Use of Irish informers questioned in Northern Ireland
Belfast courtrooms hear two informers testify against former colleagues in republican groups as security forces rely on paid informers. Civil libertarians fear tainted justice while police cite a drop in bombings. trials proceed with witnesses under aliases.
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West Belfast
New York Times
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Ulster
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Irish National Liberation Army
Britain
Ireland
Paddy McGrory
Law Society of Northern Ireland
Michael O'Kennedy
Liberal Party
England
O’kennedy
New Haven couples up for housing and help in shared home
In New Haven Harry aged 93 and Sally 57 form a nonmarital housing pair. Sally does housework and cooks in exchange for rent free living. Their arrangement, supported by Project Home Share, reflects a wider shift to small households seeking services and mutual aid amid aging populations and working parents.
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New Haven
Conn
Harry
Sally
U.S
Project Home Share
Shotgun gains new combat role in world armies
The shotgun, once seen as a civilian firearm, is entering a new military phase. Jane's Infantry Weapons editor Ian Hogg notes rising interest from the United States and South Africa, with South Africa leading in a rapid 12 gauge model. The 1983 84 edition highlights combat shotguns alongside microchip grenades and laser surveillance.
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London
Ian Hogg
Jane's Infantry Weapons
United States
South Africa
Hogg
Citizens report drunken drivers spark new policing trend
Volunteers drive arrests by calling in impaired motorists as part of campaigns named Report A Drunk Driver and Remove Alcohol-Impaired Drivers. In 19 states such programs have yielded over 10,000 arrests since 1978, with Colorado citing 2,550 assisted stops under its initiative. The effort aims to remove danger from highways and encourage police action.
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Los Angeles Times Service
Denver
Daren Daniels
Daniels
Colorado
Juanita
Helena
Mont
Washington State
Lonnie J. Westphal
Presidential Commission On
Presidential Commission
Police Chief Magazine
Doctor Faces Abortion Charge Amid Hospital Probe
Dr Alfred Adams a 30 year old psychiatry resident in Los Angeles was arrested after a patient accused him of attempted abortion by saline injection. Hospital tests found no procedure evidence and a pelvic exam tied to professional conduct raised concerns. The patient reportedly refused to press charges and the case faded from headlines.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Alfred Adams
Adams
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