Rowan Faces Illegal Gun Charges in DC Pool Incident
Syndicated columnist Carl T. Rowan, a longtime gun control advocate, faces charges of unauthorized possession of a weapon and ammunition after a teenager trespassed into his backyard pool area. The 62 year old is to appear in DC Superior Court for arraignment on misdemeanor counts, with potential penalties up to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine.
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Carl T. Rowan
District of Columbia
Rowan
District of Columbia Superior Court
Abortion foes refuse names in Atlanta protest trial
Thirteen more anti abortion demonstrators were arrested outside the Atlanta Surgi Center refusing to identify themselves, raising to over 100 the number jailed in a waiting game of anonymity. Operation Rescue led the protest echoing a July confrontation at the Democratic National Convention where 134 were arrested. About 96 of the first group remain jailed as Baby Jane Does and Baby John Does, insisting on innocence to a charge of criminal trespass.
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Operation Rescue
Atlanta Surgi Center
Jane
Baby John
Court orders NASA to release Challenger audio tapes
A federal appeals panel ruled NASA must disclose the Challenger shuttle audio tapes under the Freedom of Information Act. The decision rejects NASA’s privacy claim for the families of seven astronauts who died in the 1986 disaster and says the tapes do not contain new information justifying withholding under a personal privacy exemption.
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Space Agency
U.S Court of Appeals
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Reagan extends Jackson Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON AP President Reagan extended Jesse Jacksons Secret Service protection 30 days to help him arrange private security against death threats tied to his campaign for the Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in Chicago. Jacksons spokesman said no immediate comment while Jackson rests in Chicago.
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Reagan
Jesse Jackson
Secret Service
Jackson
White House
Marlin Fitgwater
Michael Dukakis
Chicago
Eric Easter
Gunfire on Oakland Bus Kills Driver
A man fired on an Oakland public bus with an assault rifle, killing the driver and wounding four passengers. Police seek four young men, probing if the attack was retaliation for a fatal collision the previous day that killed Ellen Palmer.
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Oakland
Calif
Jim Hahn
Ellen Palmer
U.S. Aims to Pay 188 Million to United Nations
The United States plans to settle 188 million dollars of its U.N. debt by year end to avoid a cash shortfall that could jeopardize future peacekeeping. Vernon Walters told the Senate committee that initial Persian Gulf peacekeeping costs may run 15 to 20 million, with broader annual needs potentially exceeding 1.5 billion if multiple crises persist.
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United Nations
Persian Gulf
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Angola
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Cambodia
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
U.S
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Gorbachev Pushes Broad Reforms and Party Pruning
Moscow reports say Mikhail Gorbachev urged trimming the Communist Party to its elite while outlining plans for multi candidate elections to a 2250 member Congress of Peoples Deputies and a stronger president. The Central Committee backed party reconstruction steps, with membership rolls to be reviewed by year end.
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Armenia
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Peasants in Remote Nicaragua Live Between War Factions
In CASA DE TABLA Nicaragua a peasant woman and relatives recount surviving amid Sandinista and Contra activity. They dodge recruitment and seek to endure as rebels pass through the remote village 185 miles southeast of Managua. The region’s violence has eased but not ceased, with personal losses including a husband and son killed by Contra forces and rockets striking the home.
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Nicaragua
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Managua
Cancer patient uses marijuana defense wins light sentence
Rick Morris, a 31 year old truck driver battling a brain stem tumor, was convicted of possessing seven and a half ounces of marijuana but fined only one dollar with no jail time. His attorney said smoking marijuana helped him avoid starvation after cancer treatment left him unable to keep food down.
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Johnson District Court
Tom Blaha
Kevin Zeese
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Drug Policy Foundation
Washington, D.C
Rick Morris
Ned Pillersdorf
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