Aide jailed for defying grand jury testimony on Capitol drug probe
Federal judge holds Leo C. Inglesby Jr. in civil contempt and orders imprisonment until he testifies before a grand jury probing narcotics use on Capitol Hill. Inglesby, aide to Rep. Charles Pashayan Jr., claims legislative privilege and immunity. An appeals motion failed.
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Washington Post Service
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Capitol Hill
Leo C. Inglesby Jr
U.S. District Court
John Lewis Smith Jr
Drug Enforcement Administration
Smith
Inglesby
Charles Pashayan Jr
R-Calif
Linda Huber
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Patricia Wald
Antonin Scalia
Huber
D.C
U.S
Daniel Bernstein
Nun Convicted in California Child Abuse Case
In Whittier California Sister Louraine Sok was convicted of child abuse after a trial in which a 9 year old girl’s charge was dropped. Sister Urban Maureen Molitor was found guilty of failing to report abuse. Both are misdemeanors with up to $500 fine and six months jail. Sentencing set for Jan 11.
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Urban Maureen Molitor
David Velasquez
Williams denied new trial in Atlanta murder case
Superior Court Judge Clarence Cooper rejected Wayne Williams's bid for a new trial after a six hour hearing. Williams, 24, was sentenced to two life terms in February for the murders of two young Black men.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Superior Court
Clarence Cooper
Williams
Former Jaycees President Convicted in Charity Fraud
Ex Jaycees president Johnny Lee Fletcher was found guilty of creating fake club chapters to divert charity funds and was sentenced to three to five years in prison plus a $5,000 fine and court costs. In Utah, Barney Clark remained in critical but more alert condition after surgery to replace half of his heart.
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Concord
N.C
Jaycees
Johnny Lee Fletcher
Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Vegetarian Diet Linked to Lower Estrogen in Blood
A UPI report says women on vegetarian diets have lower blood levels of two estrogens tied to breast cancer. The NEJM study stops short of claiming reduced cancer risk, noting fiber rich low fat diets and animal fat intake may influence estrogen retention. Dr Barry Goldin led the New England Medical Center study.
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UPI
New England Journal of Medicine
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Infectious Disease Service
New England Medical Center
Solar flares threaten radio communications and aurora displays
Bright solar flares on Tuesday and Wednesday trigger a magnetic storm expected to disrupt high frequency radio signals and possibly power lines and pipelines. Forecasters say the storm will peak Friday and may create visible auroras as far south as Washington state to Virginia, with NOAA satellites detecting the events.
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Boulder
Colo
Paul Oles
Buhl Planetarium
Pittsburgh
Joe Sutorik
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Washington State
Denver
Kansas City
Virginia
NOAA
Sutorik
Joint
Noaa Air Force Space Environment Services Center
United States backs UN condemnation of South Africa raid
In a unified Security Council stance the US condemned South Africa for a premeditated raid against Lesotho that killed 42. The council urged peaceful negotiations to resolve regional issues including Namibia talks with Angola. London reports flag a spy scandal as a South African Embassy official, Joseph Klue, departed Britain after an approach by authorities amid spying allegations.
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Lesotho
U.S
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Namibia
London
Foreign Office
Britain
Anatoly Zotov
Joseph Klue
Klue
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Dissident Leader Kim Dae-jung Hospitalized for Undisclosed Illness
South Korea said jailed opposition figure Kim Dae-jung was moved from Chonju Prison to Seoul National University Hospital for treatment of an undisclosed illness. The government mentioned a possible medical trip abroad, including to the United States.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Dae-jung
Kim
Seoul National University Hospital
Chonju
United States
Guatemala agrees to propaganda demand for kidnapped president’s daughter
Guatemalan officials reach a deal with guerrillas identified as CPD to publish a propaganda statement in Central American and Mexican newspapers in exchange for Xiomara Suazo, 33, daughter of Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova, who was kidnapped near Guatemala City. No violence reported.
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Roberto Suazo Cordova
Honduras
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CPD
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