Senate Edges Toward School Prayer Amendments
Senate Judiciary Committee clears two constitutional prayer proposals, one backed by President Reagan to allow classroom prayers and another by Sen. Orrin Hatch for silent prayer and meditation. The panel sent both to the full Senate without endorsement, signaling a major battle over school prayer amid past Supreme Court rulings.
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More Americans trust government despite lingering doubts
A Michigan study shows rising public confidence in government for the first time since 1958 survey series, with 33 percent trusting federal officials to do right. Arthur H. Miller notes nuanced shifts across parties, signaling a improved political climate.
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House rejects extension of daylight savings time
The House narrowly defeated legislation to extend daylight savings time by almost two months 199-211 with Iowa opposing the bill. Midwest farmers argued for maintaining current times while supporters cited benefits for spring practice by slow pitch softball players and energy concerns.
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Long Island
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New York
Five GE nuclear plants ordered closed for cooling pipe inspections
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered within 30 days the shutdown of five General Electric reactors in Massachusetts North Carolina Illinois and Alabama to inspect cooling pipes for cracks that could trigger a core meltdown. The action follows prior voluntary requests and cites potential loss of coolant and major radiation release risks.
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Man sues Air Force to release UFO occupants
Larry W. Bryant, head of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, files in Washington asking the U S District Court to surrender one or more occupants of crash landed extraterrestrial craft and to disclose any related information. He alleges a government policy of UFO secrecy. Judge Oliver Gasch has not acted.
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Ayatollah Meshkini Elected President of Iran Assembly
Ayatollah Meshkini, Friday prayers leader in Qom, won 45 of 69 votes to lead Iran's Assembly of Experts. The body, elected last year, will choose Khomeini's successor after his death.
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Turkish envoy killed as Armenian groups claim blame in Brussels
A Turkish diplomat was shot dead outside the Turkish Embassy in Brussels by a man in blue jeans. Armenian groups claimed responsibility, marking the 27th Turkish mission murder abroad in a decade and the second this year.
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DeLorean lawyers claim illegal break-ins in cocaine probe
In Los Angeles, John DeLorean's attorneys argued in court that government agents conducted unlawful break-ins during the cocaine trafficking inquiry. They cited potential dismissal of charges but offered few specifics on locations of the alleged intrusions.
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Latin Presidents Convene Emergency Summit in Cancun
Four Latin American leaders gather in Cancun for an emergency two day summit to energize the Contadora peace initiative for Central America. The Mexican government says the timing shows rising regional concern about the crisis.
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Ancient dens found in Nebraska push back carnivore denning
Scientists report in Science that a Nebraska fossil complex reveals dens used by large predatory mammals about 20 million years ago. Robert M. Hunt Jr of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says bear dogs, about wolf size, dominated the sites, extending earlier evidence of denning by large carnivores from 2 million years.
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Judge Upholds Probation After Ill Man Pleads Guilty
Hampden County DA says the judge followed the office recommendation to place on probation Ralph Ward Rice, a 32 year old man from Southwick who pleaded guilty to raping his own young daughter. Rice is terminally ill and weighed 650 pounds. Public protests arose but Judge George Keady stands by the sentence pending new evidence.
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