Chief Justice Burger backs prison work program on TV
Chief Justice Warren E Burger urged using inmate labor to fund prison costs in a live ABC News Nightline interview. He argued inmates should do work with value after release, saying idle people lose self respect, in his first long TV appearance in 15 years as chief justice.
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Washington
Warren F Burger
ABC News Nightline
Burger
Nightline
Ted Kopper
Louisiana
House vote nears citizenship for aliens in United States
The House tentatively approved a plan allowing aliens who have lived and worked in the United States since 1982 to seek legal resident status with eventual citizenship. The 245-181 vote kept the 1982 eligibility intact while an effort to kill amnesty provisions proceeds the next day, despite an administration backed amendment failure.
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Washington
House
United States
Danet Lungren
R-Calif
Man executed for store clerk murder in Florida
Carl Shriner, 36, a drifter with a boyish face, was executed in the electric chair at Florida State Prison for killing Judith Ann Carter during a 1976 convenience store robbery. He was the 20th U.S. inmate executed since 1976 and the sixth in Florida. A candlelight vigil opposed the death penalty while supporters gathered nearby.
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Florida
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Man Held in Extreme Custody for Palm Sunday Mass Slayings
Police say Christopher Thomas, 44, believed his estranged wife was having an affair with Enrique Bermudez and killed ten people including eight children and two women in a single home. Slayings discovered by relatives and a neighbor with a crawling baby among the corpses, initially linked to a drug deal. Thomas has been in custody since June 9 on unrelated charges.
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Christopher Thomas
Benjamin Ward
Thomas
Enrique Bermudez
New PG 13 rating eyed to gatekeep pre-teens
New York report says a PG 13 rating, placed between PG and R, will restrict under 13 from some films without an adult. Studio leaders say they have approved the concept and others will follow. Frank Yablans of MGM United Artists notes polling ongoing and not yet complete.
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New York
New York Times
the Times
Frank Yablans
Mgm-United Artists
Words of wisdom from Edison on hard work
Inside The News presents a quote attributed to Thomas Edison, the American inventor, stating there is no substitute for hard work. The line reflects Edison’s emphasis on perseverance and effort as key to achievement.
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Thomas Edison
Weather Outlook and Pageant Glimpse From Local News
Western Maryland counties forecast mostly sunny and cooler today with highs near 85 and 64 overnight. Thursday brings continued sun and pleasant conditions with mid 80s, while Maryland mountains stay fair with 74 daytime highs and 50s nights. Northerly winds around 19 mph today shift easterly Thursday. drying conditions remain excellent. Yesterday’s temps included Frederick 80 63 and Hagerstown 67 58.
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Mave Lesher
County approves 1985 capital budget for roads schools and buildings
Frederick County Commissioners approve a 9.515 million capital budget for fiscal 1985. Major funds include 6 million from the county operating levy and 2 million from a general obligation bond. Planned projects cover Public Works maintenance, bridge recon, government building renovations, and Frederick Community College facilities. Economic bonds support Predereek Computer Products expansion at Frederick Industrial Park creating about 70 jobs.
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Prederick Industral Park
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Coplay Cement strike widens as workers press benefits cuts
Workers at Coplay Cement Plant on Buckeystown Pike begin a one week strike over benefits and wage issues. Union leaders cite proposed higher deductibles, a reduced vacation cap, and pension changes as key targets while operations continue in limited form and state police report a quiet picket line.
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International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
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Coplay
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Polite
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William Woolyard
Holyari Sand
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Piake
Bolyard
Gallney
Amongs
Allentown
Stephen J. Raysely
Raysely and
Negotiators near deficit deal as talks resume
Washington negotiators, urged by President Reagan, show signs of breaking a logjam toward a deficit reduction package blending tax increases with cuts to federal health programs. House and Senate conferees, split over Medicare and tax breaks, resume talks with hope of quick progress this week.
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Reagan
House
Senate
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Il
Ways and Means Committee
Reagan shifts on penalties for states not raising drinking age
At River Dell High School Reagan announced a reversal, supporting withholding federal highway funds to push states toward a 21 year drinking age. He warned the national tragedy of underage drinking drives cross-border traffic and fatal crashes, urging action as many states linger with ages 18 to 20.
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Reagan
River Dell High School
Washington
Lahore
Kuang
U.S. GNP Slows in Quarter End April to June
The Commerce Department reports the pace of the U.S. economic recovery slackened in the April through June quarter. Yet both first and second quarter figures surpassed analyst expectations, signaling cautious momentum amid uncertainty.
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Commerce Department
Shopping Center loan misrepresented as sale on page
A Frederick Shopping Center loan deal involving West Seventh Street users and John Hancock Real Estate Finance Inc was miscast as a purchase on the Business/Finance Page. The $7.5 million loan is a refinancing not a sale, and the error appears in a pre-correction section of the page.
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