announced 40 tons of medical goods. Japan pledges help. Bush proposes medical assistance within a broader aid package.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
AmeriCares
Japan
American Committee On
Bush
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Germany
U.S
ANC refuses to end support for sanctions
The African National Congress rejects calls to drop sanctions against South Africa at a consultative conference led by Oliver Tambo. The move contrasts with the EC lifting a ban on new investments in Rome, seen by ANC as a reversal in South Africa's foreign relations. Paulo Jordan and Pik Botha comment on the divide.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
ANC
Oliver de Klerk Tambo
European Community
Rome
F.W. de Klerk
Paulo Jordan
Pik Botha
Jordan
Tambo
Ethics Rules Have Loopholes In South Carolina House
The South Carolina House adopts ethics rules with a no cup of coffee ban on targeted meals. Lobbyists may treat whole counties or multiple members, prompting Common Cause executive director John Crangle to call the reform a fraud. Speaker Bob Sheheen challenged Crangle to run for office.
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Columbia
House of Representatives
South Carolina
House
John Crangle
Citizens Watchdog
Bob Sheheen
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Christopher Flavin
Institute
Nicholas Lenssen
American Petroleum Institute
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
S.C
Vance
Ken Standard - Pbm
The
Associated Press
Teel
Aristide
Lavalas
Hattan Creote
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