Survivors sue Gilmore in Bushnell murder suit
Survivors of Provo motel clerk Bennie Bushnell sue Utah inmate Gary Gilmore for more than 1 million dollars in general damages and funeral costs. The suit names Bushnell's widow Debra Bushnell and their child, Benjamin, plus an unborn child, as plaintiffs. Gilmore has offered to set aside royalties from film and book rights, with an agent handling the deal, potentially totaling up to 500,000 dollars. A related suit by an insurance company over Max Jensen’s killing accompanies the case as courts consider appeals and a stay on execution.
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Provo, Utah
Provo
Bennie Bushnell
Utah
Gary Gilmore
4Th District Court
Ray Ivie
Bushnell
Debra Jean Kmerien Bushnell
Benjamin J. Bushnell
Vern Damico
Gilmore
Brigham Young University
Max David Jensen
US Supreme Court
California Supreme Court rules death penalty unconstitutional
In California the high court struck down the death penalty on San Quentin’s Death Row provoking cheers and pandemonium. Governor Brown and lawmakers vowed swift action while Att Gen Younger signaled effort to enact a new capital punishment statute. The ruling cites a 1974 law mandating death for certain murders without mitigating review, likely reducing many sentences to life terms.
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Sacramento
Calif
San Quentin
California Supreme Court
San Francisco Bay
Wayne Rebiejo
Rebiejo
California
Evelle Younger
Edmund Brown Jr
Younger
Bill Merkle
Donald Barnard
Dog licenses go on sale January 1 in Hamilton
Hamilton residents may buy dog licenses starting January 1 under new state law amendments. Licenses cover the calendar year with a $3 tag and $15 kennel fee, plus penalties after January 20. Purchase locations and mail options are provided by the county auditor, with branch offices charging 35 cents per license. Owners should include dog breed age sex color and owner name address when applying.
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Hamilton
Front and
High Streets
Auditor's
Middletown
CETA council to meet Thursday in Hamilton
The Butler County CETA advisory council will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the County Administrative Center on High Street. Discussion will cover additional vocational training under Title 1 and project oriented public service under Title 6. Public invited.
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Ceta Council
Butler County Comprehensive Employment Training Act
Prime Sponsors Advisory Council
Commissioners Hearing Room
County Administrative Center
High St
Hamilton
Supreme Court rules pregnancy sick pay not required by law
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling, said employers may lawfully refuse to pay disability or sick leave for pregnancy if an plans does not cover it. The decision clarifies that existing laws do not compel coverage, though Congress could change this. It drew immediate fire from NOW and unions seeking mandatory pregnancy disability benefits.
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U.S. High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
International Union of Electric Workers
David Fitzmaurice
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A&a
Super Jet
James E Pendleton
A&a Carpet Cleaning CO
Springboro Pike
Miami Valley
Bly
Worthmore Clothes Shop
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Kingsridge
Palm Beach
Martinelli
Worthmore
Kent Acre
Gates Gloves
America
Freeman
BankAmericard
Les
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Middletown Mall
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