Williams murder trial gains leeway on other-crimes evidence
A Georgia judge allowed prosecutors to present fibers bloodstains and witnesses linking Wayne Williams to ten additional slayings as part of a pattern claim. Defense warns of prejudice while jurors are instructed to consider only relevant connections to Cater and Payne. No arrests yet made in the other cases.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Jimmy Ray Payne
Cooper
Cater
Payne
John Harold Porter
Porter
Congress opens session with focus on economy and budget
The 97th Congress resumes in a low key session as lawmakers cite the recession and deficits. President Reagan's State of the Union address is awaited to outline budget cuts and possible tax increases. Senate action includes busing desegregation limits and Williams expulsion debate. Kennelly sworn in to fill Cotter's seat. Dole schedules hearings on denying tax exempt status to discriminatory colleges.
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Washington
UPI
97Th
Congress
Reagan
Senate
Robert Byrd
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Justice Department
Barbara Kennelly
D-Conn
House
William Cotter
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Jones University
Draft Ed for Governor movement swells in New York
Mayor Edward Koch returns from Spain amid a newspaper push urging him to run for governor. The New York Post urged readers to mail coupons to back a draft, while Koch insists he will remain mayor only. The item notes Ko ch’s denial and the Post’s page three plea for support.
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NEW York
Edward Koch
Spain
Tom Goldstein
Koch
New York Post
New York City
New York State
Haig Gromyko talks may be short over Poland issue
In Geneva Haig warned a meeting with Gromyko could be brief if Poland talks are avoided. Gromyko said he would not discuss Poland or its domestic situation, prompting Haig to suggest a short session. Meanwhile in Rome the Red Brigades said they will not negotiate Dozier’s release and showed him with a beard in a new communique.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPS
Alexander Haig
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Poland
Moscow
Haig
Rome
UPI
Red Brigades
James Dozier
Dozier
John Gause
Gause
Benning
Soldier killed in live fire drill at Fort Irwin
Pvt. Robert Solonika, 20, of Salem Oregon, died from small arms fire during a training exercise at the National Training Center in the California desert. Three other soldiers were wounded. names withheld pending relatives’ notice. The incident followed full scale war games with adversary units using Soviet style gear.
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FT. Irwin
Calif
UPI
National Training Center
California
Army
Robert Solonika
Salem
Ore
18Th Infantry
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Kan
Desert Base
U.S
Robert Hughes
Solonika
Supreme Court shelves ERA ruling amid clock Ticking
The Supreme Court postponed decisive action on the ERA case, leaving Judge Marion Callister's 1979 deadline extension ruling on hold while allowing continued consideration. Justices stayed any legal effect of that ruling, signaling a potential end to the ERA fight by June 30 pending future ratifications.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Marion Callister
Boise
Idaho
Congress
Callister
National Organization For Women
Justice Department
High Court
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