Reagan Popular Yet Vulnerable In Public View
Washington reports from AP show Reagan remains broadly popular in the heartland but growing concerns about the economy temper support. Senators Kasbaum Quayle, leaders ONeill Baker Byrd Levitas Smith note high interest rates and recession cloud the outlook, while voters still favor the president as November elections approach.
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Poll backs higher taxes on cigarettes and alcohol
AP-NBC poll of 1597 adults on Jan 18-19 finds 66 percent favor raising alcohol taxes and 63 percent favor raising cigarette taxes while 72 percent prefer Reagan propose spending cuts over tax increases to cut the deficit. A majority also favors non-defense cuts if further reductions are needed.
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ERA prospects grim despite five month reprieve
Five month delay from Supreme Court buys time but ERA faces slim chances. Only five states may still ratify by June 30 to reach constitutional status, with Virginia Florida Missouri North Carolina and Illinois battlegrounds. Governors in these states back ERA, while legislatures push back. The Court kept Callister’s lower court ruling on hold pending June 30 review.
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Supreme Court limits restrictions on lawyers ads nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that lawyers may advertise their services if not misleading. It struck down Missouri rules that limited descriptions of practice to 26 categories and faulted a St Louis lawyer who advertised personal injury law. Justice Powell wrote the decision, reinforcing First Amendment protection for professional advertising.
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Legal waves swirl over term paper ghost writing network
University of Colorado political science teacher Sam Fitch uncovered identical papers from a student bought from Pacific Research, a Seattle firm selling 336 page catalogs and customized papers at 3 dollars per page. The Postal Service charged mail fraud, settling to disclose buyers. attorney Thomas Ziebarth led efforts to curb the practice, leveraging a 1973 Boston Appeals Court ruling that misrepresentation via mail extends to professors misled by third parties.
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Sailors die from Freon leak on USS Bainbridge
In San Diego three sailors died and another seven were injured after a Freon leak in the forward air conditioning area of the USS Bainbridge. Two guards collapsed on patrol and a rescuer who tried to help also died. The ship, docked at 32nd Street Naval Station, had seven survivors hospitalized at Balboa Naval Hospital.
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