Court reverses convictions of 2 in reporter's slaying
The Arizona Supreme Court reversed the first degree murder convictions of Max Dunlap and James Robison in the Don Bolles bomb case, saying cross examination of key witness John Harvey Adamson was improperly limited. The case is sent back to Maricopa County Superior Court for possible new trials.
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Robison
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Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc
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Newsday
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Howard F Thompson
Supreme Court
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Adamson
High Tribunal
Arizona Supreme
Sailors Return Home From Kitty Hawk Nine Months at Sea
More than 6,000 sailors and air crew arrived ashore in San Diego after a nine month deployment aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in the Indian Ocean and near the Persian Gulf. They faced a tense stretch near the Russian fleet and endured a delayed return, with reunions across families and a Christmas homecoming.
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North Island Naval Air Station
Senate Ethics panel slows Abscam probe over evidence
The Senate Ethics Committee votes to a 90 day delay in investigating Senator Harrison Williams amid a looming Justice Department probe. Chairman Heflin says trial delays could push the inquiry seven to eight months, as the department guards videotapes and witnesses. Williams denies wrongdoing citing potential indictments by late May and a trial four months later. Meanwhile Virginia lawmakers consider repealing part of the 1924 sterilization code after revelations of extensive past patient sterilizations.
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FBI
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Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Senate Committee
Richmond
UPI
Virginia Senate
Joseph Gartlan
Fairfax
Virginia
Adolf Hitler
Gartlan
U.S. Supreme Court
Police shooting case triggers Birmingham boycott threat
Black leaders in Birmingham threaten a citywide boycott of white owned businesses and possible shutdown of the airport if patrolman George Sands is reinstated after he shot and killed Bonita Carter in June. Rev. Abraham Woods of the SCLC warns measures could include lying on runways to block air traffic.
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Ala
UPI
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George Sands
Woods
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Bonita Carter
Sands
Miss Carter
Richard Arrington
Gacy's stormy upbringing cited by mother and sister
In testimony from Marion Gacy and sister Karen Kuzma, John Wayne Gacy’s childhood is described as a very stormy home life. They recount a drunken, abusive father, frequent hospitalizations for John, and a cold, harsh family dynamic amid the early years.
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Chicago
UPI
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Say
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Karen Gacy Kuzma
Dr. Jeckyl-Mr. Hyde
Cook County
Chicago Firefighters Strike Talks Return Sought
Federal mediators call for a new round of negotiations to end the nearly two week long Chicago firefighters strike. Union leaders accept the invitation to bargain at FMCS Chicago with mediator Edward McMahon. city hall has not yet said if negotiators will attend.
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UPI
Wayne Horvitz
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Fire Fighters Union Local 2
Edward McMahon
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