Florida death sentence upheld in child killings case
The Supreme Court upheld a Florida man's death sentence for killing two of his children in a 6 to 3 vote. Justice Stevens criticized the ruling as perverse and likely to yield arbitrarily applied punishments. The decision followed a separate New York case about required proof.
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Ray and six inmates found guilty of Escape at Brushy Mountain
Ray and six other inmates who escaped Brushy Mountain prison were found guilty of escape at a disciplinary hearing and placed in administrative segregation for an indeterminate period. Each received a year and a half penalty to honor time and a year and a half in good time, delaying parole eligibility. The review board acted in under two hours. Ray, the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., did not plead to the charges.
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Photochemotherapy Beats Psoriasis Says MGH Research
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers report photochemotherapy, combining 8 methoxypsoralen with ultraviolet light, cleared psoriasis symptoms in 88 percent of 1,086 patients across 16 centers. The ancient practice revived, side effects were rare and temporary.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
the Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Toth Leaves Soviet Union After Probe by KGB
AP correspondent Robert C. Toth and his family left the Soviet Union Friday after more than 12 hours of questioning by the KGB. The U.S. Embassy had lodged its third protest over his detention and interrogation shortly before departure.
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Los Angeles Times
Robert C. Toth
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Seabrook cooling system approved by EPA chief
EPA chief Douglas Castle approved the Seabrook New Hampshire cooling system despite opposition. He ruled the record shows heated discharge would not harm ocean life and that the intake reflects the best technology to minimize environmental impact while ordering conditions to protect fish and clams. The decision spurred protest from the Clamshell Alliance.
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UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas Castle
Seabrook
N.H
Castle
Boston
EPA
House vote blocks federal funding for busing in desegregation
The House, 225 to 157, voted to bar federal funds from paying for cross town busing in districts that merge or cluster schools under HEW desegregation orders. Nebraska’s Cavanaugh opposed, while Thone and Smith supported. The Mott measure would strip HEW of enforcing the Civil Rights Act to fund busing beyond the nearest home school.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
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Mott
Ohio
Prison guard fired for negligence refuses interview
Nashville AP report says guard Floyd Hooks 38 of Oliver Springs declines to discuss his dismissal for negligence after James Earl Ray escape attempt. Warden Park Lane said dismissal followed a probe as officials reject immunity for others. Boston Globe notes Tongsun Park reportedly turned down immunity to testify before a grand jury despite DOJ offering it.
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Floyd Hooks
Oliver Springs
Tenn
Stonney Lane
Park
Boston
Tongsun Park
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London
Justice Dept
United States
Boston Globe
Soviets Accept Helsinki Review Agenda at Belgrade
At Belgrade, Soviet Union agreed to a conference agenda based on the Helsinki final act, signaling acceptance of a thorough review of Europe’s security commitments. Soviet chief delegate Yury Vorontsov indicated readiness to proceed with scrutiny of compliance and performance by all signatories, as Western officials welcomed the concession.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
Soviet Union
Von Braun Recounts Saturn V Moon Mission Moments
The narrative recalls Wernher von Braun at Cape Kennedy in 1967 and 1968 as the Saturn V carried a trio of astronauts toward humanity’s first lunar journey aboard Apollo 8. He voiced, Go, baby, go, recognizing the monumental scale of the rocket and its historic milestone.
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Von Braun's space legacy and ironic demise tied to shuttle era
The narrative recalls Wernher von Braun guiding Saturn V to Apollo 11. He died just before the first test of the space shuttle, a symbol of a reusable vehicle for decades. He favored international cooperation, praising Apollo Soyuz and envisioning nations uniting to explore space for peaceful purposes.
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