Reforming the insanity defense and IRS tax honesty
AMA calls for removing insanity pleas from criminal trials while APA opposes. Hinckley case fueled reform as psychiatrists warn against unjust verdicts. Congress and states weigh changes with sentencing provisions kept separate from guilt. IRS says tax cheating worsened 1981 deficit. more audits and honesty reduce deficits and prices.
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American Medical Association
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
Secret Service
American Psychiatric Association
AMA
Hinckley
AMA House of Delegates
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
America
Berry's World cartoon caption sparks debate on innovation
William Clark mirrors James Watt methods, prompting chatter about recognition. The dialogue questions whether contemporary progress is acknowledged, weighing past influence against present attention.
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William Clark
James Watt
Letters To The Editor On Wars And World Powers
A reader argues the US should stay out of small wars to protect soldiers lives. Others critique Grenada invasion and US treaty-breaking, praising or questioning missiles and military balance. Readers from West Virginia, Virginia, and Minnesota comment on comics and city imagery.
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Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Ussr
West Germany
U.S
Middle East
Italy
Persian Gulf
Davis urged as governor candidate by coal miners
A letter from W.Va. readers praises Charles ton lawyer John Davis, proposing him for governor amid claims of his honesty and actions correcting a Gazette report. The missive lauds his bravery and smarts, citing stock splits and trust agreements affecting Ridgeway Coal Company and 150 miners.
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Here
West Virginia
Charleston
John Davis
Mr. Davis
The
Gazette
Paul Nyden
Nyden
Davis
Mr. Henry
Silbernagle
Asbury
Swanigan
W.M. Craft Bloomingrose
W.va
Chiropractors urge inclusion in new rehab hospital plan
David Jordan D.C. of Charleston West Virginia urges Princeton city council to add chiropractic health care to the proposed $10 million 65 bed area comprehensive rehabilitation hospital at the former Liberty Electro plant site. He notes local demand for chiropractic services and asks residents to lobby for the change.
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Liberty Electro Plant
Princeton
David Jordan
D.C
Charleston
W.va
Ex-President Carter pushes freeway to library site in Atlanta
Ex-president Jimmy Carter plans a 30 acre library complex in northeast Atlanta and lobbies for a Presidential Parkway to provide access. He argues the parkway is essential to the project while neighbors warn it harms a historic area and critics say he pressured the city council. Carter letters and mayor Young's stance show ongoing push and political maneuvering.
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Washington
White House
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Carter Presidential Library
Center For Public Policy and World Peace
America
Susan Benesch
Highway Department
Tom Moreland
Moreland
Ira Jackson
Jackson
Jock Hatfield
Eternal Union
Andrew Young
Young
U.N
Andy
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Richard Wesley
Scrooges
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Lebanon
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Eul
Hawley Bluefield, W.va
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William York Lerena
Henry
George Bobbitt
Richlands
Humane Society
Kitty Wooldridge
Mercer County Humane Society
Maude Harman
Chambers of Commerce
Bluefield
Janegle Martinz
M.D
Cedar Forest Road
Eden Prairie
Rel
Dog Pound
Beth Easter
Wva
Tazewell County
Cumberland Health Center
Nancy Lucas
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Lukes
Bluefield Community Hospital
Theresa Anderson
War
Jack Anderson
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