Democracy Campaigning for voting reforms
Fallout from Florida’s election mess drives lawsuits, state and federal efforts, and new bills to fix voting. Courts, legislatures, and commissions push for better machines, training, and recount rules while states seek to preserve authority over elections. High-profile civil rights concerns target punch-card systems.
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Florida
Congress
Tom Wilkey
New York
Wilkey
Washington
National Conference of State Legislatures
Kentucky
Illinois
California
Maine
Georgia
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Jeb Bush
Katherine Harris
Ilinois
Stanley Chesley
Gary McIntosh
Washington State
McIntosh
Reagan Breaks Hip in Fall at California Home
Former President Ronald Reagan, age 83, fractured his right hip in a fall at his Bel Air residence and will undergo surgery the following morning at St. John’s Health Center. He remains alert, in good humor, and in stable condition, with wife Nancy accompanying him to the hospital.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Reagan
Bel-Air
St. John’s Health Center
Joanne Drake
Nancy
Drake
Century City
Venice Beach
Secret Service
Maureen
United States
National Institutes of Health
American Academy of Orthopedic
Santa Barbara County
Tampico
Ill
Halfback
George Gipp
Target to rebrand Dayton's and Hudson's as Marshall Field's
Dayton's and Hudson's, once distinct Midwest department stores, merged to form Target Corp and will drop their familiar names for Marshall Field's. The plan covers 19 Dayton's stores in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and 21 Hudson's stores in Michigan, with Marshall Field's operating 24 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Dayton's
Hudson's
Target Corp
Marshall Field's
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
California Sierra Nevada forest protection plan unveiled
The U.S. Forest Service released a plan to protect 11.5 million acres across 11 national forests in the Sierra Nevada. It bans logging of old growth and large trees, shields streams and meadows, and prescribes thinning near inhabited areas to curb wildfires, safeguarding the California spotted owl and other species.
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U.S. Forest Service
Sierra Nevada
Clinton
Four suspects charged in crack house killings in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police charged four suspects in the December 28 massacre at a drug house that left seven people dead and three injured after masked gunmen forced victims to line up and opened fire with automatic weapons. Two men face murder counts tied to the shootings amid a nickel and dime drug dispute.
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Philadelphia
James Brady
Undercover officer shot dead by colleagues in Oakland
Officer William Wilkins, 29, an undercover OAKLAND Police Department veteran of seven years, was shot around 11 p.m. while pursuing a suspect during a drug stakeout near the San Leandro Oakland border. He died at Highland Hospital after officers arrived on scene and opened fire.
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Oakland Police Department
William Wilkins
Highland Hospital
Wilkins
San Leandro
Oakland
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Division of Elections
L. Clayton Roberts
Tallahassee
Fla
Phato
Knute Rockne
Screen Actors Guild
Edmund G
Pat” Brown
Ford
Carter
Reagan Foundation
Presidential Drive
Siml Valley
Minneapolis
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hilleape #MOTORS, Inc
29Th
Iowa
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