Studies Continue Questions On Marijuana Effects
The National Institute of Mental Health says there is no proof that marijuana smoking directly causes hard drugs but serious questions remain about chronic use. They note no proven brain damage from marijuana and call for more studies over the next two years while warning about possible psychological dependency and links to later drug use.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
National Institute of Mental Health
House Crime Committee
Judge Rules PATCO On Strike Amid Controller Walkout
A federal judge ruled PATCO acted in contempt by what the government calls a strike after two weeks of sick outs and slowdowns. Delays persisted at major airports and air travel volume fell about 40 percent on some routes as controllers began returning to towers and radar scopes. The decision allows possible penalties but the judge postponed them, while urging all available controllers to return to work.
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Washington
Man Without Prints On Trial For Murder
In York South Carolina state witnesses testified in the murder trial of Robert James Pitts known as the man without fingerprints who is charged with murder armed robbery and grand larceny in the May 11 case that killed Woodrow Boyd. A second man Clifford Jackson Hicks of Charlotte is also charged with murder robbery and burglary and his trial set to begin Monday. Doctors testified Boyd described the shooter as young and very light skinned while autopsy details were given.
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York, S. C
Robert James Pitts
York
Woodrow Boyd
Pitts
Boyd
York General Hospital
M. N. Cates
State Law Enforcement Division
Cates
Clifford Jackson Hicks
Charlotte
N. C
Mike Jolly
Hubert C. Platt
Platt
Justice Dept brief due in Charlotte Mecklenburg busing case
U S attorney general brief as friend of the court is expected in the Charlotte Mecklenburg County school desegregation case ahead of a Thursday 4th Circuit hearing. The dispute centers on involuntary busing and the delay of district court order while the NEA supports judges allowing zoning pairing and busing to proceed.
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Richmond
U.S
Charlotte
North Carolina
National Education Association
James B. McMillan
NEA
Appeals Court
J. Braxton Craven
Asheville
N.C
Craven
Apollo 13 Moon Landing Will Use New Tactics and Tools
Apollo 13 aims for the Fra Mauro highlands to search for 4.5 billion year old rocks. Lovell and Haise will spend about 33 hours on the surface with two five hour excursions and set up a nuclear powered science station. The mission includes two intentional crashes to study lunar seismic activity and a first for power driven equipment operation on the moon.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
Fra Mauro
Lovell
Haise
Moon
Mattingly
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