Riverside judge rules against aid to death in hospital
Judge John H. Hews ruled Elizabeth Bouvia, a 26 year old wheelchair bound quadriplegic, cannot end her life with society's help as she is not terminally ill. The decision allows force feeding to preserve life and avert a precedent affecting disabled people. Bouvia plans to appeal with ACLU backing and expects a lengthy fight through California courts.
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Riverside
Calif
Superior Court
John H. Hews
Elizabeth Bouvin
Hews
Bouvia
Riverside General Hospital
California Supreme Court
Arson attack kills 17 at Amsterdam sex club
A gang armed with pistols and gasoline set fire to Club 26 in Amsterdam's red light district killing at least 17 and injuring 14. About 500 patrons were in nearby clubs as firefighters found victims amid four burning buildings. Police cited a former club employee among arrestees. motive remains undetermined.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Harry Leutscher
Leutscher
Joop de Vries
Mercy plea spares prison for drunken driver
Joseph and Doris Parker urged mercy for Stephen J. Uhland after he pleaded guilty to auto manslaughter for a crash that killed their son. The judge sentenced Uhland to community service at a medical center instead of jail after a victim impact statement.
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Mercy
Annapolis, Md
Joseph
Doris Parker
Stephen J. Uhland
Uhland
Court rules consensual sex with nonvirgin minor not felony
Miami AP: A state appeals court held it was not a felony for an adult to have sex with a consenting 12 year old if the girl was not a virgin. The 3rd District Court of Appeal said the legislature did not intend equal punishment for consensual intercourse with chaste and unchaste children. The ruling also found the Dade Circuit judge erred in denying dismissal of indecent assault charges against Jerome Lanier.
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Miami
3Rd District Court of Appeal
Diane Leeds
Dade Circuit
Murray Goldman
Jerome Lanier
Hyatt probe ends with no charges in skywalk collapse
Kansas City prosecutors said the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse probe found answers to many questions but no criminal charges will be filed. U S Attorney Robert G Ulrich declined to disclose specifics due to ongoing civil litigation. The July 17 1981 disaster killed 114 and injured more than 200.
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Kansas City, Mo
Hyatt Regency
U.S
Robert G. Ulrich
DOJ proposes rules to end handicap discrimination in programs
The Justice Department unveiled proposed rules to ban discrimination against the disabled in its programs while noting it will avoid imposing undue financial or administrative burdens on accommodations.
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Washington
Justice Department
El Salvador Constitution Finished by Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly in San Salvador finished a new constitution aimed at distributing power among the three branches. Critics warn the document severely restricts land reform and note it closely resembles the suspended 1962 constitution toppled by the 1979 military coup on October 15.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Constituent Assembly
Carlos Humberto Romero
Press freedom under strain worldwide says IPI report
The International Press Institute reports sharp decline in press freedom across 86 countries. Journalists face jail or death threats in the East bloc, Asia, Latin America and Africa as protests to governments reach a record 65 in 1983.
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London
Asia
Latin America
Africa
International Press Institute
Institute
Third Christmas in jail for man never on trial
Ralph Stevenson, 22, detained since November 1981 on charges tied to the stabbing death of Francis Driscoll, remains jailed in Hampden County. His trial hinges on whether a confessed statement may be admissible, with his lawyer seeking bail relief as prosecutors cite public risk.
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Springfield
Mass
Ralph Stevenson
Hampden County House of Correction
Stevenson
Ralph
Jessie
Peewee
Aaron Wilson
Jack St. Clair
Wilson
Francis Driscoll
Holyoke
Grenadian Counterrevolution Fear Targets U S Med Students
State Department releases documents showing Grenadian authorities labeled 706 American medical students and about 400 Grenadians as internal counterrevolutionaries. A secret roll call lists a gas station attendant as very dangerous and identifies several locals as dangerous as part of a neighborhood by neighborhood assessment.
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Washington
State Department
People’s Revolutionary Army
University School of Medicine
St. George’s
Island
Springs
Charlie David Gas Station
Roy Charles
Joseph
Big Joe
Poles Rally in Solidarity Protests Across Cities
Thousands demonstrated in Warsaw Gdansk Poznan and Wroclaw honoring workers killed in the 1970 food price riots. Clashes occurred in several cities as crowds attended Masses, with Danuta Walesa placing flowers at a shipyard monument amid police cordons and barred speeches.
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Gdansk
Poland
Solidarity
Warsaw
Poznan
Wroclaw
Solidarity Union
Posnan
Danuta Walesa
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Lenin Shipyard
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Elizabeth Bouvia
Constitution
First Ave
Lindale Mall
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ioindale Mall
Collins Road
Press Freedom Report
Reagan
H Ave
Grow TV
Cas
Shaver Rd
SEIKO
Boysons
Armstrong
Third Avenue
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