US plans broad review of court ordered hiring quotas
The Justice Department will examine hundreds of court orders requiring race or sex hiring or promotion quotas to see if they can be narrowed or rewritten. Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds announced at a news conference that a Supreme Court ruling vindicated his 31 year effort to end quotas. Critics doubted the plan, arguing it could erode affirmative action and affect both public and private employers.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
William Bradford Reynolds
Reynolds
Memphis, Tenn
Plowshares 7 Convicted of Damaging US Property at Grifiss Base
In U S District Court seven activists were found guilty of conspiracy and damaging government property for breaking into a Grifiss Air Force Base hangar on Thanksgiving Day 1983. They were acquitted on sabotage charges but face sentencing July 16.
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U.S. District Court
National Defense
Munson
Vern Rossman
Dorchester Mass
Griffiss Air Force Base
Karl Smith
Senate OKs buckle up bill for car front seats
Albany The state Senate approved a mandatory front seat belt law by a 37 to 16 vote set to take effect January 1. If the Assembly passes it and Gov. Cuomo signs, it becomes the first such law in the nation as debate over raising the drinking age to 21 continues.
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Senate
Oks
Albany
State Senate
Assembly
Mario M. Cuomo
Lawmakers clash over seat belt, drinking age bills
State Senate debate echoed Assembly contention over public safety. Assemblyman Melvin Zimmer argues the 21 year drinking age and a mandatory seat belt law are not mutually exclusive. Senator Norman Levy claims seat belts could save 350 to 400 lives and 14,000 injuries yearly with 50 percent compliance.
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Melvin Zimmer
Syracuse
Zimmer
Senate
Norman Levy
R-Merrick
New York
Levy
Survey on rape in Onondaga County to air on Rae program
WIXT-3 commissions a study on rape in Onondaga County and will present the results in Facing Rape Tuesday night at 8 30 along with tips on what Rae should do if attacked The TV segment airs on channel 15 and follows a low tonight in the 40s
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WIXT-3
Onondaga County
Rae
TV. 15
One Fool Thing After Another In Daily Life
A lighthearted quote framed as daily observation notes life’s flips and slips. The saying suggests humor helps weather small missteps and reminders of human foibles in ordinary routines.
New drug aims to curb recurring genital herpes outbreaks
Boston reports that acyclovir in capsule form may become a widely used prescription to control painful genital herpes flare ups. The drug does not cure the disease, but early trials show capsules suppress outbreaks for frequent sufferers. Burroughs Wellcome has filed with the FDA for approval. prior ointment forms only speed healing of initial infections.
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Boston
United States
Burroughs Wellcome
Food and Drug Administration
Dulcie Straughan
New England Journal of Medicine
Reagan hints at Berlin summit with Chernenko under conditions
Washington AP reports President Reagan plans a nationally televised news conference to say he would consider a summit with Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko only under specified conditions. The move follows headlines about rejecting regular Soviet meetings and signals a possible policy shift discussed by Senate leaders and White House aides.
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Reagan
Konstantin Chernenko
White House
Soviet Union
Senate
Howard Baker
Chernenko
Pete Roussel
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Dale Mulhaven
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