Police disprove suspect link in Atlanta murders case
Public Safety Commissioner Lee Brown and the FBI said an individual named by civil rights leader Roy Innis and his witness is not a suspect after investigations. Shirley McGill, the witness, claimed her ex-boyfriend and friends killed several victims, while police search for another missing man, Jimmy Payne, 21, last seen Wednesday.
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UPI
Lee P. Brown
FBI
Roy Innis
Congress of Racial Equality
Brown
John Glover
Atlanta Metro Task Force
Jimmy Payne
Evelyn
Payne
Hilda Kei per vows to bowl until kicked off team
Newhall’s 77 year old Hilda Kei per vows to keep bowling at Drake Relays and on a busy sports week in the region. The scene features a vast track carnival and spirited community sports coverage.
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Newhall
Hilda Keiper
Wide World of Sports
Jack Ogden
Boston crisis over schools now in court
The Boston mayor and City Council failed to agree on emergency financing for the penniless school system before a court deadline. A mediator quit after four hours as officials warned of possible school closures for 64,500 students without an extra 30 million dollars to cover payrolls and costs.
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Boston
Kevin H. White
Superior Court
Thomas Morse Jr
Senate hearings clash over abortion bill and genetics concerns
A bill declaring life begins at conception faces stiff opposition from geneticists who warn it could ban contraceptives and prenatal testing. Dr. Leon Rosenberg and other experts testify while protesters disrupt the Senate Judiciary panel proceedings in Washington. Capitol police arrest six protesters. lawmakers plan continuing hearings into May and June.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Leon Rosenberg
American Society of Human Genetics
Rosenberg
John East
R-N.c
Senate Judiciary Separation of Powers
United States
Jasper Williams
National Medical Association
Thurmond
Mathias
Kennedy
Jasper F. Williams Sr
Reagan lifts embargo on U S grain sales to Soviet Union
President Reagan announces a complete lift of the embargo on U.S. grain sales to the Soviet Union. He cites campaign promises and says allies were consulted. An aide to Senator Jepsen calls the move fantastic.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Larry Speakes
Afghanistan
Roger Jepsen
Lown
Sharp rise in violence toward women shocks Iowa centers
Shelter staff report a sharp three month jump in domestic abuse involving guns and beatings across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Decorah. Cedar Rapids center sees record February and March admissions. 65 percent of clients leave homes. Centers note more women seek hospital care and multiple threats or shootings, with alcohol and unemployment cited as factors. Police see no spike in calls but acknowledge more women may avoid police by using shelters.
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Martha Garner
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Decorah
Garner
Pat Meyers
Meyers
Iowa City Center
Wallace Johnson
Johnson
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