Bomber gets 15 years in abortion clinic bombings
Thomas E. Spinks, 37, of Bowie, was sentenced to 15 years and ordered to pay 53,944 restitution for involvement in ten bombing attacks on abortion clinics and supporters’ offices across Maryland Delaware Virginia and Washington D C. He placed devices and bore the largest responsibility.
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Baltimore
Thomas E. Spinks
Bowie
U.S
Alexander Harvey II
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Senate approves legislative veto on FTC and CPSC rules
The Senate backed a three year FTC and CPSC program bill containing a legislative veto empowering Congress to overturn agency rules. The measure, championed by Sen. Robert Kasten, was approved 67 to 22 to attach to the bill while the chamber advanced funding of 68.5 million dollars for 1986 with small later increases amid GOP criticisms of consumer rules.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Senate
House
Robert Kasten
R-Wis
Commission
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Kasten
Scrabble Stars Gather in Boston for Open Championship
In Boston the North American Open Scrabble Championship opens for a four day meet with the world's top 300 players, who will test p and q values as letters worth three and ten points.
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Boston
United Nations adopts voluntary sanctions against South Africa
The Security Council backed worldwide voluntary sanctions to dismantle apartheid with a 13 to 0 vote as the United States and Britain abstained. Earlier they joined to veto a non aligned proposal that would have threatened mandatory sanctions if Pretoria failed to end racial segregation.
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United Nations
Security Council
South Africa
United States
Britain
Council
Honolulu Lab quietly returns remains of fallen service members
In Honolulu the Central Identification Laboratory identifies and repatriates U S servicemen from Indochina with 166 Vietnam era, 58 Korean and WWII identifications. A 1975 Air Force gunship crash victim was confirmed amid a disputed case. The lab coordinates with JCRC in Hanoi and Vietnamese officials, returning remains for families who seek closure.
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Honolulu
U.S
Southeast Asia
U.S. Army
Central Identification Laboratory
Johnie E. Webb, Jr
Indochina
Webb
Pakse
Laos
Air Force
Thomas Hart
Joint Casualty Resolution Center
Hanoi
JCRC
CIS
United States
House cuts former president slush fund, trims allowances
The House voted to reduce office and staff allowances for former presidents by 219 400 dollars while maintaining 650 000 dollars in support. The move stops short of eliminating the program and was approved by a 201 162 majority after debate.
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Washington
House
Bill Nelson
D-Fla
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