Study finds felons on probation pose high recidivism threats
Rand Corp report on 1,672 felons sentenced to probation in Los Angeles and Alameda counties shows 1,087 re-arrested and 853 convicted of new crimes, with 538 sent to jail or prison and 18 percent jailed for violent offenses. The study urges intensive supervision despite cost.
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Reagan pushes 1986 budget with defense boost
President Reagan released advance copies of his 1986 budget totaling 974 billion dollars. He seeks nearly 40 billion dollars in domestic cuts while boosting defense by about 30 billion. He urged a strong bipartisan effort and faced mixed reactions from Congress as leaders weighed defense as a central hurdle.
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El Salvador launches mass vaccination blitz across 3200 posts
El Salvador begins a one day campaign to immunize as many as 600000 children against common diseases. Health minister Dr Benjamin Valdes aims to cut infant mortality in half from about 41 per 1000 live births. World Health Organization observers expect regional expansion with Guatemala and Honduras nearby.
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Central America
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Honduras
Paredes
Colombia
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Judge's draft questions Williams trial fairness in killings
Washington Post report cites Justice Richard Bell's unpublished 1983 draft asserting Williams did not receive a fair trial and that prosecutors overextended links to five additional murders. The full court rejected the draft, and the final opinion upheld Williams' conviction.
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Deaf man convicted of embezzling postal samples
James Dollard, 59, who is deaf and aids poor hearing impaired women, was convicted of embezzling 86 undelivered sanitary napkins from a Charlotte downtown post office. He plans to appeal while fighting to retain his job. The jury verdict carries a $500 fine and three years probation after a suspended one year prison term.
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Charlotte
N.C
James Dollard
Dollard
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