Kennedy urges $2.5B hunger aid to reverse policies
Sen Edward Kennedy proposes a 2.5 billion package to expand food stamps and welfare for the hungry, arguing Reagan era hunger policies are inhumane. He cites a 177 page report and notes 46 cent meals and outdated eligibility as key failings, while Agriculture Secretary Block counters progress. Kennedy calls for raised benefits, broader eligibility, and additional aid for infants and pregnant women.
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Washington
America
Edward M. Kennedy
Reagan
Kennedy
D-Mass
Defense Department
Block
United States
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Baby Amelia Lea Ramirez Found After Kidnapping
Eight day old Amelia Lea Ramirez was located in a San Diego suburb, recovered in good health. Police booked Linda Marie Patton, 29, on kidnapping charges after a tip from an anonymous caller led to the Spring Valley home. Det. Don Hanson called it the best feeling in 16 years as the family was reunited at Mercy Hospital.
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Amelia Lea
Ramirez
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Sandra Leal
John Ramirez
Wisconsin
California
Ms. Leal
Bua Vn
Dune To
San Diego
Bill Kolender
Linda Marie Patton
Kolender
Knots Slip Story Swirls Around Trucker Theft Charge
A truck driver from Nixa faces theft charges after claiming hijackers tied him to a tree in sub zero weather while his hog load was stolen. Police doubt the tale and say the truck was not hijacked.
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Curbon
Collins
Greene County
Max Geiman
FBI
Kansas City
Carbon
Interstate 70
Missouri
U.S. 65
Sedalia
Biele
Outcry after pardon denial for Leo Frank lynching
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to pardon Leo Frank citing time since conviction, triggering wide protests from the victim’s sister in law and Jewish groups led by the Anti-Defamation League. Frank, manager of National Pencil, was hanged in 1915 after a 1913 murder conviction, memorialized by renewed anti Semitism amid the pardon push.
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UPI
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Anti-Defamation League
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
Frank
Nathan Perlmutter
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
John Slaton
Milledgeville
Marietta
Schwartz
Jim Conley
Pencil Company
Mann
Nashville
Pardon push for Leo Frank case sparks defamation fight
Nathan Perlmutter of the Anti-Defamation League helped revive a Georgia pardon bid for Leo Frank fueling a clash with supporters of the convicted killer. ADL lawyer Dale Schwartz lamented the board’s decision and urged historical exoneration while witness Alonzo Mann pressed for clemency amid lingering doubt about Frank’s guilt.
Postal Service forecasts record holiday mail volume
The U S Postal Service expects to deliver over 10 billion pieces of mail this holiday season led by Postmaster General William Bolger. He noted 98.5 percent of last year's volume has been processed and weather delays in the West Midwest and South threaten delivery times with major hubs closed or constrained.
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