Racist Franklin receives two life terms in Utah
Joseph Paul Franklin, 31, of Mobile Alabama, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in Utah state prison for the August 1980 sniper slayings of Ted Fields and David Martin near a city park. He received federal life terms earlier for civil rights violations and faces additional state charges. The judge noted the punishment should fit the crime and that Franklin shows no acceptance of moral or religious rules.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Paul Franklin
Franklin
Mobile
Ala
Ted Fields
David Martin
Martin and
Fields
Banks
Utah
Martin
Haig Gromyko Open New Talks on European Nuclear Forces
Washington report says Haig and Gromyko ended the first U S Soviet dialogue round at the U N mission after a five hour session. They plan to resume talks early next year possibly in Geneva with no substantive agreements aside from opening new negotiations on European based nuclear forces.
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New York
Alexander Haig
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
State Department
Dean Fischer
Fischer
United Nations
Reagan
Haig-Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Haig
Leonid Brezhnev
Long-term U S advisers predicted to stay in El Salvador
Washington officials foresee a prolonged American military presence in El Salvador as Lt. Col. Grobowski indicates advisers will remain for the foreseeable future. Assistant Secretary Enders said trainers will be sent as needs arise, with numbers rising but not beyond this year's high.
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el Salvador
Washington
U.S
Reagan Administration
Jerry Grobowski
Pentagon
Thomas Enders
Inter- American Affairs
House
Grobowski
Reagan
Reagan Offers AWACS Deal Amid Senate Resistance
The United States proposes a joint U S Saudi Manning plan to win approval for selling five AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia. Senate opposition remains strong with over 60 lawmakers against the 8.5 billion package including missiles and equipment for F 15 jets.
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Reagan
Saudi Arabia
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Senate
Riyadh
U.S
Richard Murphy
Bandar bin Sultan
Washington Post
John Danforth
R-Mo
Richard Allen
Caspar Weinberger
United States
Mideast
Weinberger
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jones
Senate Armed Services Committee
Israel
Bess Truman in Fair Condition After Stroke
Former first lady Bess Truman, 96, is recovering from a mild stroke in fair condition with stable vitals at Research Medical Center. Dr. Wallace Graham, her longtime physician, reported the change from serious to fair and said she slept well and spoke clearly during a Monday visit.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Bess Truman
Wallace Graham
Mrs. Truman
Graham
Truman in hospital after late Saturday decline
Mrs. Truman remains hospitalized as Graham delays admission to study her condition. He expresses optimism for a smooth recovery but gives no timeline on discharge.
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Independence
Graham
Mrs. Truman
Soap opera stars branch into music in Nashville festival
Eileen Fulton of As The World Turns has had hit records. Allen Fawcett of Edge of Night plays flute on a John Wesley Shipp record. Tom Ligon of The Young and The Restless will perform two country blues concerts as the Soap Opera Festival comes to Opryland in Nashville October 2-4.
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UPI
Eileen Fulton
CBS
Allen Fawcett
Kelly
ABC
Toutles
John Wesley Shipp
Tom Ligon
Lucas
Young and the Restless
Nashville
Opryland
Canada Supreme Court Allows Federal Reform Without Provincial Accord
The court ruled the federal government may push constitutional changes without province consent, a political setback to provincial allies but a legal win for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Justice Minister Chretien said Canada would seek British Parliament steps to revise the constitution toward full independence from London.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Supreme Court
Pierre Trudeau
Jean Chretien
London
Poland Dissident Group KOR Disbands to Solidarity
KOR announces it has dissolved and transfers its bid for Poland independence and human rights to the Solidarity union. Prof Edward Lipinski, 92, says KOR ended its operation as other forces shoulder the struggle. An East Bloc journalist predicts Moscow will attack Solidarity for absorbing KOR and intensifying pressure.
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Gdansk
Poland
UPI
KOR
Solidarity Union
Moscow
Solidarity
Edward Lipinski
Lipinski
Court OKs abortion for 12 year old rape victim
Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered a termination overruling the mother’s religious objection. The 12-year-old, in her 11th week, was raped by three teenage boys. a judge had ordered the abortion and a doctor said the pregnancy endangered her life. The rapists were unnamed and not apprehended.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Oklahoma County
Donald Manning
U S Faces Ongoing Oil Prep Failures Since 1973 Embargo
The GAO warns the United States remains grossly unprepared for a major oil import disruption. It notes little progress since the 1973 embargo, aside from a Strategic Petroleum Reserve buildup, and calls for a firm emergency planning push amid a potential 3 million barrel per day shortfall.
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Washington
United States
General Accounting Office
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Investigative Agency of Congress
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Charles Percy
R-ill
GAO
Hinckley lawyers push insanity defense and two juries
Attorneys for John Hinckley Jr. say they will concede the shooting of President Reagan but seek an insanity defense as the central issue. They request separate juries for guilt and mental state, argue the case hinges on psychiatric testimony, and propose a stipulation that Hinckley shot Reagan and three others outside a Washington hotel on March 30. He was indicted on 13 counts with potential life sentences, including charges related to the president and two officials.
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Washington
UPI
John Hinckley Jr
Reagan
U.S. District Court
Hinckley
White House
James Brady
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