Supreme Court weighs death penalty fate of 519 inmates
Nine justices hear arguments on whether capital punishment should be abolished as 519 inmates face possible execution and debate centers on evolving standards of decency and due process. The cases highlight claims of racial and economic bias, with state laws varying in death eligibility and post conviction reviews. New justice John Paul Stevens is a pivotal figure in the renewed challenge to capital punishment.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Jerry L. Jurek
Texas
James T. Woodson
Ludy Waxton
North Carolina
Charles W. Proffitt
Florida
Troy L. Gregg
Georgia
Stanislaus Roberts
Louisiana
NAACP
Legal Defense Fund
Robert Bork
United States
Five States
Bork
John Paul Stevens
Ruling on death row counts dominates 527 cases
United Press International reports the national death row total at 527 as the Supreme Court weighs abolishing capital punishment. Of the 527, 519 are men and 8 are women across 30 states. State tallies show Florida 64 and North Carolina 106 leading, with 273 men and 4 women in five test states: North Carolina Texas Louisiana Florida and Georgia.
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United States
U.S. Supreme Court
UPI
Missouri
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Illinois
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
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Idaho
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Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Tornado Flattened Cabot District Killing Five
A tornado struck Cabot Arkansas causing extensive damage in minutes. Five people died and more than 100 were injured as over 60 buildings were destroyed. Victims named include J L Logston 27 Robert Maul 46 Sandra Eisenhower 10 Linda Lee Eisenhower 38 and Vanessa Kay Sory 2. Governor Pryor called it miraculous more were not killed.
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Cabot
Ark
UPI
Arkansas
J. L. Logston
Robert Maul
Sandra Eisenhower
Linda Lee Eisenhower
Vanessa Kay Sory
David Pryor
Nomination open as candidates campaign across states
Hubert H. Humphrey argues no Democrat has secured the nomination while campaigning in Wisconsin New York. Carter Udall Jackson Harris Church and Wallace campaign in both states. Ford vows to veto defense bills and Reagan lands NBC half hour speech.
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Isconsin
New York
Ford
Congress
NBC
Ronald Reagan
Humphrey
Udall
Carter
Henry Jackson
Fred Harris
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
League of Women Voters
Reagan
McNaughton’s Daughter
Susan Clark
Tornado slams Canton Mississippi killing five
A powerful tornado struck Canton, Mississippi injuring more than 150 and killing five. The two mile by 200 yard path damaged 150 plus homes and several industrial plants. Rescue crews and hospital facilities treated many, with two fatalities in a trailer park and one in a furniture plant.
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Canton
Miss
Jackson
Dorothy Thompson
Elsie Woodruff
Japan Hit By One Day Strike Across Transport Sectors
Transit postal and communications workers staged a one day walkout in Japan forcing a holiday for millions. 2.2 million from 50 unions walked out crippling trains subways and buses. Rail and public sector workers led protests seeking higher wages pensions tax cuts and a nationwide minimum wage.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ministry of Labor
Japan
Japan National Railways
Federation of
Private Railway Workers
Labor Ministry
Complaint Filed Over Busch Strike Picketing
Grey Eagle Distributors and Lohr Distributing filed NLRB complaints Monday to halt secondary picketing by Teamsters Local 1187 over the Busch walkout spanning nine Anheuser-Busch breweries. The Local says the boycott campaign aims to pressure a settlement as production resumed at supervisory level while arresting about thirty pickets last week.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
National Labor Relations Board
Grey Eagle Distributors, Inc
Lohr Distributing
NLRB
Teamsters Local
Busch
South St. Louis
Consid
Government sets up cancer clearinghouse
In St. Petersburg Beach Florida officials announce a new cancer clearinghouse as part of a government program. The report notes that four of five cancers are blamed on environmental or lifestyle factors and outlines steps for public health guidance and research coordination.
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ST. Petersburg Beach
Fla
UPI
National Clearinghouse
The
Cancer Institute
Institute
Lifesaving laetrile claim sparks FDA fight in Kansas
Glen Rutherford credits laetrile with saving his life after a colon tumor vanished following months of use. The FDA seeks to block further imports, arguing no evidence supports cancer benefits. Rutherford and Ernest Ray have court approval for six months’ personal supply amid appeals in Denver.
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Kan
UPI
Glen Rutherford
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Rutherford
United States
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Japan
Ernest Ray
U.S
Luther Bohanon
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Jerry Henderson
Consumer Affairs
Dallas
Tijuana
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