Inmates Lost in System Face Slow Justice
A Odessa American investigation details how jail inmates in Ector County press jail mail for help while the system delays lawyers and doctors. Richard Scott from the DA office reads notes, matches some to files, and fights to prevent inmates from slipping through gaps. The piece cites deportation fears for non citizens and a new policy to release custody when cases are rejected for lack of evidence.
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Sheila Welsh
Ector County
Richard Scott
Mike Holmes
Scott
Odessa
U S presses El Salvador on rights and reform
U S officials say progress in El Salvador on land reform and human rights supports continued military aid, despite criticism that progress is overstated. Haig urged concrete actions by end of June to back certification, while reports warn of ongoing abuses and prisoner concerns.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
el Salvador
Reagan
Roy Prosterman
University of Washington
Con- Congress
Government of
Central America Information Office
Cambridge
Mass
Red Cross
San Salvador
Bandits plague railroad police in modern thefts
Mexican bandits jump onto moving trains along the Rio Grande, plundering boxcars. Southern Pacific official Charles Wood calls cargo theft the worst problem, with more than $200,000 in merchandise stolen from box cars in 1981.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Rio Grande
Mexico
Southern Pacific Division
Charles Wood
Wood
Southern Pacific
Disarmament session fizzles at United Nations
The General Assembly second special session on disarmament ended after five weeks of speeches with delegates criticizing the failure to produce a comprehensive plan to halt the arms race. Indian Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan called the exercise futile as East West tensions dominated debate. The session adjourned at 5 56 p.m. after a nearly seven hour final meeting.
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D.C. Doelling
Associated Press
United Nations
General Assembly
Natarajan Krishnan
Washington
Oleg Troyanovksy
United States
Edwin Fealner Jr
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Alexander M. Haig Jr
By Steve Brewer
Santa Fe
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