Hooks urges blacks to fight for rights in stirring NAACP speech
NAACP executive director Dr. Benjamin Hooks spoke at Hopps Memorial Church in Syracuse urging black leaders to continue the struggle for equality home and abroad. He noted Syracuse as a historic stop on the underground railroad and challenged locals to keep the city a key stop on the road to justice.
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Benjamin J. Hooks
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Hopps Memorial C.M.E
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Syracuse Square
Harriet Tubman
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Joseph Nicoletti
Nicoletti
South Africa
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John H. Mulroy
Hopps Memorial
Larry Howard
Tom Young
Roy Bernardi
Brennan slams critics of original intent stance
Justice Brennan condemned calls for interpreting the Constitution by its original intention as arrogant and cloaked humility. He argued that demanding fidelity to framers’ intent masks political aims and ignores social progress, in a Georgetown speech reacting to administration criticisms of court rulings.
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Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
High Court
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Georgetown University
Edwin Meese
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Bombing kills Arab rights leader in California
FBI probes links between threats to the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the blast that killed regional director Alex Odeh, 41, injuring eight others. Arab and Jewish groups condemned the attack, with Odeh described as committed to dialogue and a peaceful stance toward resolving conflicts. No group claimed responsibility.
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Alex Odeh
Ex captives confront hijackers as plane id helps identify them
Four Palestinians who seized the Achille Lauro were confronted by some of their former captives when a U.S. chartered plane carrying 17 Americans stopped in Sicily to view the hijackers. The Americans identified the men and then continued to Newark. The four suspects were moved under heavy escort to a Siracusa maximum-security prison.
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June Kantor
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N.J
Robert Kantor
Frankfurt
West Germany
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Siracusa
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Photo Said to Show Buckley's Body As Kidnappers Claim
A blurred color photo allegedly depicting William Buckley, kidnapped U S diplomat, surfaced in An Nahar along with a statement from Islamic Jihad claiming responsibility for Buckley and four other Americans’ disappearance in Beirut. U S Embassy officials cautioned the images are unclear but resemble Buckley.
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William Buckley
An Nahar
Islamic Jihad
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Mass
Iran
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tunisia
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Javier Perez de Cuellar
Ecuador Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Nicaragua Regime
Ecuador's conservative government denounces "gross" attacks by Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega and announces the severing of diplomatic and consular relations with Nicaragua. Foreign Minister Edgar Teran delivers a two page declaration accusing Ortega of attacks on Ecuador's dignity sovereignty and independence.
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Ecuador
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Atheist Paul Trout Readmitted to Boy Scouts in Virginia
In Charlottesville Virginia Paul Trout the 15 year old who was expelled for not believing in God has been reinstated as a Life Scout at Troop 105 Miller School of Albemarle. The national board ordered changes to Scouting literature removing the God as supreme being requirement and allowing troops to avoid enforcing specific beliefs.
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