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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1985

Page

3

Protesters seek ouster of lenient Ohio judge

Children's rights advocates accuse Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Gilbert Bettman of leniency for reducing charges in an 8 year old girl's rape case. They plan to file complaints with the Cincinnati Bar Association citing his history in violence involving children.

Cincinnati Judy Clark Parents League Against Child Abuse League For Better Child Abuse Laws Cincinnati Bar Association Hamilton County Common Pleas Gilbert Bettman Bettman William Wayne Meece Joseph Kennedy Hamilton County Bob Ruehlman

Report says FTC boss to replace Stockman

Washington AP reports President Reagan will appoint the FTC chief to succeed Stockman in the administration. The move signals a leadership change at the commission as the White House names a replacement and outlines expected policy directions and regulatory focus.

Congress FTC Stockman Washington Reagan

Soviet Leader Links Sakharov Case to Arms Treaty

Senator Paul Simon says Anatoly Aleksandrov, head of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, offered an explanation for why the Soviet Union will not release dissident Andrei Sakharov. The remark tied Sakharov’s fate to an international nuclear arms treaty cited during Simon’s talks in the Soviet Union.

Sakharov Aleksandrov Simon Science Academy Aleksandrovy Washington Paul Simon D-Ill Andrei Sakharov Anatoly Aleksandrov Soviet Academy of Sciences Soviet Union

Firefighters gain ground in Rat Creek fire near Big Sur

Firefighters reported progress in the Rat Creek blaze in Los Padres National Forest 68 percent contained with the fire having burned about 43 400 acres. A 15 000 acre flareup earlier in the week and difficult terrain with erratic winds challenged crews from 26 states as they planned to contain the fire and send more than 2200 firefighters home by the weekend.

Big Sur Calif Rat Creek Forest Service Joe Hart Los Padres National Forest

Nomination of Reynolds Abandoned amid GOP Civil Rights Strife

In Washington AP reports, hours before William Bradford Reynolds nomination was abandoned, black leaders told key Republican senators that Reynolds symbolized the GOPs poor image among minorities and must go. The unpublicized luncheon discussed civil rights policy and Reynolds enforcement, but senators offered no hints about their intentions.

Washington William Bradford Reynolds Justice Department GOP Reynolds Senate Robert Dole

Democrats Try To Slow Cleanup Plan In Superfund Fight

In Washington Democrat John Dingell led 16 of 17 Republicans to thwart a push by insurgent Democrats for a mandatory cleanup timetable in the five year renewal of the Superfund program. The fight centers on a $10 billion plan versus the Reagan administration's $5.3 billion proposal, with a Sept. 30 deadline looming. Florio and several Democrats backed a provision to force EPA to begin cleaning at least 600 dumps by 1990.

Washington John Dingell House Committee Energy and Commerce Committee Michigan James Florio D-N.j Congress Florio Environmental Protection Agency

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