Californians Reject Gun Registration Initiative
California voters defeated Prop 15 by a wide margin amid NRA claims of a national repudiation of gun control. The ballot also boosted support for a nuclear freeze in several states and prompted related measures on death penalty, beverage containers, and nuclear power reevaluation amid broader election results.
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Washington
UPI
California
National Rifle Association
United States
Soviet Union
Maine
District of Columbia
Florida
Arizona
Reagan
Rhode Island
Montana
Oregon
New Jersey
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Michigan
Nationwide election results by state and party
The Associated Press and United Press International tally nationwide results with incumbents marked I and candidates of the D and R parties. State listings cover governors, senates, and houses with party controls and key candidates including Wallace Edwards DeConcini McCain Bush Clinton Chiles Graham Cuomo Koch and many others.
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Associated Press
United Press International
Alabama
Wallace D
House
Edwards
Dickinson
Nichols
Bevill
Flippo
Erdreich
Shelby
Alaska
Sheffield
D. House
Young
Arizona
Babbitt
Senate
DeConcini
McCain R
Udall
Stump
Rudd
McNulty
Arkansas
Clinton D
Alexander D
Bethune
Hammischmidt
Anthony
California
Deukmejian
Wilson R
Bosco
Thomas
Fiedler
Moorhead
Beilenson D
Waxman
Roybal
Berman D
Levine
Dixon
Hawkins
Martinez
Dymally
D-I
Anderson D
Dreier
Torres
Lewis
Brown D
McCandless
Patterson
Dannemeyer
Badham
Lowery
Lungren
Archer
Bates
Hunter
Colorado
Lamm
Schroeder
Wirth
Rogovsek
Brown
Kramer
Swigert
Connecticut
Bennett
Chappell
McCollum
MacKay
Gibbons
Bilirakis
Ireland D-I
Nelson D
Lewis R
Mack R
Mica
Shaw R
Smith
Lehman
Pepper
Fascell
Georgia
Harris D
Illinois
Washington
Savage D-I
Russo
O'Brien
Lipinski
Hyde R-I
Collins D-I
Rostenkowski
Yates D-I
Porter R
Annunzio
P. Crane
Erlenborn
Corcoran
Madigan
Martin R
Leach
Tauke
Evans
Harkin
Bedell
Kansas
Carlin
Roberts
Slattery D
Winn
Glickman DI
Whittaker
Kentucky
Hubbard
Natcher
Mazzoli
Snyder
Rogers
Hopkins
Perkins
Louisiana
Livingston
Boggs
Tauzin
Roemer
Huckaby
Moore
Breaux
Long
Maine
Brennan
Mitchell
McKernan R
Snowe
Maryland
Hughes
Sarbanes
Dyson D-I
Long D-I
Mikulski
Holt R-I
Hoyer
Byron D-I
Mitchell D-I
Barnes
Massachusetts
Dukakis
Kennedy
Conte
Boland
Early D-I
Frank D-I
Shannon D-I
Fmavroules D
Markey
O’neill
Moakley D
Studds D-I
Donnelly
Michigan
Blanchard D
Riegle
Conyers D-I
Pursell Pr- I
Wolpe D-I
Siljander R
Sawyer
Carr BP
Kildee
Traxler
Vander Jagt
Albosta
Davis
Bonier
Crockett
Hertel
Ford
Dingell
Levin
Broomfield
Minnesota
Berpich
Durenberger
Peftay D
Weber
Italy eyes DC-9 purchase if U S lifts sanctions
Italian Prime Minister Spadolini said Rome will buy over a billion dollars in McDonnell Douglas DC 9 80 jets for Alitalia once sanctions on Italian firms involved in the Soviet gas pipeline are removed. He noted a near solution to the Atlantic dispute and that export approvals remain.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Giovanni Spadolini
Spadolini
Reagan
White House
Francois Mitterrand
France
Soviet Union
Siberian
Pulitzer wife testifies of alleged incest and infatuation
Roxanne Pulitzer testified that Peter Pulitzer lay with his daughter in a bed, drank champagne, and kissed and hugged her while the daughter wore no top. She said the daughter told her she wished to marry the father and that sexual relations occurred beyond a single incident.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Peter Pulitzer
Roxanne Pulitzer
Liza Leidy
Palm Beach
Lilly Pulitzer
Mrs. Pulitzer
Mrs. Leidy
Pulitzer
Leidy
Woman sues man over herpes deception for $100000
A Fort Lauderdale woman, Susan Liptrot, 24, filed a Broward County suit alleging a man she had sex with concealed his herpes infection. The case, cited by the National Law Journal, could be a nationwide first. The suit notes publicity risk but aims to deter concealment.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
National Law Journal
Terri-Ann Miller
The
Law Journal
Susan Liptrot
Fort Lauderdale
Broward County
Journal
IMF approves over 1 billion dollar loan to South Africa
The IMF's 22 executive directors approve a loan to South Africa totaling more than 1 billion dollars, the largest aid package ever to the country. The decision follows debate in the United Nations and United States Congress, where 31 lawmakers urge opposition due to racial policies.
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Washington
UPI
International Monetary Fund
South Africa
United Nations
Congress
IMF
International Agency
United States
Watt repays government after RNC gift clears bill
Interior Secretary James Watt, facing a pay cut over two parties at Custis Lee Mansion, paid 6517.30 to the National Park Service with a gift from the Republican National Committee. GAO had ruled the events were personal, not official duties, prompting the repayment.
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Washington
James Watt
Republican National Committee
Watt
National Park Service
Custis-Lee
Arlington National Cemetery
General Accounting Office
Congress
Richard Richards
GAO
House of Representatives
Lebanese troops move into East Beirut amid militia disarmament
Lebanese troops and armored vehicles entered east Beirut to disarm Christian militiamen while U S Marines delayed patrols for at least 24 hours. Phalange spokesman Fadi Hayek said cooperation would occur but refused to confirm surrender of weapons. Marine Lt Col Jon Abel said the first daily patrol was moved to this afternoon and that no execute order was given pending higher level decisions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
East Beirut
U.S
Christian Phalange
Fadi Hayek
Jon Abel
Abel
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Vento
Sabo
Sikorski
Stangeland
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Mississippi
Stennis
Whitten
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Lott
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Danforth
Clay
Young D
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Skelton
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Taylor
Emerson
Volkmer
Melcher
Williams
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Nebraska
Kerrey D
Zorinsky
Bereuter
Daub
V Smith
Nevada
Hecht
Bryan D
Reid D
Vucanovich
New Hampshire
Sununu
D’amours
Gregg
Lautenberg
Florio D-I
Hughes D-I
Howard
Smith R
Roukema
Dwyer D-I
Rinaldo R- I
Roe
Torricelli
New York
Cuomo
Moynihan
Carney R-I
Downey
Mrazek
Lent R-I
McGrath
Addabbo D-I
Rosenthal D-I
Scheuer
Ferraro
Schumer
Towns D
Owens
Solarz
Molinari
Green
Rangel
Weiss
Weiss D-I
Garcia D-I
Biaggi
Ottinger
Fish R-I
Gilman
R-I
Stratton
Solomon R-I
Boehlert R
Martin R-I
Wortley
McHugh
Horton R-I
Conable
Kemp R-I
LaFalce DI
Nowak
Lundine
North Carolina
Jones D
Valentine D
Whitley
Andrews
Neal
Britt D
Rose
Hefner
Broyhill
Clarke
Burdick
Dorgan
Ohio
Celeste D
Metzenbaum
Luken D-I
Gradison R-I
Hall D-I
Oxley R
Latta
McEwen R-I
DeWine R
Kindness R
Kaptur D
Miller R
Eckart D-I
Kasich R
Pease D
Seiberling D-I
Wylie
Regula
Williams R
Applegate
Feighan D
Dakar
Stokes
Oklahoma
Nigh
Jones D-I
Synar
Watkins D-I
McCurdy
English D-L
Atiyeh
AuCoin
R Smith R
Wyden
Gore
Sundquist
Jones
Texas
White
Bentsen
S. Hall
Wilson
Bartlett
R Hall
Bryant D
Gramm
Fields
Brooks
Pickle
Leath
Wright
Hightower
Patman
de la Garza
Coleman D
Stenholm DI
LeLand
Hance
Gonzalez
Loeffler
Paul R
Karen D
Frost D
Andrews D
Bradshaw
Ortiz
Utah
Hatch
Hansen
Marriott
Nielsen
Vermont
Snelling
Stafford
Jeffords
Virginia
Trible Jr
Bateman R
Whitehurst
Bliley
Sisisky
Dan Daniel
Olin
Robinson
S Parrs
Boucher
Wolf
Jackson
Pritchard
Swift D
Bonker
Morrison
Foley
Dicks D
Lowry D
Chandler R
West Virginia
Byrd
Mollohan
Staggers
Wise
Rahall
Wisconsin
Earl D
Proxmire
Aspin D-I
Kastenmeier
Gunderson
Zablocki
Moody D
Petri
Obey D-I
Roth
Sensenbrenner
Wyoming
Herschler
Wallop
Cheney
Judge Harper
Social Security
Treasury
Donald Regan
Regan
Pac Man
TOY Shop
East
Earl
WKS
Rose Kone
Wwhale
Garden Center
Luindale Mall
Edgewood PN
Sun
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