Justices say states can ban write-ins in elections
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that states may ban write-in voting. Hawaii's ban was upheld as part of an electoral scheme that safeguards ballot access, with Justices White Rehnquist OConnor Scalia Souter and Thomas concurring. Kennedy Blackmun and Stevens dissented, criticizing the ban for limiting voter participation.
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Los Angeles Police Chief Faces Potential Dismissal Move
The Los Angeles Police Commission voted to hire an outside lawyer to press City Council to force Chief Daryl Gates to resign or retire. Councilman Mike Woo advocates immediate dismissal, citing Gates actions during the Rodney King aftermath and the 1992 riots.
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Maryland Census Reflects Population Shifts and Education Levels
From Washington area suburbs in Calvert and Charles counties the census shows an average commute over 35 minutes. In 1990 Maryland welcomed many newcomers with one in seven residents new to the state in five years, ranking 17th nationally. Foreign born residents rose to 6.6 percent from 4.6 percent in 1980. Nearly half moved to Maryland in the 1980s. Maryland ranked 14th in foreign born residents, with only Connecticut Alaska and New Jersey wealthier. Delaware was closest among neighbors, ranked ninth. Maryland was fourth in college graduates, yet only 26.5 percent of adults over 25 held degrees. Over 70 percent of Marylanders 16 and over were employed or seeking work in April 1990, placing the state third in the nation for workforce size behind Alaska and New Hampshire.
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Stabbing Near Silver Spring Ties Diplomat’s Son Incident
In Silver Spring a 25 year old son of Togo’s U S envoy was hospitalized in critical condition after a quarrel outside an apartment building. Fadji Kokouvi Schuppius, of Washington, was stabbed in the chest as Tania E Mijenga was escorted home by Loxley Hugh Denton, a former boyfriend. The two men argued and shoved one another in the parking area.
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Bosnian War Escalates as Forces Gain Firepower
Defenders gain heavier firepower than since fighting began after the February 29 referendum in which Muslims and Croats voted to secede from Yugoslavia. Serbs control two thirds of Bosnian territory with Yugoslav army aid. about 5,700 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Sarajevo faces shortages of food medicine and antibiotics as blockades worsen. UN imposes sanctions on Serbia while seeking truces and aid corridors. Karadzic urges safe passage for Red Cross. In Croatia, three French peacekeepers killed in a rollover as UN forces deploy to monitor a cease fire covering four regions.
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