ABA backs insanity law change in Hinckley case
The American Bar Association urged tighter use of the insanity defense after John Hinckley Jr scandal. It endorses a standard where a defendant who can appreciate wrongfulness may be convicted, disallowing irresistible impulse as an excuse. The move aligns with the Reagan administration and the American Psychiatric Association to reform decades of law.
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Washington Post Service
New Orleans
American Bar Association
John Hinckley Jr
Association
American Psychiatric Association
ABA
Reagan
Stolen Aga Khan Stallion Shergar Valued at 3.1 Million Ransom
Five or six bandits abducted Shergar from Ballymany Stud Farm in Ireland at gunpoint using the head groom as a hostage. They demanded a 3.1 million ransom and have not been heard from. Shergar, Horse of the Year 1981, had just sired a foal and is co owned by the Aga Khan. Police express uncertainty about suspects and motives, including IRA links or ransom by breeders.
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Gazette Wire Services
Dublin
Ireland
Aga Khan
Shergar
Ballymany
Switzerland
France
IRA
Northern Ireland
Europe
Prince Sadruddin
London
Michael Stoute
Newmarket
England
Two Die In Light Plane Crash Near Garwin
A light plane crashed into a soybean field four miles east of Garwin in Tama County killing two men. Victim Peter John Youngblut, 30, of La Porte City, was identified. the other man's name remains withheld pending confirmation. Debris spread over a wide area. one victim ejected, the other trapped in the wreckage. Officials believe four left Waterloo for Oklahoma City Tuesday, two returned, and no IDs were found on the second victim.
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Alice Witosky
Jazette No
Garwin
Robert Osborn
Tama County
Dennis Mallory
Toledo
Peter John Youngblut
la Porte City
Aney
Theederal Aviation Administration
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mallory
Waterloo
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jobs No 1 on must do agenda of state Demos
Democratic leaders in Des Moines draft a blue print for a broad jobs package aiming to boost construction and unemployment areas. Speaker Don Avenson says bond financing could fund sewer road and bridge repairs creating thousands of jobs. The plan expands beyond Gov Branstad ideas including training, housing, recreation and industry development.
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Demos
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Ames
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
Avenson
House GOP Drops Plan for Hearing on Sales Tax
Des Moines Iowa Republicans withdraw their request for a public hearing on the sales tax increase to avoid embarrassing Governor Branstad. Rep Hugo Schnekloth and eight others had called for the hearing last week while Democrats pressed to rush the bill to passage.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
House
Terry Branstad
Hugo Schnekloth
R Eldridge
Branstad
Ways and Means
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Chuckle Parking Space Defined as Unoccupied Curbside Area
A concise note defines a parking space as an unoccupied area along the curbing on the opposite side of the street. Copyright metadata accompanies the definition.
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