Judge orders trial in Night Stalker case
Los Angeles judge orders Richard Ramirez to stand trial for 14 murders and 36 other felonies in the Night Stalker killings. He faces potential death penalty if convicted on counts with special circumstances and remains in custody without bail. Arraignment set for May 21 in Superior Court.
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Los Angeles
Richard Ramirez
Nelson
Ramirez
Satan
Los Angeles County
Philip Halpin
Moderate wins GOP primary in North Carolina Senate race
In North Carolina Republican Senate primary, James Broyhill led with 66 percent over David Funderburk 32 percent and Glenn Miller 3 percent as Broyhill avoided a runoff. Sanford led Democrats in North Carolina with 60 percent, John Ingram 14 percent. Ohio ex governor Rhodes led 76 with 45 percent while Gillmor 40 percent and Pfeifer 15 percent in Ohio races. An advisory nuclear waste referendum in North Carolina was decisively rejected.
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David Funderburk
North Carolina
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James Rhodes
Ohio
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John Glenn
Don Scott
Lyndon LaRouche
Thomas Kindness
Indiana
Valparaiso
Jill L. Long
Georgia D. Irey
LaRouche
Long
Irey
Dan Quayle
Frank McCloskey
Romania
Jesse Helms
National Congressional Club
Sanford
John Ingram
Rhodes
Paul Gillmor
Paul Pfeifer
Navy Jets Collide Off California Coast Killing Two Pilots
Two single seat A 7E Corsair II jets collided and burst into flames off the northern California coast during a training mission from Lemoore Naval Air Station. Identities of the pilots were not released.
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Mckinleyville
Calif
California
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Dennis McGrath
Sadek al Mahdi elected Sudan prime minister in contested vote
Sadek al Mahdi a British educated politician with ties to Libya and Saudi Arabia won 165 of 217 National Assembly votes in Sudan's first contested election in 16 years. He pledged to improve ties with Ethiopia and pursue a peaceful solution to the southern revolt. In Kabul, Soviet commanders moved hundreds of troops into the city, disarmed Afghan forces, and replaced Babrak Karmal with Mohammad Najibullah amid dispersed pro Karmal demonstrations.
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Sudan
Sadek al-Mahdi
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia
Al-Mahdi
National Assembly
Islamabad
Pakistan
Kabul
Babrak Karmal
Mohammad Najibullah
Afghanistan
Senate rejects Saudi missile sale in vote split
The Senate voted 73 to 22 to reject Reagan's proposal to sell 354 million dollars of missiles to Saudi Arabia, sending the fight to the House which is expected to follow. A veto showdown looms, requiring 67 Senate and 289 House votes to block the deal. The package includes 800 Stinger missiles, 1,066 Sidewinders and 100 Harpoons with deliveries starting in 1989.
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Senate
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
House
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
AWACS
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Fahd
White House weighs charges against five news organizations
CIA Director William Casey told Washington Post editors five outlets could face prosecution under the 1950 intelligence statute for publishing intercepted U.S. cryptography details. He named The Washington Post Newsweek Washington Times New York Times and Time as targets while noting no final decision. He warned further publication could prompt indictment under federal law.
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Reagan
U.S
CIA
William Casey
D. Lowell Jensen
Justice Department
Casey
Washington Post
United States
Diana Faints at Expo 86 California Pavilion
Princess Diana fainted in the California Pavilion at Expo 86 in Los Angeles while touring with Prince Charles and Gov. George Deukmejian. She lay on the floor for minutes before being assisted to a back room then recovered and returned to the motorcade as officials described the incident and a doctor was summoned.
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British Columbia
Diana
California
Prince Charles
George Deukmejian
Deukmejian
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