Hinckley Begins Sanity Tests as Reagan Shooting Probe Proceeds
FBI searches for photographs to reveal the gunman’s view of the Reagan shooting while John W. Hinckley Jr. undergoes initial sanity exams at the Butner Federal Correctional Institution in North Carolina after his attorneys dropped an appeal of the court order for up to 90 days of testing. Hinckley’s parents visited from Denver as prosecutors pursue a possible insanity defense and a life sentence if convicted.
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Brady improves as doctors report steps toward recovery
Washington AP The press secretary James Brady, shot in the Reagan assassination attempt, says I’m feeling fine signaling potential recovery. Neurosurgeon Arthur Cobrine says Brady’s right body movement returns and brain tissue removal was about 20 percent with no explosion of the bullet, FBI notes bullets possibly explosive.
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UMW Lays Off 125 Employees Amid Coal Strike Spread
The United Mine Workers union announced it will lay off 125 of its own employees starting April 15, joining about 1,500 railroad workers already idled by the soft coal strike. Union President Sam Church ordered the layoffs as dues collection stops during the strike, with broader impacts spreading to railroads, foreign coal buyers, and state hiring freezes in West Virginia.
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Atlanta Kids Slayings Fuel River Dump Theory
Atlanta officials wary of media disclosure as evidence points to a serial slaying of 22 black youths. Fibers found in victims’ clothing prompt speculation the killer may discard bodies in the Chatto-hoochee River to wash away clues. Investigators pursue Larry Marshall as a potential informant while awaiting extradition for armed robbery charges.
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