Court upholds busing plan and blocks execution in Barefoot case
The Supreme Court rejected the Justice Department’s bid to curb busing, allowing desegregation efforts to continue. It blocked the planned execution of Thomas Barefoot and set April 26 to hear stays and related issues for 1,137 death row inmates. The court also addressed jury voir dire disclosure and upheld Michigan’s surrogate birth ban in a separate matter.
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Nuclear plant, GPU settle $4 billion lawsuit
Three Mile Island operators and reactor maker Babcock & Wilcox announce a $4 billion settlement. B&W will provide GPU rebates up to 37 million dollars over 10 years to fund decontamination and cleanup of the damaged reactor from the 1979 accident.
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Hair-raising drug offers potential baldness cure
Hartford dermatologists test Minoxidil for hair growth as a side effect of a blood pressure drug. Dr. Ronald Savin plans 150 men with bald spots and 36 with alopecia areata to use a Minoxidil lotion twice daily with monthly exams. volunteers receive 100 dollars. Upjohn confirms the drug is prescribed for heart disease in combination therapies.
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Upjohn Co
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Ronald Savin
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Mideast talks stall amid rocket attack near negotiators
In Khalde Lebanon a Katyusha rocket struck an Israeli checkpoint near the talks site injuring one soldier. Negotiators formed four subcommittees on troop withdrawal and postwar relations while flaring positions over early warning stations. Different groups claimed responsibility, with U S Marines denying involvement.
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Tel Aviv
Antoine Fattal
Daoud Sayegh
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Hay el- Sellom
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U.S
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Walt Deforest
Delta Dream Vacation Fare to Florida and Caribbean
Delta advertises discount fares to Florida cities and island destinations with nonstop service to Nassau and San Juan. The Orlando EPCOT Disney World Dream Vacation is priced from 35 dollars per person double occupancy plus air fare, two nights lodging and park admission, valid through February 11 1983. Contact Delta Travel Agent or 800 323 4711 for full details. schedules from Chicago may change without notice.
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Chicago
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Italy jails 32 Red Brigades members for Moro murder
An Italian jury sentenced 32 defendants to life terms in the Aldo Moro case, with four acquittals and 27 others given sentences from four months to 30 years. Italy retains no death penalty and juries decide punishments in major crimes. Meanwhile in Peking Jiang Qing’s death sentence was suspended for two years with a government decision pending.
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Aldo Moro
Italy
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Jiang Qing
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Hu Yaobang
Communist Party
Solidarity Radio Declares Resilience Amid Trial in Poland
In Warsaw Radio Solidarity aired a defiant broadcast after the trial of nine founders of the underground labor movement. A male announcer proclaimed the union outlawed yet the station lives and functions, praising the nine defendants as the most courageous among them.
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Quake Strikes Andaman Islands and Southern Mexico
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit India's Andaman Islands early today with no immediate damage or casualties reported. Separately, southern Mexico experienced another quake with no casualties and only minor damage. A Red Cross spokesman said there were no wounded or collapsed houses.
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