Administration Admits Affirmative Action Loss
The Reagan administration concedes defeat in its bid to curb affirmative action as the Supreme Court rules against on the job preferences. Justices say race and gender based programs need not be limited to actual discrimination victims, signaling a major civil rights setback for the administration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Edwin Meese
Julius Levonne Chambers
Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Meese
High Court
Memphis, Tenn
William Bradford Reynolds
Justice Department
Rex Lee
Memphis
Jackson, Mich
Baptist Convention Split Predicted By Historian
Greenville AP reports historian Dr. Bill J. Leonard predicts an inevitable formal split of the Southern Baptist Convention. He says the group has divided into two distinct camps and a break could occur within two years as a shift toward narrow definitions pressures moderates out.
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Greenville
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist
Bill J. Leonard
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Leonard
Furman University
Southern Seminary
Twins Die After Burning Bed In Pineville House
Two year old twins Rodger and Christopher Totherow died after hiding in a closet as their bed was set alight with their father’s cigarette lighter. Firefighters could not reach them before flames consumed the bedroom in the Pineville mobile home.
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Pineville
N.C
Rodger
Christopher Totherow
Kelly Totherow
Robert Anderson
Spartanburg
S.C
Totherow
Anderson
John Knowles
Carrie Greene
Greene
Christopher
Totherows
Rock Hill
Mrs. Totherow
Handy Pantry
Knowles
Howarth Sells Strawberries to Tourists at Parliament Tea
London AP reports legislator Gerald Howarth of the Conservatives profited by selling strawberries and cream to visitors outside Parliament after aides set up a tea party. He advertised the price as 7.65 dollars and earned 73 dollars for St. Margaret's Church restoration.
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London
Gerald Howarth
Conservative
House of
Prosecution Seeks Convictions in Achille Lauro Hijacking
In Genoa prosecutors urge a jury to convict 15 defendants in the Achille Lauro hijacking case and seek life terms for seven, including fugitive Palestinian leader Mohammed Abbas. Juries will rule after defense arguments, with Molgi named as the shooter and extra details noted.
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Genoa
Italy
Achille Lauro
Mohammed Abbas
Luigi Carli
Abbas
Palestine Liberation Front
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carli
Liberty Weekend Torch Plans Revealed by David Wolper
TV producer David Wolper coordinates Liberty Weekend ceremonies with 1000 fiddlers 400 tap dancers 1000 guitarists 200 Elvis impersonators and stars like Willie Nelson Shirley MacLaine Liza Minnelli Kenny Rogers and Frankie Avalon. live coverage spans CBS NBC and ABC from Governor's Island with planned fireworks laser displays and a lighting of the statue.
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David Wolper
Wolper
Elvis Presley
Willie Nelson
Shirley MacLaine
Liza Minnelli
New York
NBC Nightly News
Tom Brokaw
Governor’s Island
NBC
Bryant Gumble
Lee Iaccoca
Marvin Hamlisch
ABC
World News This
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Youssef Magied Al-Molgqi
Leon Klinghoffer
Molqi
Syria
CBS Morning News
Maria Shriver
CBS Evening News
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Heritage Square
Raat
J.B. White
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