Reagan signs bill curbing lie detector use in employment
The Senate passed legislation 68 to 24 limiting private lie detector tests and barring actions against employees solely for test results. Senator Kennedy said the bill balances employer and employee interests. AC LU backed it protecting workers labeled liars by unreliable machines. The House approved it 251 to 120 last week.
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F-16 Crashes After Hitting Pigs On Runway
At Jacksonville International Airport a pilot ejected after his F-16 struck two wild pigs on the runway. The jet, valued at about 16 million dollars, was destroyed. Col. Sam Carter, who had flown for 24 years, survived with bruises. The pigs were killed. remains scattered on the tarmac.
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Soviets Grant Tatars Right to Return to Crimea
MOSCOW The Soviet Union Thursday granted thousands of Crimean Tatars the right to return to their homeland 44 years after Stalin branded them traitors and deported them to Central Asia. However Crimea would not be reinstated as an autonomous republic. A Gro myko led commission said borders had been sealed and could not be changed. Crimea joined the Ukrainian Republic in 1954 and is now populated mainly by Russians and Ukrainians. Tatars welcomed the right to return but face tough prospects due to scarce jobs and housing shortages.
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Guerrillas Attack U S Ambassador Residence in Lima
In Lima Peru on Thursday leftist guerrillas fired a 60 mm mortar at the two story colonial ambassadorial residence injuring no one. Ambassador Alexander Watson IV his wife and infant daughter were at home at 6 30 am when the blast damaged the roof. Embassy spokesman Joao Escodi confirmed the incident.
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Soviet reformer Yeltsin chosen for party conference
Soviet maverick Boris Yeltsin, a Gorbachev protegee turned critic, was elected to attend the 19th Communist Party Conference. Foreign Ministry spokesman Genna dy Gerasimov announced the selection, signaling potentially lively debate as reformers clash with conservatives. Yeltsin, 57, had been ousted as Moscow party boss and stripped of his Politburo status after a critical Central Committee speech in October.
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Israeli Soldier Kills Palestinian Teen in Sebastia Clash
In Sebastia near Nablus an Israeli soldier fatally wounded 17 year old Ahmed Hassan Hawari after a rock threat claim. The widening uprising drew Arab states pledging aid and a broad general strike across occupied lands and East Jerusalem.
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Yanks warned in Beijing over possible terror threat
The U S Embassy in Beijing issued an urgent notice to about 1500 Americans warning of possible terrorist attacks in the Chinese capital by an unspecified third country. Consular official Dewey Pendergrass said the embassy believes the threat is real and urged Americans to protect themselves and avoid American hangouts. A second memo advised embassy staff and businessmen against frequenting such areas and wearing distinctly American clothing.
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Court to Reconsider Gay Ruling by 9th Circuit Panel
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday agreed to rehear a land mark ruling striking down the Army ban on homosexual soldiers. The 11-member panel will hear the case after the Reagan administration sought a review, removing the Feb 10 decision that held Army discharge rules unconstitutional. The court had previously found homosexuals deserve constitutional protection against government discrimination parallel to racial minorities.
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9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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