Supreme Court expands rights of white workers to challenge affirmative action
The 5-4 ruling allows white Birmingham firefighters to sue to revisit court-ordered race based plans from 1981 while upholding a separate Illinois AT&T case. Chief Justice Rehnquist asserted judgments bind only parties to suits, not outsiders. Civil rights groups decried the decision as a new setback for minorities and women.
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James H. Rubin
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
High Court
Reagan
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
At&t
Illinois
Urge smoke ban study finds nicotine traces in non-smokers
A Roswell Park Memorial Institute study of 663 non-smokers in 1986 found nicotine derivative traces in urine, indicating recent tobacco exposure mainly at work and in public places. Researchers led by Dr K Michael Cummings said passive smoke exposure is widespread in western New York and likely reflects national patterns.
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John F. Bonfatti
Associated Press
Buffala
N.Y
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
K. Michael Cummings
New York
Buffalo
Cummings
Two quakes rattle Southern California
Two earthquakes struck Southern California within 28 minutes causing minor damage and phone outages. A 4.5 magnitude quake at 9:57 a.m. and a 4.3 magnitude aftershock at 10:25 a.m. rattled Los Angeles, City Hall, and offices as workers evacuated. No serious injuries reported.
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Los Angeles
California
Whittier Narrows
Breast surgery fatal to woman in Florida autopsy finds accidental
A would be model died during breast enlargement surgery from an overdose of lidocaine. Ren C Umeda, a mother of two, died minutes after being injected repeatedly with the local anesthetic on June 1. The autopsy report ruled the death accidental.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Ren C Umeda
Swindall Cleared on Perjury Charge in Defense Start
In Atlanta, U S District Judge Richard C Freeman dismissed one of ten perjury counts against former Representative Pat Swindall as his defense began. The ruling came as the defense opened its case.
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Atlanta
Pat Swindall
U.S
Richard C. Freeman
Columnist Jack Anderson under fire for Capitol interview gun incident
Washington reporters condemn Jack Anderson after he pulled a gun during an interview with Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole to illustrate a point. The May 24 incident prompts a credential committee to consider revoking his media privileges amid criticism from colleagues.
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Washington (Ap
Jack Anderson
Senate
Bob Dole
Capitol
Anderson
Bob Franken
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