Williams to be electrocuted in Louisiana execution
Louisiana Governor David Treen refused to halt the scheduled execution of Robert Wayne Williams, 31, who killed an A P supermarket guard during a Baton Rouge robbery. Georgia meanwhile delayed Alpha Otis Stephens, 37, as Supreme Court granted a reprieve. another inmate John Eldon Smith, 53, faces Thursday’s death. The Louisiana chair has not been used in 22 years.
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Angola
Louisiana
U.S
Robert Wayne Williams
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Williams
Alpha Otis Stephens
Supreme Court
Stephens
John Eldon Smith
Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole
Smith and Stephens
David Treen
A&p
Baton Rouge
Treen
Willie Kelly
Shultz links Kuwait attack to Lebanon assaults
U S Secretary of State George Shultzsaid a link between the Kuwait Embassy bombing and attacks on American facilities in Lebanon is quite likely and warned of possible retaliation. He noted identification of attackers could lead to actions, while avoiding specifics. He cited North Korea as behind the Burma bombing and discussed a global pattern of violence.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.S
George Shultz
Kuwait
Lebanon
Shultz
Kuwaiti
North Korea
Burma
Scientists at Melbourne IVF clinic deny requests to use embryos for spare parts
Professor Carl Wood and Dr. Alan Trounson of Queen Victoria Medical Center report two overseas approaches to grow embryos beyond five to seven days for spare parts. They deny the requests, noting ethical limits and public opposition, while planning to resume standard in vitro fertilization after Victoria lifted a ban.
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Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Queen Victoria Medical Center
Carl Wood
Alan Trounson
Trounson
Medical Center
Victoria
Wood
Sinatra under investigation for alleged card game intimidation
State gaming officials probe claims Frank Sinatra pressured a Golden Nugget blackjack dealer to deal from a single deck during a Dec. 1 visit with Dean Martin. The Division of Gaming Enforcement cautions no charges or fines set, while noting the potential violation of standard dealing rules.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Frank Sinatra
Thomas O’brien
Division of Gaming Enforcement
Golder Nugget
Dean Martin
O’brien
Sinatra
New Jersey
Ex porn star testifies to make pornography a civil rights offense
Linda Lovelace now Linda Marchiano tells Minneapolis City Council that her coercion and abuse during filming justify treating porn as a civil rights violation against women. The amendment would shift oversight of porn venues from zoning to civil rights law. Elizabeth Taylor seeks treatment at Betty Ford Center under Dr Michael Roth in Rancho Mirage California amid drug rehab efforts.
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Minneapolis
Linda Lovelace
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Elizabeth Taylor
Betty Ford
Miss Taylor
Eisenhower Medical Center
Michael Roth
Geary to Exit General Hospital Role Luke Spencer
Anthony Geary will leave his Luke Spencer role on ABCs General Hospital at year end. He announced at a New York press conference that he will return for future stints but will pursue other projects after exiting this year.
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New York
Anthony Geary
Luke Spencer
General Hospital
Geary
Hospital
Gazette Wire Services
Bombs for Navy explode at Nassau County recruiting office
Two dynamite bombs in attaché cases exploded in a four story East Meadow building housing a Navy recruiting site after a 10 45 a.m. threat. No injuries were reported. The United Freedom Front claimed responsibility and criticized U S actions in Central and South America. Police evacuated nearby areas and searched for additional threats.
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East Meadow
N.Y
Long Island
Navy
United Freedom Front
FBI
U.S
South
Central America
Nassau County
George Maher
Nassau County Medical Center
Maher
Ken Walton
United Press International
Sullivan and
Houston Streets
Manhattan
Nicaragua
Salvador
Walton
South America
Justice Dept asks Supreme Court to review moment of silence in schools
The Justice Department urges the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of a school silence period. In a friend of the court brief Rex Lee asks the court to hear Alabama’s appeal of the 11th Circuit ruling that struck down the state law authorizing a moment of silence in public schools.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Rex Lee
Alabama
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Williams defends innocence after murder conviction appeal
Wayne Williams spoke from jail asserting he was not the killer in the Atlanta murders case and vowed to appeal his February 1982 convictions for the slayings of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Paine as the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the verdicts.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Georgia Supreme Court
Nathaniel Cater
Jimmy Ray Paine
Williams
Federal court strikes down law banning excess political spending
A second federal court finds a section of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act unconstitutional for punishing political spending over 1000 dollars. Judge Edward Becker leads ruling joined by two district judges, citing First Amendment chill on free expression. Earlier a D C court had similar ruling and the case awaits Supreme Court action. The Democratic Party and Pennsylvania party officials pressed to enforce the statute.
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Philadelphia
Edward Becker
3Rd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Democratic Party of the
United States
Edward Mezvinsky
Pennsylvania Democratic Committee
FEC
Renault dies at 78 in Cape Town hospital
Mary Renault author of The King Must Die and The Mask of Apollo died in a Cape Town hospital after a short illness. She was 78 and renowned for reviving Ancient Greek legends in 16 novels.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Mary Renault
Miss Renault
Apollo
Fire on shuttle during landing at Space Center Houston
Space shuttle Columbia landed with six astronauts and the European Spacelab aboard when a fire and subsequent explosion occurred. NASA officials said the fire was not detected until the following day and that the crew was never in danger.
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Spaceship
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
NASA
Steve Nesbitt
Nesbitt
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