Reagan pushes bill to end insanity defense revisions
President Reagan urged Congress to pass an anti crime bill with common sense revisions of the insanity defense and the exclusionary rule. He cited Hinckley’s acquittal and called for evidence on mental state at sentencing in limited form. He urged prompt action on tougher drug penalties and stricter jail terms amid budget battles and veto controversies.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
John W Hinckley Jr
Heagan
Hinckley
Dong
Camp David
Maryland
St Louis
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Cleveland school desegregation and white flight debate
The piece analyzes population and enrollment shifts linked to school desegregation, noting white enrollment drops, a Battisti ruling impact, and estimated population loss. It cites census figures, considers mismanagement, and questions whether desegregation caused flight or was driven by school quality, ending with cautious reflection on the unresolved outcome.
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Cleveland
Census Bureau
OSMCR
Battisti
Cataldo
Poland may lift martial law gradually says intellectual
AP interview with Jerzy Wiatr, ally of Jaruzelski, in Rzeczpospolita says authorities will ease martial law gradually while keeping special police powers. He calls for a law enabling anti-terrorist actions and notes dissidents will be tightly controlled. Despite riots, he asserts normalization continues this year.
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Warsaw
Poland
Jerzy Wiatr
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Rzeczpospolita
Labor Union Solidarity
Wintt
Faymore Castle Dreams and Detox Pioneer Recounted
Doris Hunt recalls Faymore and his larger-than-life visions on their property. She describes a castle built around trees with cracks in walls, a cast of animals, a 3 day old calf, and a man who saw himself as a detox pioneer while running a clinic that faced legal challenges and a nuisance suit before closing. He kept a diary and hinted at a future book.
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St. Bernard
Cline
Ms Hunt
Leonard
Caif
Faymore
Ms. Hunt
Doctors Clinic
Jim Bender
Brush fire roars near Mount St. Helena in Napa Valley
A wind driven brush fire blackened about 550 acres near Mount St. Helena summit, nine hours after breaking out. Firefighters battled 50 mph gusts with hand tools engines and bulldozers as air tankers dumped retardant but retreated. No injuries or threats to vineyards reported. a house burned while no other structures were in danger.
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Calistoga
Calif
Mount St. Helena
Napa Valley
State Department of Forestry
Forestry
San Francisco
Navy's first all Hispanic boot camp company graduates
The Navy’s Company 116 in San Diego, the service’s first all Hispanic recruit unit, graduated after eight weeks with higher grades than seven other groups. The 63 men, nicknamed Los Marines, carried the Los Angeles flag and chanted uno dos tres.
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San Diego
Los Marineros
Navy
Naval Training Center
Los Angeles
Marine Corps
New Mexico
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