Arrests test resolve of sanctuary movement leaders
The indictment of 16 sanctuary movement leaders and 55 sanctuary participants in Arizona and elsewhere reflects government resistance to admitting bloodshed in Central America and may boost church involvement. The group includes two Roman Catholic priests and three nuns. Indictments stem from a 10 month probe into the underground railroad movement.
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Associated Press
Sanctuary Movement
Central America
Arizona
United States
Sanctuary Movment
Underground Railroad
U.S
A. Melvin McDonald
McDonald
Seattle
Philadelphia
Rochester
N.Y
Tucson
Ariz
el Salvador
Guatemala
John M Fife
Southside
United Presbyterian Church
Fife
Informa
Douglas Brian
New York
Mexico
Texas
Citizens urged to follow teachings of Dr. King
William Thomas, superintendent of Carbondale Elementary School District 95, urged attendees at the Burma Hays Center Auditorium to honor Martin Luther King Jr by practicing his principles. Speaking at the second annual Memorial Breakfast hosted by the Carbondale Black Coalition, he emphasized education and community action as core to King’s legacy.
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Dr. King
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Martin Luther King Jr
William Thomas
Carbondale
Burma
Racism Seen as Still Alive in Southern Illinois
Black leaders in Southern Illinois say racism persists despite gains. Clergy and scholars note higher poverty, job losses, and continued segregation, with racism morphing into subtler forms amid social shifts and media portrayals.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Richard Daniels
Hopewell Baptist Church
Carbondale
Daniels
Reagan
Luke Tripp
Southern [Illinois University- Carbondale
Tripp
Wayne State University
Belgians balk on cruise missiles in NATO plan
Washington reports say Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens will decide in March whether to base Belgium's share of 572 NATO medium range missiles. Martens insists no automatic timetable exists, despite Reagan pressing for a united NATO stance ahead of U S Soviet arms talks.
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Washington
Geneva
Reagan
Wilfried Martens
NATO
Martens
Belgium
United States
America
Europe
Judge calls lockdown at Marion prison overreaction
Tim Landis reports corrections expert Joseph Cannon says the 16 month lockdown at the U S Penitentiary Marion is an overreaction that worsens danger and strains inmate staff relations. A ruling on a possible injunction to end the lockdown was expected as hearings continued into inmate abuse claims.
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Tim Landis
Southern Illinois
University of Missouri
U.S. Penitentiary At
Marion
Joseph Cannon
Stateville Penitentiary
Joliet
Cannon
U.S
Kenneth Meyers
Court approves broader school searches for drugs and weapons
The Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 that public school officials may search students without warrants or probable cause when there are reasonable grounds to suspect a violation. Teachers are partly protected by the same constitutional standard, though dissent warns the rule could target minor violations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
John Paul Stevens
Backlash grows over school home computer use
Washington survey of 1,000 parents of under 13s finds a large majority want emphasis on the three R's over computer skills in schools. About 60% report school computer use and 32% have home computers, while 85% want reading emphasized and only 24% for computer use.
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Cox News Service
Washington
Highlights
Children Magazine
Margot Ely
New York University
Police Athletic League
South Bronx
Manhattan
New York
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Archie Bunker
Rev. Daniels
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National Press Club
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The
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