Washington memo warns on Christmas in public schools
A state memorandum circulated in Washington cautions that promoting the religious significance of Christmas in public schools may be unconstitutional. It urges districts to avoid nativity displays and other symbols that primarily convey the religious nature of Christmas, while permitting items with significant nonreligious origins like Santa Claus and Christmas trees.
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Olympia
Wash
UPI
Ashington
Robert E. Patterson
Office of Public Instr
Attorney General
Patterson
Unification Church to publish News World in New York
The Rev Sun Myung Moon’s church will publish a daily morning newspaper in New York aimed at young adults. The News World will have 130 editors in New York, a Washington bureau, 100 stringers nationwide and about 100 overseas. It will use UPI Reuters and other agencies.
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UPI
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Newark
Tom Miner
News World
New
Christian Science Monitor
Miner
Miner and Jensen
Washington
United States
Hidden Southern California arsenal found in Wrightwood
Police report a fourth hidden arsenal in Southern California unearthed near Wrightwood containing a half track and a pickup loaded with weapons. Investigators tie the case to earlier discoveries in the Mojave and Ontario, where Donald Wiggins faces weapons charges and handwriting tests are ordered. Authorities note possible links to a racist paramilitary group and confiscated anti governmental literature was found with the weapons.
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Ontario
Calif
UPI
California
Wrightwood
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Mojave Desert
Donald Wiggins
Wrightwood Arsenal
Wiggins
Mojave
Los Angeles County
FTC launches probe of insurance industry
The FTC opens an investigation into the life insurance sector worth about 29 billion dollars annually to see if consumers are misled about coverage costs. Staff notes large price variation for similar policies and poor information for comparing costs, with misperceptions between premium and actual cost.
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FTC
Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Gilmore waives rights as death date nears
Salt Lake City UPI Gary Gilmore ends a 25 day hunger strike and asks for an immediate execution date. He waives the 30 day delay and seeks to face the firing squad at once. His lawyers seek dismissal of a plea to overturn the death sentence while his mother’s lawyers press the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling.
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UPI
Gary Gilmore
4Th District Court
Antis
Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Ron Stanger
Stanger
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