Court to decide on death for rape and police slaying
The Supreme Court prepares to hear four capital punishment appeals including a challenge to death for rape in Georgia and a bid to bar mandatory death for police killings. The Louisiana case questions sentencing discretion while Florida appeals examine inflammatory jury arguments and retroactive law changes. LDF notes show 588 on death row last July with 532 later updated.
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Senators Push Ethics Code To Curb Outside Income
Washington UPI reports debate over a Senate ethics code targeting disclosure of finances, gifts, and outside earnings. The plan caps outside income at 8650 per year, excluding inherited wealth, stocks, and investments, provoking a backlash from many who fear unfair limits on wealthy colleagues. Muskie and allies argue the measure is needed to balance a recent pay raise, but support remains divided as the vote nears.
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Desai pledges restoration of liberties in India
New Delhi government vows to restore fundamental rights and press freedom curbed under Indira Gandhi. Prime Minister Morarji Desai tells a joint Parliament session that a constitutional measure will restore balance among people, Parliament, and judiciary while promising fair media treatment and repeal of the press reporting ban from Gandhi era.
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Right protests army changes in Lebanon
In Beirut, rightist protests followed the cabinet appointment of Col. Victore Khouri as the Lebanese army commander. The strike occurred after a large bomb blast damaged the home of Foreign and Defense Minister Fuad Batros, with President Elias Sarkis approving Khouri, 47, to lead the army armored divisions.
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German Hauptmann letter claims innocence before execution
A 1935 German letter said to be from Bruno Hauptmann surfaced after 41 years. He denounces his lawyer and reiterates doubts about the Lindbergh baby murder case, asserting innocence. The letter, dated December 27 1935, was intercepted as potentially embarrassing abroad, and Hauptmann was executed in April 1936.
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Carter May Seek Federal Tax On Disposable Containers
The Washington Post reports President Carter plans to ask Congress for a federal tax on disposable one way containers to push end of the no deposit no return system. White House sources say the plan could include taxing virgin glass and metal used in nonreturnable containers and offer tax relief for recyclers. The message on environmental programs may be delayed and could also endorse expanded Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction over wetlands and tougher auto exhaust controls. It was unclear if Carter would back stricter Clean Air Act guidelines.
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History's major air disasters before Tenerife collision
A UPI list catalogs the world’s deadliest air disasters up to the 1977 Tenerife crash, including the 346 dead in Paris in 1974, 191 in Colombo in 1974, 188 in Agadir in 1975, and other fatal crashes from 1969 to 1972 across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Carter to outline plutonium policy and arms sales review
President Carter will soon issue a policy statement on uranium and plutonium and decide on several potential arms sales abroad. White House spokesman says no softening on human rights may slow talks with the Soviet Union. Powell notes Carter will personally review major arms deals, citing concern over proliferation and violence in Africa and South America. Energy adviser Schlesinger backs op position against plutonium fuel systems while favoring more conventional uranium reactors.
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DES-linked cancer fears prompt suit by 184 Michigan women
Hearings open in Wayne County Circuit Court as 184 women seek to sue 16 drug firms over DES exposure their mothers took between 1947 and 1964. Attorneys compare the case to thalidomide, noting surgeries for cancerous or precancerous vaginal and cervical lesions and extensive organ removals among plaintiffs.
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