Religious groups split on school prayer amendment plan
Wire brief notes that conservative religious groups remain divided over a Republican plan to amend the Constitution to allow voluntary school prayer. Some fear poor wording and others oppose the approach, even warning it could distract from broader religious freedom goals.
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Primed GOP governors face budgeting and reform pressures
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia reports that Republican governors hold 30 of 50 states and loom as future presidential hopefuls. While celebratory about power, they confront revenue gaps and spending pressures as a Republican Congress Eyes potential cuts. Gov. William F Weld of Massachusetts says the pressure is worth it to curb government size and cost.
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Simpson case focuses on judge wife to gain appeal fodder
In Los Angeles and New York, legal experts say O J Simpson gains little by pressing Judge Lance Ito s wife as an appeal angle. They note testimony by Capt Peggy York could matter mainly if relevant to Fuhrman s credibility, with potential impact on the glove evidence and jury perception.
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Family buries six children in Chicago church
In Chicago the Rev. Duane Willis and his wife buried six of their children in white coffins at Parkwood Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side, 11 days after a freeway wreck killed five boys and a girl. Mourners paused to emphasize the family's faith and memories of their schooling by parents.
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