Anniversary protests mark abortion divide across U S sites
Activists on both sides mark the Supreme Court ruling 12 years later with protests and prayers. In Cleveland supporters host a potluck at Cleveland State University as Right to Life holds a memorial at the Masonic Temple. Nationwide vigils, marches, and security alerts accompany actions near statehouses and the White House as anti and pro abortion groups press for their positions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Cleveland
Cleveland State University
Greater Cleveland
Masonic Temple Auditorium
Religious Coalition For Abortion Rights
Kansas
Kansans For Life
Statehouse
Washington
White House
D.C
Virginia
Maryland
National Organization For Women
Pesticide Tank Leak Clouds Noxious Fumes Near New York
Environmental inspectors probe why a pesticide mixing tank overheated at the American Cyanamid plant in Linden New Jersey releasing a cloud of fumes that sickened hundreds downwind in New York and prompted evacuations. About 563 gallons were released from an indoor tank producing Cygon-400 and four workers were treated for nausea.
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Linden
N.J
New York
American Cyanamid Co
New Jersey
Staten Island
N.Y
George Klenk
State Department of Environmental Protection
Klenk
Richard Kozup
Middlesex County Health Department
Kozup
Sharon jury weighs Time libel verdict in Sharon suit
After more than a week of deliberations the six jurors have upheld two defamation findings in Sharon's $50 million libel suit against Time Inc but have not yet ruled on actual malice. Deliberations continued ninth day, sequestered panel weighing if Time knew falsehood or acted with reckless disregard before potential second phase on damages.
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New York
Ariel Sharon
Time Inc. Today
Sharon
Timea
Bombing spawns strikes in southern Lebanon and Tehran talks falter
In NAQOURA Lebanon a deadly car bombing triggered widespread strikes and protests as Israeli and Lebanese negotiators adjourned with no security pact for a future Israeli pullout. A UN statement noted Lebanon’s reservations about Israel’s three stage withdrawal while talks resume Thursday. A mass strike hit Muslim areas in Sidon after the attack on a Sunni leader, Mustafa Saad, who leads a militia. Two killed and at least 30 injured. In India, Afghan rebels allegedly destroyed Soviet helicopters at Bagram during a snowstorm, with other attacks on Kandahar airport and aircraft, amid Soviet support for President Babrak Karmal. Detachments and airliner incidents were reported by unnamed Western diplomats.
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Lebanon
Israel
United Nations
Timur Gokse
Sidon
Mustafa Saad
New Delhi
India
Kabul
Bagram
Khandahar
Afghanistan
Babrak Karmal
Paktiya
Pakistan
Farmers march on Capitol demand higher prices
About 12 000 farmers and supporters rallied at the Minnesota state Capitol to oppose foreclosures and press for higher agriculture prices. Groundswell leaders called for a moratorium on foreclosures until prices recover, while Chicago protesters aimed to disrupt grain markets at the Board of Trade and Mercantile Exchange.
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State Capitol
Bobbi Polzine
Chicago
American Agriculture Movement
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Minnesota
Polzine
America
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