Experts: Swindlers cheat parents with missing children
Washington reports warn that missing child fervor has bred unethical operatives and extortionists. Police Capt. Therese Rocco cites beguiling promises, fundraising by fake nonprofits, and misleading sightings that strain families financially. She urges stricter regulations to bar self described child locators with criminal records.
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Republicans Rush To Block MX Missile Cut
Senate Republicans oppose a plan by Sen. Sam Nunn to reduce MX missiles to 40 deployed in Minuteman silos in Wyoming and Nebraska. Nunn argues the change preserves production for continuity against failed arms talks and potential Soviet first strike. White House discussions yielded no compromise.
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White leans to sign repeal of Texas Blue Law
Gov. Mark White said he is inclined to sign the repeal bill ending the Sunday closing Blue Law, as amendments ease passage and keep protections for workers and worship. Law would add about 24 million dollars annually in sales tax. White also backs a tuition increase to 12 per semester hour and is studying a seat belt mandate before deciding.
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Mattox aims to take no-pass no-play issue to court
The Texas attorney general office plans to appeal Judge Marsha D. Anthony's ruling on the no-pass, no-play rule to the Texas Supreme Court. Attorney General Jim Mattox spokesman Elna Christopher said a direct appeal and quick review are sought as the 5A baseball playoffs hang in the balance. The House backed Rep. Sam Johnson's resolution praising reform efforts and urging courts to allow current athletic seasons to finish.
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Shiites seize camps in Beirut amid deadly fighting gains
In Beirut, Shiite Moslem militiamen and army units overran Sabra and Chatilla refugee camps in house to house battles. At least 155 killed and 800 wounded in three days of street fighting. 60 more died from a car bomb in eastern suburb. Arafat urged UN Security Council action. de Cuellar called for an end to the violence.
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Death row inmates say they are ready to die
Two Texas death row inmates Johnny Frank Garrett and G W Green say they are prepared to die next week by injection though both maintain innocence. Garrett, 21, on May 30 for the 1981 rape and killing of a 76 year old nun, and Green, 43, in the 1976 slaying of a Montgomery County deputy sheriff. Green remarks on executions becoming routine. Garrett asserts a fellow assailant killed the nun.
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