Convicted killer denied new trial in Fatal Vision case
U S District Judge Franklin Dupree denied Dr Jef frey MacDonalds request for a new trial in the 1970 Fort Bragg killings of his wife Col ette and two daughters Kimberly and Kristen The ruling upholds the prior conviction and rejects claims that two alleged confessions and other tactics warrant retrial MacDonald who has long maintained intruders killed his family faces three life sentences and potential appeals as prosecutors note a federal law bars him from profiting from books and movies based on the crime
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Pentagon selects Titan to back up the shuttle program
Defense Secretary Weinberger ends the intra government dispute by ordering the Air Force to buy 10 Titan 3407 expendable launch vehicles to complement the space shuttle for military satellite launches starting 1988. The plan aims at 10,000 pounds to GEO with two launches per year, cost estimated at 2.7 to 3.5 billion through 1992. NASA opposed a non shuttle launcher but will accept reduced shuttle usage as part of a Reagan directive.
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Defense questions key witness in Mattox case
The defense attorney for Attorney General Jim Mattox challenged the credibility of Thomas McDade, a Fulbright & Jaworski lawyer and key prosecution witness. Minton claimed McDade lied to the grand jury and to the current jury during over two hours of questioning.
Edwards says he cannot conceive conviction in racketeering case
Governor Edwin Edwards, in his third term, said he cannot conceive the possibility of being convicted on federal racketeering charges and argued he and indicted partners did what other businessmen do. He would resign if convicted, though he could stay until appeals exhaust under state law. San Diego jurors recommended death for Kevin Cooper in the 1983 killings, with Judge Garner to decide between death or life in prison.
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San Diego
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San Bernardino County
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Polish authorities seize Vatican paper copies in Poland
Polish authorities seized more than 100,000 copies of the Polish language edition of L Osservatore Romano in Poland. The newspapers contained Pope John Paul II s annual World Peace Day speech as reported by Vatican Radio.
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EPA Accuses Union Carbide of Withholding Health Data
The EPA charges Union Carbide with withholding data on cancer risks of diethyl sulfate, seeking a 3.9 million fine. EPA says preliminary mouse studies in 1977 and final data in 1979 showed cancer risk, but info was not disclosed until 1983. Union Carbide has 20 days to respond and may request a hearing before an administrative law judge.
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Conn
Ed Vandenameele
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