Lawmakers fail to pace with technology on mercy killings
A Newhouse News Service opinion argues lawmakers lag behind medical advances in end of life cases. It recalls Roswell Ward Gilbert’s court arraignment for murdering his terminally ill wife, noting his calm plea of love and the legal system’s discomfort. The piece urges courageous legislators to reform laws to reflect moral complexity.
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Washington
Television Evening News
Roswell Ward Gilbert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gilbert
Higher law attorney aids elderly California widow in Chicago
Chicago attorney David Murphy who favors a higher law helped Annice Saucier a destitute elderly woman in California with real estate title problems and funeral plans and then advised on a will. He learned she had substantial cash assets including a bank balance of 25 000 and a 110 000 CD hidden before moving to Chicago. She wished small bequests to nieces and a nephew and nothing to others.
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David Murphy
California
Chicago
Murphy
Annice Saucier
Lawyer Murphy Benefited by Woman's Will
Mike Royko tells of Mrs. Saucier who left most of a 140000 estate to her lawyer Murphy after insisting he be named in the will. Murphy refused at first but arranged for a new will and ultimately distributed the fortune to Mrs. Saucier's decently treated relatives. He defends ethical duties of lawyers and avoids publicity.
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Murphy
Europe
Crime
David Murphy
Bipartisan clash over six million pre-emptive campaign
The Democratic leadership accuses a six million dollars in a pre-emptive smear effort of targeting incumbents to influence the 1986 race. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt defends it as accountability, while Reagan orders the move paused but Vander Jagt vows to proceed. Rep. Marilyn Lloyd pressed the MX issue during a White House visit amid budget worries.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Guy Vander Jagt
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
van der Jagt
Vander Jagt
Tony L. Coelho
California
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Stenholm challengesMX bid to force bipartisanship
In a tense White House session Rep Charles W Stenholm D Texas accused the presidents aide Vander Jagt backed fund raising of undermining bipartisanship on the MX program The president appeared surprised and Rep Stephen Neal urged him to stop the fundraising while others warned of political backlash Democrats report feeling targeted and wary as lawmakers press for program’s fate.
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Charles W. Stenholm
Texas
van der Jagt
Stenholm
Stephen Neal
North Carolina
Neal
Vander Jagt
Edward Fei
Dohio
Congressman Fagin
Tony Coelho
Ina
Reagan defense claim challenged by critics and historians
An editorial questions Reagan's defense spending record and rhetoric. It notes the 1981–1985 budgets rose each year, argues his stated cuts rely on accounting tricks, and criticizes his Auschwitz remark and stance on Holocaust memory. It concludes by asking whether his accuracy, belief, or audience appeal drove his statements.
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Washington
Reagan
Carter
Jimmy Carter
America
United States
Congress
Blondie Bumstead
Dagwood
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Wisconsin
Thomas P. Engel
Maryland
Newhouse News Service
Otis Pike
Mike Royko
White House
Marilyn Lloyd
Tennessee
Tae Viliaik Plate Uul Liat
Mary McGrory
Lars-Erik Nelson
Dachau
West Germany
Justice Department
Allan Ryan
Idos
New York Daily News
Custor
Ntec Sale
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