Moderator Elected by United Presbyterians in Boston
The United Presbyterian Church in the U S A picked Rev Dr Ganse Little of Pasadena as moderator on a second ballot amid debates over reunification and doctrinal clarifications during the General Assembly in Boston. He declared the first priority is to get things done and move forward as 1,500 clergy and lay leaders watched.
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Boston
United Presbyterians
Ganse Little
Pasadena
Calif
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
General Assembly
Little
Howard M. Stone
Indianapolis
Election Crisis Resolved in Dominican Republic Power Struggle
Ex President Juan Bosch's PRDD withdrew a boycott threat after provisional President Garcia Godoy ordered the armed forces kept in quarters until the June election. Bosch charged forces and police targeted party workers while a tripartisan commission was created to address political persecution. Bosch warned the April 1985 climate makes peaceful elections doubtful.
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Santo Domingo
Dominied Republic
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
PRDD
Hector Garcia-Godoy
PRD
Garela Godoy
Joaquin Balaguer
Rafael Bonnel
Balaguer
Tax Cut Out For Oldsters
In Sacramento the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee killed a proposed 21 million property tax relief for about 150 000 elderly homeowners by sending the bill to a between sessions study for this year. The plan would have helped those 65 or older with incomes under 3 300 a year by returning part of their local property tax, with the state covering the cost on a sliding scale.
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Sacramento
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Unclothed Hold Up At Social Club Described As Bad Scene
Four bandits robbed a private social club in Los Angeles forcing about 75 patrons to strip and lie on the floor for eight hours. Guests endured kicks and beatings as they were restrained with a 24 foot pipe and public safety items. Cash and jewelry totaling $10,000 were taken. one man was dislocated, several treated for cuts and bruises. Police describe the ordeal as a brutal, coercive eight hour confinement.
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Los Angeles
UPI
At & A.m
Conrad Culbert
Ask Rocks For Dam What Rocks For Dam
Warne announced a dam project using 166 million tons of rock and earth to support a $206 million dam. He urged donors to provide smooth clean rocks no larger than six inches in diameter.
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Warne
Inquest Scheduled In Negro's Death
In Los Angeles an inquest was set for Leonard Deadwyler who was shot by a policeman while speeding to a hospital with his pregnant wife. Officer J M Bova said the pistol discharged accidentally. widow Barbara Deadwyler disputes the account. District Attorney J Evelle Younger pledged a full hearing, with civil rights leaders urging justice despite threats of violence.
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Los Angeles
Leonard Deadwylerd
Deadwyler
J.M. Bova
Barbara
J. Evelle Younger
H. H. Brookins
United Civil Rights Council
Brookins
Watts
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