Meese Calls for Faster Appeals in Death Penalty Cases
Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese says judges should speed capital appeals to ensure timely executions. In an ABA Journal interview, he argues the system isn’t keeping pace with death sentences and urges officials to remove delays and frivolous obstacles while offering federal guidance to states.
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Atty
Edwin Meese
ITI
Meese
ABA Journal
American Bar Association
213 Arrested in Two Day Italy Organized Crime Raids
In a two day crackdown, Italian Carabinieri arrested 213 suspects across Rome Messina Milan Ancona Pesaro Bari Brindisi Rimini L Aquila and Frosinone. A Rome prison chaplain was charged with selling drugs to inmates as authorities seized about 15 pounds of heroin and explosives. Police seek 83 more suspects in connection with organized crime dating back to 1976.
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Italy
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Regina Coeli
Messina
Milan
Ancona
Pesaro
Bari
Brindisi
Rimini
L’aquila
Frosinone
NYC bans spray paint to curb graffiti under 18
New York City restricts sales of spray paint and broad tipped markers to anyone under 18 to keep graffiti off buses subways statues and buildings. Mayor Edward J Koch said he will sign the bill after City Council approval. Merchants faces 500 dollar fines for illegal sales or exposed cans.
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New York
Edward J. Koch
Ike Turner Arrested On Cocaine Conspiracy Charge
Ike Turner and two men were arrested in Pasadena after an undercover officer allegedly was offered cocaine. Turner, 53, held on $50,000 bail for investigation of conspiracy to sell cocaine. four grams of cocaine were seized. Turner met Tina Turner in the late 1950s in St. Louis and the pair toured with the Kings of Rhythm and the Rolling Stones.
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Ike Turner
Tina Turner
Ray Bolton
Turner
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Bolton
Miss Turner
St. Louis
Kings of Rhythm
Rolling Stones
Gasoline Shortages Forecast In Isolated Areas This Summer
The American Petroleum Institute cautioned motorists may face isolated spot shortages during peak periods this summer and next due to EPA rules cutting lead in gasoline. Regions off major transport routes, especially Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado, may see short-term supply tightness in one grade or another.
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American Petroleum Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
Institute
Ron Jones
API Statistics
Edward H. Murphy
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
The
API
Discovery completes perfect mission with Spartan capture
Discovery astronauts wrap a seven day flight by retrieving the Spartan satellite after chasing it around the globe 14 times. The mission tested a reusable platform, conducted biomedical and materials experiments, and included Arabic and French commentary from Sultan and Baudry. Ground plans include Halley’s comet study and future Spartan use.
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Fla
Discovery
Sultan Salman Al-Saud
Patrick Baudry
Sultan
Earth
Baudry
Spartan
Milky Way
Howdy
John Fabian
Larry Bourgeois
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
At&t
Reagan honors dead Marines in ceremony at Camp David
President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan attended a solemn ceremony for four U S Marine Embassy guards killed in San Salvador. They placed Purple Heart medals on the caskets as families mourned. Names given include Sgt. Hand work, Cpl. Weber, Sgt. Dickson, and Cpl. Kwiatkowski, all in their 20s. The scene followed news of hijackings and hostage negotiations in Beirut.
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Nancy Reagan
San Salvador
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Pentagon
Thomas T. Handwork
Beavercreek
Ohio
Gregory H. Weber
Cincinnati
Bobby J. Dickson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Patrick R. Kwiatkowski
Wausau
Wis
Panama
USS. Air Force
McFarlane
George Bush
TWA
Beirut
Albert Brashear
Brashear
Lebanon
Robert Dean Stethem
Waldorf
Andrews
George Viney
Miami
Robert Alvidrez
Lexington
Mass
Northeast Kansas Expected Warm, Sunny Weekend Forecast
The region shows mostly sunny skies with southeast winds 5 to 10 mph and highs near 90s, lows around 60s to 70s. Official readings note a 83/57 yesterday, no precipitation, sunrise 5 57, sunset 8 52, Clinton Lake at 73 degrees and 878.42 feet.
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Truck kills nine in wreck near Van Buren Arkansas
An out of control tractor trailer lost its brakes on Log Town Hill and plowed into a packed station wagon killing nine people and igniting a huge fire that destroyed three downtown stores. The driver and an unidentified woman also died, with eight hour fire suppression and NTSB investigators en route. Names identified include Kay Burt Billy Burt Christie Burt Kathy Owenby Randy Owenby Sr Randy Owenby II and Brenna Parish all from Van Buren.
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Ark
Log Town Hill
Arkansas 59
Bruce
Lavan Dyer
Dyer
Wayne Hicks
Kay Burt
Billy Burt
Christie Burt
Kathy Owenby
Randy Owenby Sr
Randy Owenby II
Brenna Parish
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