Heflin Cruise Refunds Prompt Ethics Questions
A week after his re election Heflin took his wife on a five day Bahamas cruise paid by Norweigan Caribbean Lines Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lines. The trip while he served on the merchant marine subcommittee was described as a fact finding educational tour. Critics say such trips raise ethical concerns about influence and access in Congress.
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Amnesty International reports 1500 plus executions in 1984
Amnesty International says 1,513 executions in 1984 across 40 countries, led by Iran with 661. It cites undercounting due to secrecy, notes U.S. 21 executions and about 1,400 on death row, and highlights a worldwide trend toward abolition with 27 governments banning the death penalty and 19 restricting it to wartime offenses.
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