Teen Handed Life Sentence In Racism Slaying Case
Broward Circuit Judge Robert Abel sentenced a 14 year old black girl to life in prison for murdering a 3 year old white neighbor Vivian Morris was convicted of first degree murder earlier this year The judge cited society tolerance of racism as a factor Incarceration will last 25 years before possible parole The prosecutor had sought the death penalty but age prevented it
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Broward
Robert Abel
Vivian Morris
Miss Morris
Deanna “de de” Harris
Abel
Police Slaying Trial Begins in Elkins WV
Jury selection started in Elkins for Wilbert Mayle and Bobby Stacy, both of Columbus Ohio, charged in the December 14 1981 killing of Huntington officer Paul Harmon. Mayle moved on venue to Randolph County. Stacy’s trial set for Huntington next month. Harmon was shot five times with his own gun after a suspicious persons call.
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Wilbert B. Mayle
Bobby Dean Stacy
Columbus
Ohio
Paul Jeffrey Harmon
Mayle
Randolph County
Stacy
Huntington
Harmon
Senate Rejects Limit on Outside Earnings
The Senate voted 54 to 41 to reject a House amendment restricting outside earnings for senators to 18 200 a year, delaying an 8.9 billion emergency spending package. The measure faces possible veto by President Reagan over a housing subsidy provision and awaits a House-Senate conference committee.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Reagan
Richard Lugar
R.ind
Jake Gann
Utah
Lugar
Inflation Rises To 12 Percent In May
Washington AP reports consumer prices climbed 12 percent in May due to gasoline costs, while the Labor Department notes a 6.7 percent rise over 12 months. Inflation remains a serious problem, despite claimed progress. The May unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in 41 years. Real weekly earnings were flat for May after three monthly gains.
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Washington
White House
Labor Department
Murray Weidenbaum
President's Council of Economic Advisers
House
Thomas O'Neill
D-Mass
Allen Sinai
May
Sinai
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Israelis Cut ABC Access Over Arafat Interview Censorship
Israel cut ABC Television access to satellite facilities accusing the network of wartime censorship after transmitting an interview with Yasser Arafat. Zeev Chafets said ABC was penalized for airing the interview despite Israel censor approval being refused. The footage was captured in West Beirut and hand carried into Israel. ABC denied censor cuts and protested the action while readying a meeting to discuss the incident.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
ABC Television
Yasser Arafat
Zeev Chafets
ABC
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel Television
Arafat
PLO
West
Beirut
Tom Goodman
New York
East
Scott Willis
Willis
George Watson
ABC News
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