Death row danger rises after death qualifying ruling
Editorial notes that the Supreme Court 6-3 decision allowing prosecutors to exclude jurors opposing the death penalty may raise death row inmates' risk of execution. It argues death qualifying could increase conviction rates, while dissenters warn of the justice system bias and potential broader questions about capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
High Court
William Rehnquist
William Brennan
John Paul Stevens
Thorogood Marshall
From Sun filesWooster volunteers led by C O Collins
Baytown Sun files recall 1956 community notes. The piece highlights school trustees vowing Lee Junior College would operate while planning finances, Attorney General McCraw mandating a special tax or tuition, and local events including 38 Cedar Bayou Grammar School seventh graders graduating. It also mentions C O Collins as Wooster fire chief and a 25 foot fall injury to C M Parttridge of Houston Lighting & Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Lee Junior College
William McCraw
Cedar Bayou Grammar School
John Norris
Lillie Mae Stolander
C.M. Parttridge
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Kenneth L. Mauldin
First Presbyterian Church
Port Arthur
Robert E. Lee and Lee
Elms Field
Anahuac High School
Houston Municipal
Readers thank The Baytown Sun for literacy coverage
Denise R. Fischer praises The Sun and reporter David Mohlman for promoting the Sterling Municipal Library adult literacy project. She notes 95 percent of students learned of the program from The Sun, saying the paper greatly influences Baytown’s lifestyle.
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The
Sun
Baytown Sun
Sterling Municipal Library
David Mohlman
the Sun
Baytown
Baytown Sun Masthead and circulation notice details
The Baytown Sun publishes subscription rates by carrier and mail options, with a history of editors from 1950 to 1974. It also notes national representation by Coastal and Associated Press rights, and reserves copyrights and syndicate content, along with publication rights and editorial disclaimers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown, Texas
Coastal
Baytown
How Libya's Khadafy Helped Drive Oil Prices Up
Washington based column details Moammar Khadafy's rise to power in Libya and his strategy to seize oil company assets, provoking an oil price surge in the early 1970s. It also notes CIA and Vesco links, mafia shifts to biker gangs, banker float risks, a Shakespeare royalties angle, and Duvalier exile costs.
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Washington
Libya
Moammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Khadafs
U.S
Campaign finance reform faces sharp political headwinds
A DSG study shows PAC funding surged from 1974 to 1984 while individual contributions fell from 73 to 47 percent in House races and 76 to 61 percent in Senate races. A 100 percent tax credit proposal to reimburse individual donors seeks to revive grassroots funding but faces cross party and interest-group opposition.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Democratic Study Group
DSG
PAC
Richard P. Conlon
Congress
GOP
Common Cause
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
May 19 Highlights From History And Birthdays
May 19 1986 marks Victoria Day in Canada with notable anniversaries from 1536 to 1967. Events include Anne Boleyn's execution in 1536, the 1588 Armada voyage, a 1780 New England darkness, Lawrence of Arabia's death in 1935, Churchill’s 1943 pledge, and 1964 embassy microphones in Moscow. Birthdays include Andrews Hartman Ephron Townsend Ramone Cerone.
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Associated Press
Canada
Victoria
Anne Boleyn
England
Henry VII
Portugal
New England
T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
US Congress
Winston Churchill
Japan
State Department
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
U.S. Senate
Philip Habib
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
Air Canada
Union
Toronto
Mark Andrews
R-N.d
David Hartman
Nora Ephron
Peter Townsend
Joey Ramone
Rick Cerone
Laurence J. Peter
Beware lest any man spoil you by philosophy and deceit
A Bible verse from Colossians 2 8 warns against being spoiled by man made philosophy and vain deceit rooted in the world rather than Christ directing believers away from worldly traditions and human teachings.
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Death Row
Fort Worth
Paul M. Alexander
Chester Rogers
St. .Joseph’s Catholic
Wooster
C.O. Collins
Annie Laurie Scammen
la Port
Happy Harbor
Adams Street
Tom Langford
Harris County Flood Control District
Chambers County
Annie Gibson
Thomas Jefferson Chambers
Anahuac
Denise R. Fischer
Wanda Orton
Sean McAnall
Bill Cornwell
Gary Dobbs
Editorial DI
Advertising Department
Memorial Drive
Texas
Te Associatt Press
Baytown Sum
Marne
Righ T
Leon Brown
Fred Hornberg
Fred Hartman
Onty
Jack Anderson
Moammar
Richard Nixon
Iran
Telligence
Robert Vesco
Vesco
U.S. Justice Department
Outlaw Bikers’ Club
New Orleans
Senate Banking Committee
Jake Garn
Utah
National Endowment For the Humanities
Dec Duvalier
Air Force
Duvalier
Uaiti
France
Dale von Atta
United Feature Syndicate
Dick Anderson
Robert Walters
Rabe
Ween
Petem
David A. Stockman
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