Voting Rights Extension Approved by House
The House passed a 389 to 24 vote extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Democrats and civil rights groups hailed the victory, while the Senate faces a tougher path amid concerns over provisions and timing. The measure shields voting protections but eases pre clearance for some jurisdictions with good behavior.
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Washington
House
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
D-Mass
Senate
Justice Department
Hultman blamed for allowing false testimony in 1975 grand jury
A U S Senate Judiciary Committee staff report accuses former U S Attorney Evan Hultman of permitting testimony he should have known was false to reach a 1975 Pittsburgh grand jury examining Jack Nard’s complaints. The 71 page document cites grand jury mismanagement in 1972 1973 and 1975 and questions Hultman’s suitability for reappointment.
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U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee
U.S
Evan Hultman
Pittsburgh
Jack Nard
Hultman
Nard
Waterloo
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Roger Jepsen
Armour and Co
Sioux City
Pennsylvania
Man Captured After Hijack Attempt On Flight 455
Richard Farnsworth, 33, of Cobleskill with psychiatric history, tried to hijack USAir Flight 455 from Albany to Buffalo. He threatened to detonate a bomb and demand Moscow via New York, but was captured as he tried to leave the jet at Greater Buffalo International. No bomb found, no injuries reported. Farnsworth admitted the threat in arraignment, noting past state hospital treatment and outpatient status.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Usair
Albany
Moscow
New York City
FBI
Richard Frederick Farnsworth
Cobleskill
Farnsworth
State University of New York At
Greater Buffalo International Airport
David Shippley
U.S
Edmund Maxwell
Maxwell
Boy defends report card with clever line
A small boy defends his failing report card by claiming he was the highest of all the kids who failed, a witty remark reflecting his humorous take on disappointing grades.
Broad new powers proposed for CIA
The Reagan administration drafted a 23 page proposal granting U S intelligence agencies broad authority to infiltrate domestic organizations and review bank medical telephone and other private records. The plan seeks to replace Executive Order 12036 and would gain the force of law if signed.
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Washington
Interagency
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Senate
Justice Department
CIA
Carter
Reagan
United States
Supreme Court to rule on congressional spending powers
The court opens a busy term with ruling on the constitutionality of how Congress funds government. Justices consider the one house veto and a Nebraska bail case while also addressing prayers in schools, libel suits by a 1931 rape survivor, and records access for adopted people.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Sandra Day O’connor
House of Congress
Federal Appeals Court
Nebraska
Chandler
Ariz
Scottsboro Boys
NBC
Homemaker Kit shocks Cedar Rapids bride at wedding fee waiver
Debra Palmer-Serbousek delayed four days for a marriage permit in Linn County. With two lawyers, she secured a waiver from a judge and clerk. A secretarial gift bag included a Homemaker Kit from Gift Pax Inc containing detergents, tainted novelty items, and coupons, but the couple found the kit unwelcome and laughed off the incident while the wedding proceeded.
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Debra Palmer-Serbousek
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Palmer-Serbousek
Gift Pax, Inc
Dawn
Debra
Chuck
Kit
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