Prison killings heighten call for death penalty
Chicago report on Marion Federal Penitentiary killings sparks renewed federal death penalty debate. Officials cite deterrence gaps while lawmakers and scholars offer conflicting views. ACLU counters that capital punishment may not deter and could even entice certain inmates.
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Reagan Wins Battle Over Civil Rights Panel Control
The newly reconstituted U S Civil Rights Commission, in a 6 to 2 vote, denounced quotas for black promotion signaling a conservative shift. Democrats Berry and Ramirez opposed the move, while Baker Michel and other conservatives appointed by Congress enlarged the president’s 6-2 majority. The clash over appointments and independence dominated a two day meeting as Pendleton asserted leadership and pledged neutral service to the public.
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Beiruts Remote Bomb Killings Tie to Munich Attacks
Five years ago a remote-control bomb exploded in Beirut Lebanon killing eight people. Among the dead was the man identified as the orchestrator of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre.
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