Iran-Contra attorney named to lead Noriega prosecution
A top Justice Department lawyer was named to help lead the case against ousted Panamanian leader General Manuel Antonio Noriega on drug charges. Dexter Lehtinen said Deputy U.S. Solicitor General William C. Bryson and two Miami assistants would head the prosecution, while Lehtinen recused himself. Bryson, a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, will coordinate briefs and legal issues as the case proceeds.
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Wilder sworn in in Virginia
L Douglas Wilder became the nation’s first elected Black governor, taking the oath outside the Virginia Capitol as a largely Black crowd of over 35,000 gathered. He spoke of equality, opportunity, and lifting oppression, with the inauguration highlighting his abortion rights stance amid partisanship and a close race in 1989.
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Bagert Wins Louisiana Senate Nomination Over Duke
Louisiana delegates chose state Sen. Ben Bagert for the U S Senate bid, defeating former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and three other candidates at the state convention. Bagert won 451 of 792 votes. Duke received about 50 delegates. Fox McKeithen and Quentin Dastugue trailed. Pat Taylor had minimal support.
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