Court overturns 1953 Bentley murder conviction in UK
The Appeal Court in London nullified Derek Bentley's 1953 murder conviction after decades of campaigns by his family. The judges ruled the trial prejudiced by the remark Let him have it and called the proceedings a profound regret, ending a case tied to a teenager with mental disabilities.
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London
Chris
Derek Bentley
Christopher Craig
Bentley
Maria Dingwall- Bentley
Iris
Mr. Bentley
Lord Bingham
Appeal Court
Britain
Mr Bentley
Craig
South London
Sidney Miles
Lord Bingham Sai
New head protection devices to reduce car crash injuries
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new standard allowing inflatable all around head protection systems to protect riders during side impacts and rollovers. The rule aims to save up to 1200 lives annually and 975 brain injuries, with phased compliance through 2002.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ricardo Martinez
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Institute
Traffic Safety Administration
BMW
Mercedes-Benz
Volvo
Scholars challenge Coolidge image at Boston conference
In Boston AP reports scholars journalists and politicians reassessed Calvin Coolidge the 30th president praising his achievements and arguing the stereotype of a silent do nothing leader misrepresents his tenure from 1923 to 1929 He praised reforms and integrity while noting his private nature shaped history.
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Robert Patterson
Castleton
Boston
Cal Waldly
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Vermont
Massachusetts
Sheldon Stern
Historiin
John F Kennedy Library
Coolidge
Stern
Robert Novak
Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
Calvin
Sham
Richard Norton Smith
Gerald R Ford Library
Wildfires scorch 16,000 acres as farmer killed near Ritzville
A 16,000 acre blaze near Ritzville claimed farmer Robert W Heider of Ritzville as he fled a wheat field in his combine. Evacuations occurred with some outbuildings destroyed and power outages reported. A separate 16,000 acre blaze 50 miles from Spokane, likely sparked by railway workers, burned in Klickitat County as 900 firefighters battled it.
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Bickleton. Wash
Washington
Robert W Heider
Ritzville
Adams County
Mike Eine
Spokane
Klickitat County
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