Spouse Abuse Seen as Tough, Widespread Problem
Ypsilanti Michigan AP report cites Dr Elissa Benedek on how spouse abuse is culturally accepted and how many victims lack resources. Stories of Francine Hughes and Jennifer Patri illustrate dangers and legal options, while experts urge training and better support, including shelters and legal aid.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Elissa Benedek
Dr. Benedek
University of Michigan
Detroit
Benedek
President
Commission On Mental Health
Prohibition Looms Over India's Gymkhana Club in Dry Push
In New Delhi the Gymkhana Club faces a dry 1 April as Prime Minister Morarji Desai presses a nationwide ban on alcohol. Patrons fear the move will dull the club, once a British colonial retreat now run by Indian elites, with longtime staff and English colonial touches fading under India’s 1947 legacy.
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New Delhi
India
Morarji Desai
Gilbert Pinto
Air Vice
A.K.S. Bakshi
Desai
Janata Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Janata
Yogishwar Puri
The
Statesman
Gujarat
America
Times of India
Shelley
Baudelaire
Keats
Rimbaud
Akhileshwar Jha
Desai Ap
Guerrilla War Clouds South West Africa Independence
Across the Angola border in Namibia, SWAPO guerrillas press incursions into South Africa's defense line. The fight, described as a front against communism, spans 780 miles with 18,000 troops guarding key camps and a no-man's land belt. Analysts note rising civilian support for both sides as P W declassified plans emphasize independence and multiracial governance by year’s end.
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Eenhana
South-West Africa
Benhana
Angola
South Africa
Ondangua- Oshikango
Zambia
Atlantic Ocean
Caprivi Strip
No-Man’s Land
Ruacana
Kavango River
South-West Africa People’s Organization
SWAPO
Namibia
Moscow
Vietnam
Mongolia
Macamedes
Oshakati
Rhodesia
Nkongo
Jamie J. Geldenhuys
Lord Montgomery
Geldenhuys
United Nations
Puma
Alouette
Ombalantu
Custody Drama Over 5 Year Old Scotty Mackay Heats Up
In Alaska a fierce custody fight over Scotty Mackay, then five, features a string of court orders, abductions and island hops. Neil Mackay faces contempt for moving the boy abroad without permission while Scotty, found in the Pacific and in Hawaii, remained at the center of a protracted legal battle involving relatives, detectives, and a Supreme Court intervention. The case ends with Scotty home last week under a guarded arrangement, and Mackay ordered to post a 500000 dollar bond and stay away from Scotty.
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Scotty Mackay
Anchorage
Alaska
South Pacific
Scotty
Neil Mackay
Robert Wagstaff
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pacific
Stevenson
Pearl of the Pacific
Muriel Pfiel
Robert Pfiel
Mackay
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Carolina Willis
Bar Bitu
Leider
Superior Court
Roy Madsen
Willis
Willises
Hawaii
Honolulu
Majuro
Marshall Islands
Scott Goodenow
Roger Cotting
Goodenow
Cotting
Planeto
Likiep
John Cotting
Kwajalein
High Court Upholds Kansan's Conviction
Pittsburg Kansas AP Robert Eugene Black challenges U S Supreme Court ruling on his 1976 conviction for illegally competing with the Postal Service by delivering first class mail in Pittsburg and Frontenac for a nickel a letter He was fined 500 and says the case cost him about 20000 in two years Black plans to resume deliveries and may face contempt charges if heard again
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Pittsburg
Kan
Robert Eugene Black
U.S. Supreme Court
Shredder
U.S. Postal Service
Black
U.S. District Court
Frontenac
Supreme Court
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Center For Forensic Psychiatry
Ypsilanti
Francine Hughes
Jackson
Mich
Ingham County
Jennifer Patri
Waupaca
Wis
High Court
Kansan
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