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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1979
Page
4
Boo Buangan eight from Laos, nicknamed Boo, receives hopeful prognosis for bone marrow disease at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Her twin Buak ham supports her as the family resettles in Boone Iowa.
Convicted killer Jesse Bishop fought a U.S. Supreme Court stay in Washington while the Nevada Pardons Board refused to commute his death sentence. The 46 year old, facing a gas chamber deadline, called the stay a farce as relatives of his victim sought no clemency. The board, in a 5-2 vote, did not grant life without parole. Bishop had pleaded guilty to the December 1977 shooting of Baltimore newlywed David Ballard in a Las Vegas casino. The case drew involvement from the ACLU and elicited public comment from Ballard family members. The Supreme Court requested answers on Bishop s competence and representation in prior proceedings. The Pardons Board postponement efforts continued despite earlier stay denials.
The Chicago Tribune reports Vietnamese refugees posing as boat people have infiltrated many boats leaving Vietnam. Refugees in camps in Indonesia identify agents aboard nearly every vessel, with some agents revealing their identities. An Indonesian camp doctor and camp leader warn of an intelligence network and say U S authorities may allow 200 to 300 agents to enter for surveillance.
U.S. District Judge Marion Callister of Boise, a Mormon Church official, was asked to disqualify himself from ruling on the Equal Rights Amendment amid concerns of potential bias. The motion by the U.S. Attorney General's office cites the church's opposition to ERA and to the extension deadline as a reason for impartiality questions. The Idaho Arizona suit challenges GSA handling of ratification votes and seeks a ruling on Congress action last year.
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