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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1983

Page

11

Jury grants death sentence in double murder case

A 19-year-old, Robert M. Bloom Jr., challenged a Van Nuys jury to sentence him to death for killing his father and stepmother and stabbing his stepsister. The seven-woman, five-man jury recommended the death penalty after about three hours of deliberation. Sentencing scheduled for February 22. Bloom acted as his own attorney, urging a death sentence and claiming life without parole would be a joke.

Los Angeles Robert M. Bloom Jr Rosemary Brambles Bloom van Nuys Brambles Sun Valley Robert Bloom Sr Lucille Sandra

Jewish teen admits to synagogue fires

WEST HARTFORD Conn AP a troubled 17 year old confesses to setting four fires that damaged two synagogues and the homes of a rabbi and a state legislator He is arraigned on four counts of second degree arson and held for next court appearance as authorities seek a fair trial and hospital contact details.

West Hartford Conn Barry Schuss Schuss Joseph Morelli Hartford Superior Court John Solomon Krupka Young Israel Synagogue Krupka Emanuel Joan Kemler John Bailey John Droney Jr Bailey Morelli

Reagan to Announce Candidacy Jan Twenty Ninth

President Reagan plans a television address to announce his bid for a second term on January 29, four days after the State of the Union. An administration source cited aides' work on the wording and noted the re election committee has raised nearly three million dollars since October.

Associated Press Reagan New Hampshire Illinois John Glenn Walter F. Mondale

Psychiatrist urges guidelines on doctors aiding death wishes

Riverside California AP report: Dr Robert Sum merour testified that a cerebral palsy patient’s wish to die may be understandable but not clearly justified and called for guidelines for physicians. He spoke during the sixth day of Elizabeth Bouvia’s case before Superior Court Judge John H Hews, as she fights forced feeding at Riverside General Hospital.

Riverside Calif Robert B. Summerour Elizabeth Bouvia Superior Court John H. Hews Bouvia Hews Riverside General Hospital

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