Beatings spotlight Chicago police brutality claims at hearing
Witnesses including Dr. Herbert D. Odom and Richard Leftridge testified before a congressional hearing opened by Rep. Ralph Metcalfe to investigate police harassment and brutality in Chicago’s black community. Leftridge described a severe beating that cost him an eye. others alleged theft and intimidation by officers while Hughes recounted money disappearing after a traffic stop.
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Oxipor VHC Promises Psoriasis Relief After 35-Year Struggle
An old treatment claim touts Oxipor VHC as twice as effective as leading psoriasis products. Case 33 reportedly improved after two weeks with reduced redness and scaling on legs, elbow, and scalp. The ad asserts rapid fading of eruptions and notes related products Oxipor SC and Lotion.
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Racial bias charged in capital punishment
A Northeastern University study led by Dr. William J. Bowers reports racial discrimination in U S capital punishment. The group found blacks face the death penalty more often for similar crimes, with younger defendants and more frequent appeals before execution.
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Trade deficit dips but deep in red in May
The Commerce Department reports May imports at 4,465 billion and exports at 3,913 billion, narrowing the monthly deficit to 552.4 billion but leaving the year-to-date gap at 2.7 billion. Officials expect improvement in the third quarter as a weaker dollar raises import costs.
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Barry urges tax credit to aid school funding
Senator Barry Goldwater proposes a federal tax credit of up to 136 dollars for homeowners' property taxes paid for schools. He argues the credit would mostly help middle and lower income groups, offsetting school tax burdens. A separate Buffalo civil rights request seeks court action to end segregation in city and suburban schools. IMF forms a Committee of 11 directors from industrial and developing nations to negotiate reform of the world monetary system.
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