Unusual alliance aids Supreme Court minority ruling
Arabs Jews and blacks forged a cross group backing a court decision expanding race definitions to cover ancestry and ethnicity. The ruling allows bias victims to sue for damages and could especially aid Hispanics amid immigration law concerns, with praised protections targeting discrimination and vandalism.
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Nashington
Supreme Court
Pourt
Albert Mokhiber
Arab Anti-Defamation Committee
Jeffrey P. Sinensky
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Congress
Berett White
Playboy to feature paraplegic woman in Playboy layout
Ellen Stohl 23 a California State University Fullerton acting student is the subject of an eight page July issue spread. She was paralyzed from the neck down in a 1983 car crash and remains paraplegic. She says the feature focuses on her as a person and her sexuality not her disability.
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Chicago
Playboy
Ellen Stohl
California State University- Fullerton
Bill Paige
Stohl
Paige
Speed Davis
National Spinal Cord Injury Association of
Newton
Mass
Davis
Twilight Zone case heads to jury in Hollywood tragedy
Los Angeles jury deliberates on charges against John Landis and four others in the Twilight Zone helicopter crash that killed Vic Morrow and two child actors. Prosecutors urge guilty verdicts amid emotional closing arguments as jurors resume deliberations.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
John Landis
Vic Morrow
Roger Boren
Atttorney
Lea Purwin Ostino
George Polsey
Dan Allingham
Dorcey Wingo
Paul Stewart
Plowshares rejoice as second mistrial ends trial
In Philadelphia the Epiphany Plowshares four defendents, two priests and two peace activists, saw a second mistrial at Willow Grove Naval Air Station as the jury could not reach a verdict after nearly seven hours of deliberations. Supporters cheered and expressed hope for a third trial. Defendants Thames McGann, Dexter Sanctor, Sin Romano, and Greg Boertje smiled and hoped prosecutors would accept no guilty verdict.
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Willow Grove Naval Air Station
U.S. District Court
Raymond J. Broderick
Romano
Philadelphia mayoral primary battles heat up in 1983
Philadelphia voters weigh Democratic and Republican nominees as Mayor W. Wilson Goode faces Edward Rendell and Bernard Salers in the Democratic race while Frank Rizzo contests the Republican nomination against John J. Egan Jr. Knight in a turbulent city contest. A separate San Francisco case covers Ronald McIntosh, a Vietnam veteran asserting PTSD in a bond of legal defense after fleeing custody.
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Philadelphia
W. Wilson Goode
Edward G. Rendell
Bernard Salers
Frank L. Rizzo
Goode
John J. Egan Jr
San Francisco
Ronald McIntosh
Vietnam
Judd Iverson
McIntosh
Government will not prosecute General Dynamics over submarine contract
A Justice Department source says investigators found insufficient evidence to prosecute General Dynamics Corp on nuclear submarine construction allegations. The department will close the inquiry and not pursue charges, despite immunity grants, according to an anonymous official.
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Justice Department
General Dynamics Corp
Department
Paradox seen as black middle class grows while poverty rises
A church sponsored forum discussed the paradox of an expanding black middle class alongside an expanding black underclass. Joseph Lowery, president of the Souther Christian Leadership Conference, warned that poverty among minorities remains nearly institutionalized.
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Joseph Lowery
Souther Christian Leadership Conference
Associated Pres
Presidential Scholars 1987 Class Named in Washington
The 1987 class lists 140 scholars chosen for academic achievement and leadership with 19 arts winners. They will attend events in Washington June 15 to 18 including a June 17 White House ceremony where President Reagan will speak and present medallions.
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William 4. Bennett
White House
Reagan
Sandra Day O'Conner
Stanley Kunitz
Bennett
Geraldine R. Dodge
Morristown
Jane Glickman
Department of Education
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
U.S
New York
William D. Andrews
Starpoint Central
Airports
David A. Eggers
Hackley School
Tarrytown
Joel Gene Fan
Hunter College HS
Francesca M. Harper
Nightingale-Bamford School
Shaun E. Jones
LaGuardia H.S
Gia B. Lee
Herricks Sr. HS
New Hyde Park
Six protesters arrested at Humboldt and Marin redwood demo
Six women protesting centuries-old redwood cutting were arrested near a Pacific Lumber Co. mill in Carlotta Humboldt County after climbing a log deck and attempting to unfurl a banner. Five others were detained at Mill Valley offices in Marin County as Earth First demonstrated against Maxxam Group Inc and MOO Holdings.
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Calif
Pacific Lumber Co
Marin County
Humboldt County
Ruth Ann Cecil
Marvin
Mill Valley
Pacific Lumber
Redwood
Maxxam Group Inc
Earth First
Maxxam Group
Los Antes
Simon campaigns in Illinois as a potential dark horse
Sen Paul Simon, a veteran figure from Troy and former lieutenant governor, formally announced his Democratic bid in Carbondale. In a crowds of about 1,000 at Southern Illinois University he urged a return to Democratic heritage, calling for a federally sponsored jobs program, arms control, agricultural reform, and higher literacy efforts while supporters across Illinois voice confidence in his chances.
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Illinois
New York
San Francisco
Simon
Troy Tribune
Marin L. France
Carbondale
Here
Hainaas University
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
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