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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1992
Page
3
Steven Linscott, once convicted in the Karen Ann Phillips killing, had charges dropped after DNA tests were inconclusive. The 1982 conviction was overturned after a three year prison term. Linscott was to face a second trial before the decision.
Michigan Supreme Court rules minor factual errors do not create libel in a substantially true story and wipes out a $1 million award to David Roach against the Battle Creek Enquirer. Roach sued over a 1980 report that said he faced first degree criminal sexual conduct charges in a 17 year old babysitter case. He was arrested and released on bond but never charged.
A pregnant American woman contesting a U S ban on the French abortion pill RU486 faces court delays as US Justice Department seeks to keep the confiscated drug from her. Justice papers were filed with Justice Clarence Thomas as the case moves from New York courts to the Supreme Court.
Ed Rollins resigned as co manager of Ross Perot's campaign after a brief tenure and conflicts over campaign strategy. He said Perot's approach differed from his preference for a traditional, immediate television advertising push. Tom Luce said Rollins would not be replaced and Hamilton Jordan will take the title of campaign manager. Perot faces a stalled poll position while pursuing ballot access in 24 states and seeking 50.
Washington AP reports the National Commission on AIDS warns up to half of Americans with AIDS are homeless or at risk, and at least 15 percent of street dwellers are HIV positive. The commission criticizes HUD for ignoring the AIDS housing crisis and slow program implementation. It also notes housing discrimination and nonrecognition of AIDS infection as a disability.
Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan told Farm Bureau leaders that the northern spotted owl’s poor mate choice may hasten its extinction as aggressive barred owls spread across California Oregon and Washington. An official noted such offspring would not count as spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act.
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