Princeton clubs ordered to admit women in bid for equality
In Trenton New Jersey the last all male eating clubs at Princeton University were ordered by the state to admit women. Sally Frank who has fought the clubs policy for eight years expects an appeal likely to reach the Supreme Court. The ruling overturns a January admin judge decision that allowed the clubs to avoid admission while severing ties to the university.
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Trenton
N.J
Princeton University
State Division of Civil Rights
Supreme Court
Sally Frank
The
Ukscated Press
Philadelphia exporters indicted in Syria weapons plot
Two Philadelphia exporters led by Kevin P. Gilday and Rosemary Loughery were indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington on charges they conspired to export sensitive air navigation tracking systems to Syria. The 10 count indictment cites Arms Export Control Act violations and involvement of the Irish Republican Army and Syrian government. Thomas Henry O'Brien of Northern Ireland was also sought.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Syria
Kevin P. Gilday
Gilday Associates
U.S
Irish Republican Army
Gilday
Rosemary Loughery
Thomas Henry O'Brens
Northern Ireland
O'Brien
Loughery
Wrench Recovered From Discovery Space Shuttle Cave
NASA officials say a 444inch standard wrench rattled through the Discovery shuttle during six flights. A female engineer with long arms retrieved it from a cavity between the crew module and outer hull using a fiber optic tool, ending plans to remove it. Rockwell noted the wrench was dropped during Palmdale construction in 1983.
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Discovery Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Jim Ball
Atar National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wesday
Ball
Rockwell International
Palmdale
Calif
Assogiaiml Press
Dead man faked death pleads innocent on forgery charges
Chicago man James Smithy 30 pleads innocent to six forgery counts reinstated after discovery he faked death to avoid prosecution. He was freed on bond with a July 13 court date. Death certificate had listed him as dead in 1986 from overdose. Census study triggered reexamination.
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Chicago
James Smithy
Cook County
Smithy
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington
Ranndom
Robert J. Stein
Associated Frees
Drug tests reopened in 16 rail accident cases
Federal officials reopen investigations into drug use after a doctor pleaded guilty to falsifying tests for 16 railroad workers involved in 1986 accidents. Delbert Lacefield faces up to 15 years and $30,000 fines on three counts. Re-evaluation of preserved samples is underway at the University of Utah.
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Oklahoma City
Delbert J. Lacefeld
Center For Human Toxicology
The
University of Utah
Wendy DeMoeker
Federal Railroad Administration
U.S
Lee West
Lacefield
Powell's pivotal role marks decades of Supreme Court sway
The article profiles Justice Powell as a centrist force shaping 5-4 rulings on abortion, affirmative action, death penalty, and church state issues. It notes his vote in key cases, his cautious pragmatism, and the impact of his middle-ground stance on civil rights and criminal law.
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Justice Powell
Washington
Virginia
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Ronald . Powell
Supreme Court
Georgia
Powell
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Antonini Scalia
Byron R. White
Sandra Day O’connor
Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
Yin
Brennan
Reagan
Recen
Richmond
Vincent Blasi
Columbia Law School
Janet Benshoof
American Civil Liberties Union
Benshoof
Ralph Neal
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
McConnell
Justice Department
Hod
Navy escorts Kuwaiti ship carrying US tanks to Bahrain
The Pentagon said the U S Navy secretly escorted a Kuwaiti merchant ship carrying U S made M60 tanks to Bahrain last weekend. The operation followed the Stark incident and aims to protect shipments to friendly Gulf states amid rising tensions with Iraq.
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U.S. Navy
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
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Navy
Stark
U.S
Capitol Hill
Defense Department
Gulf
United States
Marlin Fitzwater
Weinberger
Gulf State
Kuwait
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American Bar Association
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