Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Mask Ban on KKK Members
The Georgia Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, upheld a 1951 law making it a misdemeanor for Ku Klux Klan members to wear masks in public. The court ruled the statute does not breach free speech rights, citing the state's compelling interest in preventing violence and intimidation.
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Astronauts lag as observatory limits space shuttle work
Cape Canaveral AP reports Columbia's crew furthers star gazing but pace slows due to a faulty observatory instrument pointing system. Ron Parise and Robert Parker logged only 35 percent of planned observation time on their shift and 17 percent on the prior period, with none in the earlier period, per mission scientist Ted Gull. Meanwhile at Detroit Metropolitan Airport a Northwest Airlines 727 emitted an engine fire on landing but was extinguished with no injuries among 69 passengers and six crew. evacuees used jetway and aft stairs.
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Karpov Ties Kasparov After Game 17 Resignations
Anatoly Karpov equalized in the world chess championship after Garry Kasparov resigned on move 40 of Game 17. The players now stand at 8.5 points each with the next match slated for Saturday.
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Women face higher risk of major low mood study finds
The APA task force reports women are more than twice as likely as men to suffer major low mood due to victimization, unhappy marriages, and cultural bias. Ellen McGrath chairs the study noting the findings are dramatic and cut across all demographics. Bonnie Strickland warns untreated low mood costs billions and many crises annually.
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Improved radar eyed to prevent runway mixups at Detroit
Investigators said new ground radar designed to track runway movement is on order at Detroit Metropolitan Airport where two jets crashed in fog. The device would replace aging radar at 29 airports over three years starting 1991 and could have helped, but final findings may take nine to twelve months. Twenty four people were injured when a Pittsburgh bound DC nine taxied onto a runway.
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Study shows doctors profit shape X ray use in offices
Boston based study finds physicians who own X ray and ultrasound machines perform about four times as many diagnostic images for common ailments like colds and backaches. Researchers caution the results do not prove these extra X rays are medically needed or that profits drive every decision.
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Bates Delves Into Dark Minds For Misery Role
Kathy Bates studied real life killers and a Texas nurse to understand why people commit heinous acts and to inform her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in Rob Reiner's Misery. She cites Ted Bundy and other cases to grasp the edge of danger and what could drive someone to act.
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