High court to rule on social nuisances
The Supreme Court agreed to hear cases on local power to shut down adult book stores and to withhold liquor licenses, and declined to intervene in reapportionment. justices will also decide if churches can veto liquor sales in neighborhoods and review a Massachusetts zoning case amid broader First Amendment questions. Justice Rehnquist, recently hospitalized, appeared on the bench as cases on moral nuisance laws, church influence on liquor sales, and Illinois redistricting move through.
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Bonin penalty phase looms in freeway killings case
William Bonin, 34, convicted of 10 torture murders known as the Freeway Killings, faces a death penalty or life term after a jury found him guilty of slaying 10 young men and boys whose bodies were dumped along Southern California freeways in 1979 and 1980. His attorney cites a troubled life partly linked to his Vietnam service in the late 1960s.
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Jury selection begins in vonBulow case in Newport
Providence AP report says jury draw starts from 132 Newport County residents to pick 12 jurors and four alternates by Friday. Judge Thomas H Needham oversees the process as defense attorney Herald P Fahringer notes publicity may hinder impartiality and seeks 16 peremptory challenges, double the standard.
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Williams trial hears focus on Chattahoochee re enactment
A police technician who helped re create an incident above the Chattahoochee River testified as Wayne Williams' murder trial entered its third week. The defense objected and the court adjourned for the weekend. Prosecutors planned a pre dawn reenactment on the Jackson Bridge to show how a body could be moved from Williams' car and disposed over the guard rail.
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VA chief says limit free VA medical care for veterans age 65
VA Administrator Robert Nimmo says automatic unlimited free care at age 65 cannot continue as 12 million World War II veterans turn 65 in 15 years. He notes budget pressures, future reforms, and possible eligibility tightening to curb growth while promising no immediate plan before 1983.
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