Court restores Silkwood punitive award and OKs leases
Supreme Court rules 5-4 that Kerr-McGee must pay $10 million in punitive damages to Silkwood's three children, allowing negligence suits against nuclear plants. The court also allows offshore California oil leases to proceed without immediate coastal-consistency review, reversing a 1982 ruling and delaying environmental checks until after sale.
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Army general found bound and hanged at Fort Sam Houston
Maj. Gen. Robert G. Ownby commander of the 90th U.S. Army Reserve Command was found bound with a belt and hanging in a Fort Sam Houston headquarters building. A typewritten note on his chest claimed foul play and disputed death by own action. The body was found about 6 am by a working employee.
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Ex-president Bignone to seek transfer to military court
Former Argentine military ruler Reynaldo Bignone, 55, arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal deprivation of liberty false testimony abuse of authority and covering up a crime in the presumed murder of two Communists will ask that his case be moved from civilian to military court. Court sources said the move is sought to challenge civilian jurisdiction.
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Sharon Denied Top Zionist Council Seat
The World Zionist Organization's 113 member council voted 59 to 48 to deny Ariel Sharon a seat on its executive council. The decision blocks his path to a key post overseeing immigration to Israel, despite Prime Minister backing him. Sharon had been removed from the Defense Ministry after the Sabra and Chatila killings.
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Soviet Install 9 New SS-20 Missiles Amid Western Europe Deployments
NATO announced nine new SS-20 intermediate range missiles were installed by the Soviet Union in the past month as Pershing 2 and cruise missiles began deployment in Western Europe. The alliance also confirmed completion of another SS-20 base in the eastern USSR, bringing total SS-20s to 378.
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Soviet confirms pipeline fire in Siberia compressor station
Moscow confirmed a fire damaged a Siberian compressor station on the gas pipeline to Western Europe but denied Western reports of delays. The blaze, said to have occurred in mid December, marked the first Soviet admission of damage to the system and the line remains only partially in operation.
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Crime rises in gun town in Georgia town history
Kennesaw Georgia faced a 9 percent rise in crime from 1982 to 1983 after passing an ordinance requiring residents to own guns. The city first drew national attention in 1982 as the first U S city to mandate firearm ownership.
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Protester accompanies dog during Washington demonstration
Dog lovers confront Peking campaign to wipe out dogs as a threat to human health. In Washington on Wed Corey Walleck holds a dog during the protest as Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang visits the United States. Zhao says China and the United States have too many policy differences to form a broad anti Soviet partnership.
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Army denies damages to rape victim claiming risk of service
Betty Ann Buckmiller seeks $80,000 for injuries from a November 1982 rape at Fort Ord. The Army refuses payment, citing injuries incident to service under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Her lawyer plans to sue in federal court and push for a congressional bill. The attackers received lengthy sentences after courts-martial.
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Marines to stay at Beirut airport in Lebanon crisis
U S officials say Marines will remain at Beirut airport for now citing protection and a hard line from Syria. President Reagan envoy Rumsfeld to visit Damascus after Assad letter promising talks. Fighting swells around Beirut as Saudi mediation stalls and Israel contemplates new withdrawal steps.
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U S Gas Price Ruling OK'd by Federal Agency
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a new natural gas pricing ruling that could trigger more than $1 billion in consumer refunds. The agency will seek public comments for 30 days before ordering refunds, amid hopes the Supreme Court will hear the administration's appeal.
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Blood transfusions linked to AIDS risk in study
A Boston AP report notes transfusions may cause about 1 percent of AIDS cases to date, with rare transmission after surgery or accidents. The study warns tainted blood can spread AIDS even from less than a pint and donors may show no signs. An editorial urges cautious use of blood products. Since 1982, 38 transfusion-associated AIDS cases identified, about one-thousandth of one percent of total cases.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Klan Parade Permit Fight Draws Black Attorney
In Chickasaw Alabama attorney Chris Clanton, volunteering for the Alabama ACLU, represents Ray Morris of the Ku Klux Klan in seeking a parade permit. He warns the City Council a suit if denied, and black leaders protest his role while Clanton stays involved claiming equal access.
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