Police round up boarding school kids in abuse probe
Mississippi state social workers and police moved 64 Be thel Home for Children residents from Lucedale to the Mississippi State Hospital amid allegations of physical and mental abuse. About 140 students had fled Friday. authorities aimed to return most to parents or guardians by Monday.
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Lucedale
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Brittain
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Welfare Department
Consecration of Two Prague Assistants Draws 5,000 Parade
About 5,000 Roman Catholics packed St Vitus Cathedral in Prague for the first public consecration of assistant bishops since 1973. Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek led ceremonies honoring Jan Lebeda and Antonin Liska, signaling a push for religious freedom under the communist regime. Protests followed at the archbishop’s palace as supporters urged more bishops and greater church autonomy.
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Antonin Liska
Star Wars defense cost and viability questioned in study
A congressional study concludes the first phase of the Star Wars missile defense cannot be deployed before the turn of the century and may cost over 170 billion dollars. It would intercept only about 16 percent of Soviet missiles and protect limited targets, leaving American cities largely exposed. The Pentagon disputes the report, saying costs are lower and the timeline uncertain.
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Louisiana
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Wisconsin
Congress
Office of Technology Assessment
Secret Coca Eradication Research Near Washington
U S researchers work on eradicating coca by testing Spike herbicide in covert projects at a government complex near Washington. Plans include aerial spraying over coca farms abroad, using private contractors with federal advisers, amid sensitivity in the Agriculture Department and concerns from drug networks.
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Los Angeles police launch citywide gang crackdown
A task force of 1,000 officers swept Los Angeles at night arresting more than 530 people and seizing drugs and weapons. Police cited a 20 percent rise in gang slayings and vowed further sweeps. Most arrests targeted south-central harbor and San Fernando Valley precincts with several gang related cases.
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