Baptists move to calm rift with peace committee plan
A plan by a special committee of 18 Southern Baptist state presidents and a president to be chosen today aims to heal the split between fundamentalists and moderates in the 14.3 million member denomination. The vote comes as the huge Dallas convention nears the presidency decision amid enduring debates over seminaries and biblical liberalism.
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W. Winfred Moore
Amarillo
Texas
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Zig Ziglar
Walter Shurden
Mercer University
Macon
Von Bulow Acquitted Amid Family Outcry In Providence
Claus von Bulow walked free after a nine week retrial clearing him of insulin poisoning charges against his heiress wife. Stepchildren denounced the verdict calling it a murder attempt by a Danish aristocrat as supporters cheered outside the Providence courthouse.
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Central Park
Newport
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Reagan keeps SALT II limits as Alaska trial nears
President Reagan will dismantle an older Poseidon submarine during Trident Alaska sea trials to avoid exceeding SALT II limits. Senators Symms McClure Kennedy Chafee Stevens mixed on the move with Symms blasting it as unilateral disarmament and others praising prudent restraint while holding Soviets accountable for treaty violations.
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Steven D. Symms
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Neville) Chamberlain
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James McClure
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
John Chafee
R-R.i
Senate
Ted Stevens
Port judge wins residency battle
State District Judge I D McMaster may reside in Harris County despite owning a Galveston County home. Visiting Judge E E Jordan ruled the state failed to prove residency violation, finding residence requires presence plus intent to abandon the old home. The ruling ends the civil suit by Harris County DA John Holmes, who may appeal. Port defendant Debora Schatz case referenced.
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John Holmes
McMaster
Houston
KPRC
Holmes
Seabrook
Jordan
David Port
Jon Hughes
Jack Zimmermann
Port
Comal
Debora Sue Schatz
Charges Dropped in Senator Ogg Perjury Case in Texas
Federal judge dismissed three counts of perjury against former state senator Jack Ogg in Houston. The move followed events after the grand jury indictment, with prosecutors saying evidence was insufficient. The case stemmed from a $25,000 payment by Browning-Ferris Industries linked to stopping a Katy landfill project.
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Frank Waltermire
Associated Press
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Houston
Browning-Ferris
Katy
Browning- Ferris
Harris County
North Texas Forecast Warns Showers Then Clearing
Texas forecast predicts scattered thunderstorms tonight, decreasing clouds by Wednesday. Cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows 64 to 70 and highs 83 to 86 in the north, 90s southeast, up to 104 along the river in the Big Bend, and Panhandle upper 50s to lower 70s elsewhere.
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