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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1992
Page
3
The Michigan Supreme Court on a 4-3 vote struck down the 1978 drug lifer law. It ruled life without parole for cocaine dealers unconstitutional and set a parole eligibility after 10 years for those sentenced under the statute. About 160 people were affected by the law.
Hollywood Florida reports that a 10-year-old girl, described as potbellied, was taken from class and asked by a volunteer to urinate in a cup for a pregnancy test. The test was negative and the parents, through attorney Lawrence Ben, allege civil rights and privacy violations and mailed notice to the Broward County School Board.
Denver police report a 10 year old boy was robbed at knifepoint of his new Super Soaker on a Monday evening in a parking lot. Four youths, some in gang colors, demanded the $30 water gun. when refused, a knife was shown and the gun was taken. The incident follows a Boston homicide linked to Super Soakers and sparked calls for a ban.
The Watergate affair shook trust in U S leaders after Nixon’s resignation in 1974 and Ford’s pardon. It lingered in memory as a symbol of political overreach. Historians reflect on lessons, noting the need to beware of image driven politics and security rhetoric while affirming resilience in democratic foundations.
Bernard Barker Eugenio Rolando Martinez Virgilio Gonzalez and Frank Sturgis, anti Castro activists from Miami, were arrested at the Watergate complex on June 17 1972. They had entered to plant wire taps as part of a covert mission tied to accusations of campaign money from Fidel Castro and Ho Chi Minh. Sturgis later reflected on their actions.
Mike Wallace says he has an educated guess on Deep Throat's identity in a CBS News documentary. He rules out Haig Laird and Kissinger and promises the reveal may come later if timing allows. The report recalls the 1972 Watergate break in led by Howard Hunt Gordon Liddy and other operatives amid the wider scandal.
The Watergate era spurred major reforms including the 1974 Budget and Impoundment Control Act creating budget committees and the CBO, the Hughes-Ryan Act on covert operations, 1974 election reform through the FECA, the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the 1978 Ethics in Government Act establishing ethics rules and independent counsel. Suzanne Garment notes no other scandal spurred as much reform.
The piece chronicles Nixon aides and associates tied to Watergate. It notes resignations, pardons, prison terms, post cases, writings, and current lives of figures including Nixon, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Colson, Liddy, Hunt, Magruder, Mitchell, Dean, and McCord, with varied fates and activities.
In a town hall aimed at young voters on MTV, Bill Clinton praised Gov. Mario Cuomo as an ideal Supreme Court candidate. He described Cuomo as a legal scholar who understands the impact of law on daily life and called him “the American dream personified” as remarks sparked by the audience questions on AIDS, education, and the economy.
A television segment discusses why young people do or do not vote, citing Arkattris governor Clinton and Pasadena mayor Stet. It notes voter participation rising to 36.2 percent in 1980 from 49.6 percent in 1972, with 18 year olds influencing turnout.
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