Former Texas sheriff and deputies convicted in water torture
A federal jury in Houston found former San Jacinto County sheriff James Parker and deputies John Glover and Carl Lee guilty on most counts for civil rights violations tied to water torture used to extract confessions from jail inmates between 1976 and 1980. Lee was acquitted on one charge.
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Army Allows Women to Wear Earrings in Uniform
The Army now permits female soldiers to wear small spherical earrings that fit snugly against the ear, gold silver or pearl, not over a quarter inch, with one per ear. The change aligns Army rules with the Air Force and Navy and applies to dress uniforms and service greens, but not fatigues.
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Suit filed to halt altered bacteria frost experiment
Three environmental groups filed in U S District Court in Washington for a preliminary injunction to stop NIH authorized release of a genetically engineered bacterium into the atmosphere. The suit argues ecological risk and inadequate environmental assessment.
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National Institutes of Health
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United Airlines halts 747 over water due to raft leaks
United Airlines stops flying its fleet of 18 Boeing 747s over water after discovering emergency life rafts inflate with slow leaks and do not stay buoyant. President James Hartigan says repairs or replacements are underway with the manufacturer. Reagan advisers clash over deficits and rates. Feldstein argues deficits push rates up. Regan dismisses the claim as unproven.
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Ship captain sentenced after Volga crash disaster
MOSCOW AP The captain of a Volga river cruise ship that struck a railroad bridge with at least 240 dead was jailed 10 years for negligence. Sovietskaya Rossiya said Captain V V Kleimanay did not enforce crew discipline obey safety rules or properly communicate with chief officers.
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Ten Die In Guilin Runway Collision Between Planes
A domestic airliner with about 100 passengers collided with a military aircraft just before takeoff in Guilin, killing 10 people and injuring 21, according to Xinhua News Agency. The crash occurred on the runway in the southern Chinese city.
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Right wing group targets priests unions and officers in peace talks
In San Salvador the right wing Secret Anti-Communist Army said its guns are trained on priests union leaders and military officers backing peace talks with rebels. Guerrillas exploded bombs, destroying three telephone switching stations in the capital, police reported. The group had previously claimed four bomb attacks a week earlier to deter efforts to hand the country to international communism.
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Reagan says Soviets abrogated Cuba pact on offensive arms
President Reagan accused the Soviet Union of repeatedly breaking the 1962 Cuba agreement by introducing offensive weapons. A Cuba expert noted it is the first administration level charge of violation, while White House aides said offensive arms had been funneled through Cuba to Central American countries.
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White House
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