Court strikes down creationism statute
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Louisiana's 1981 law requiring creation science to be given equal weight with evolution unconstitutional. The court upheld Judge Adrian Duplantier's ruling, saying the act aimed to discredit evolution and favored religion, failing secular purpose, primary effect tests, and entanglement limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Adrian Duplantier
U.S. Supreme Court
Duplantier
Appeals Court
5Th Circuit
Supreme Court
Hutton executive OK'd overdraft scheme in memo
A 1981 memo from Hutton president George Ball shows a branch earning $30,000 monthly from overdrafts. Washington official Perry Bacon reportedly admitted destroying records after government subpoenas in 1982. The documents fuel questions about DOJ decisions in the Hutton case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Washington
E.F. Hutton & Co
Hutton
Department of Justice
Edwin Meese
Department
House Judiciary
George L. Ball
Ball
Prudential Bache Securities
Bacon
Peter B. Clark
Flames force thousands to evacuate California city
A 60 000 acre blaze near Santa Margarita Lake prompted evacuation of up to 10 000 residents in San Luis Obispo. Gov Deukmejian declared a state of emergency as flames advanced into the city limits destroying homes and forcing campus, high school, and youth camps to close. Firefighting crews, heat and lightning, and road closures strained the region as residents scrambled to save personal belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Obispo
Calif
George Deukmejian
Robert Griffin
Santa Margarita Lake
Robert Carrasco
Canada
Bill Keil
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo High School
Boy Scouts
U.S. 101
Paris Le Havre express derails after truck crash kills eight
An express train traveling at 100 mph collided with a semi-trailer stuck on the track near Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray. Eight people died and 67 were injured as the locomotive and four cars left the rails. the cab was crushed and the trailer cleared only after the cars struck a house. About 600 passengers were aboard. US citizens among the injured were reported, with four in minor condition and one in satisfactory condition. Authorities noted no immediate cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint-Pierre-Du-Vauvray
France
le Havre
Ghislaine Laroche
U.S
Paris
Department
State
Eure
Carrie Brezine
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Brezine
McArthur Drake
Amy Biondi
Richwood
Ng blames partner for killings in northern California case
Charles C. Ng told Canadian authorities during a five hour Calgary interrogation that Leonard T. Lake was responsible for murders in Wilseyville Calaveras County where nine bodies and 40 pounds of bones were found. Ng faces Canadian charges while San Francisco police and Calaveras County officials consider extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
SAN Francisco
Charles C. Ng
California
Canada
Leonard T. Lake
George Kowalski
Calgary
Lake
Leonard Lake
Wilseyville
Kowalski
Calaveras County
Fense
Brian Devlin
Alberta
Leaders Seek End to Lebanese Bloodshed in Damascus Talks
Sunni Shiite and Druse leaders from Lebanon met with Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam in Damascus for a five hour session to halt violence and discuss U S sanctions over the TWA hijacking. Sniper attacks killed eight in Tripoli as combat echoed through Beirut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
U.S
TWA
Tripoli
Abdel-Halim Khaddam
Damascus
Watermelon poisoning linked to illegal chemical use, official says
California agriculture chief Clare Berryhill says water melon poisonings in California and nearby states likely stem from illegal aldicarb application rather than carryover residues. The chemical Temik is banned on watermelons but allowed on other crops such as cotton. In Idaho, Amtrak Empire Builder derailed by a broken rail joint injuring 81. Burlington Northern cites a fractured 18 to 24 inch rail bolt piece and rules out human error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
California
Food and Agriculture
Clare Berryhill
Union Carbide Co
Temik
Burlington Northern Railroad
Howard Kallie
Seattle
Gazette Wire
Dentist Westercamp joins Lindale Mall practice
Dr. Westercamp moves to Lindale Dental Care under Younkers in Lindale Mall. He and staff invite old friends to visit seven days a week during mall hours. Call 395-0065 for details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hutton Exec
California City
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Portland, Or
Griffin
Ron Dunin
Nelle Heh
UPI
Hermosillo
Mexico
National Action Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Congress
Sudan-Libya
Cairo
Egypt
Sudan
United States
Libya
Khartoum
Osman Abdullah Mohammed
Muammar Khadafy
Al-Sahafa
Rom Gazette Wire Services
Rail Joint Blamed
Elmira
Idaho
Amtrak
Ilten’s
2Nd Ave
Dr. J Westercamp
D.D.S
Lindale Mall
Vactronic Power Team
Pat
Ceed
Brant
Center Point Road
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!