Defendants enter pleas in high profile Spying case
Retired Navy officer John Walker and his son Michael pleaded not guilty in U S District Court to charges of spying for the Soviet Union. The case names a broader network with a California arrest, ongoing since 1965, and court actions set a July 3 pre trial conference on motions.
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California
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Amnesty reports 1500 executions incl Iran lead in 1984
Amnesty International documented at least 1,513 lawful executions last year with 661 in Iran. The group warned many executions go unreported and did not include extrajudicial killings, disappearances, or deaths in custody. It cited 292 executions in China and noted no data for Iraq. Nigeria showed over 110 executions in 1984 with many by special tribunals.
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Reuter
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Million pledge tests Franciscan priests in New York
In New York two Franciscan priests vow of poverty faces a test as they must spend 2 million dollars by mid August to aid mentally ill homeless. Real estate mogul Harry Macklowe pledged the funds after destroying four poverty hotels. They plan to buy and remodel an apartment house in mid Manhattan for about 1 million and invest another 1 million for housing. If unused, money returns to the city for social services.
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Reuter
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