Goetz case viewed through racial lens in New York
In New York, reactions to Bernhard Goetz verdict split along lines of race and power. Assemblyman Al Vann cites fear of anti black sentiment while Bronx community leaders condemn racism as factor, and some residents defend the self defense claim amid mixed public mood.
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al Vann
Brooklyn
New York City
Goetz
Roscoe C. Brown Jr
Bronx Community College
Richard Joseph
Bronx
Charles Richardson
South Carolina
EBS Cream Sparks National Demand for Wrinkle Solution
Pharmacist Robert Heldfond unveils EBS Cream, a five in one wrinkle cream praised by customers and driving strong department store sales. Lab tests claim daily use smooths facial lines around the eyes, forehead, and mouth, with women nationwide requesting the product.
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Study shows heart bypass patients’ arteries may reverse
In Washington the AP reports a federally funded study finds that atherosclerosis can be significantly reduced and even reversed by lowering blood fats through cholesterol lowering drugs and low fat diets. The research marks first definitive evidence that blood vessel clogging can be reversed under stated treatment.
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Gejdenson urges Reagan to fire NRC Commissioner Roberts
Representative Sam Gejdenson accuses Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Thomas M. Roberts of malfeasance and betraying the trust placed in him, urging President Reagan to remove him from the NRC. In Los Angeles, a separate report claims chimpanzees in the film Project X were allegedly abused, though a trainer disputes the claim and says animals were treated well.
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Paul Mueller
Kennedy Jr Takes Summer Law Clerk Job in Civil Rights Division
John F. Kennedy Jr. has joined the Justice Department Civil Rights Division as a summer law clerk earning 353 dollars a week. The department is led by Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds. In New York, Madonna will grace Cosmopolitan’s July cover, the first celeb to do so since Liz Taylor in 1969.
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William Bradford Reynolds
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
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North and Secord linked to Nicaragua airlift plan
Retired Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord told an associate he would go to the White House in late 1985 to seek approval for airlifting military supplies to Nicaragua's Sandinista rebels. The associate, Lt. Col. Richard Gadd, testified that Secord aimed to profit from the operation, planning an overhead fee.
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