Maryland Court Allows Suit Over Saturday Night Specials
Maryland's Court of Appeals ruled manufacturers and sellers of small cheap handguns may be liable for injuries from the weapons. Olen Kelley, a Silver Spring grocery manager shot during a robbery, seeks 500 million in damages. The decision opens the way for Kelley’s suit to proceed in federal court.
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Maryland
Court of Appeals
Olen Kelley
Silver Spring
Kelley
Howard Siegel
Maryland High Court
U.S
Maryland court oversteps in gun control ruling
The Maryland court takes initiative by addressing cheap handguns through judicial action, while critics warn that legislating from the bench erodes checks and balances. They fault lawmakers for inaction, arguing long term judges are harder to pressure, and question the ruling’s impact.
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Congress
Maryland
National Rifle Association
Harvard balks at honorary degree for Reagan anniversary
Harvard declines to award an honorary degree at the 350th anniversary convocation amid controversy over President Reagan. Critics say the move shows timidity by Harvard leaders, while Reagan is urged to visit but not be linked to the university indefinitely.
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Harvard
Reagan
Derek C. Bok
United States
Harvard Corporation
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Harvard Yard
Deng Xiaoping leads shift to younger Chinese leadership
Deng Xiaoping calls a September party conference to push his Western style reforms. He packs the Central Committee with 91 loyalists, elevates 64 newcomers and retires 132 veterans, while preserving some elders in high positions. The six day meeting in the Great Hall of the People gathered 992 delegates to endorse the seventh five year plan and market reforms.
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng
Central Committee
China
Communist Party
Discipline Inspection Commission
Central Advisory Commission
Xize Han
Great Hall of the People
Zhu
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Chiang Kaishek
Farrakhan labeled an anti-Semite in public record critique
A Washington Post 1984 piece denounces Louis Farrakhan as anti Semite after his National Press Club remarks attacking Israel Judaism and Jews. It argues his calls for hatred target minorities and call for accountability from leaders who stay silent.
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Farrakhan
Israel
Washington Post
National Press Club
Square Garden
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Hitler
Stalin
Camillus Democratic Committee Names Town Clerk Candidate
The Camillus Democratic Committee designated the author as its candidate for town clerk in the upcoming November election. The note stresses that the role is about serving the municipality and that any reader can perform the duties with effort, regardless of party.
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Camillus Democratic Committee
Beware enchanting travel stories from a Capri boat ride
A travel piece mocks booster prose about the Blue Grotto on Capri. The author recalls a chaotic, sunburned tour with small boat rides, a drunken California party, and a surly rower, ending with a plan to trap a rude guide in Disney World.
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Island of
Capri
Italy
Frank
California
United States
Disney World
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