Ray's Appeal to Reach Supreme Court in King's Case
Cincinnati AP report says lawyers will seek U S Supreme Court review of James Earl Ray's 1969 murder conviction of Dr Martin Luther King Jr The 6th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled his claim of a plea to reopen his case is implausible and upheld Judge Robert McRae's February 1975 denial of a trial The defense accuses the court of missing the core allegations and questions defense fee arrangements with publishers.
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Robert McRae
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Foreman
Arthur Hanes
Former wife of Red Skelton found dead from gunshot
Georgia Skelton, 54, the ex wife of comedian Red Skelton, was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound in Rancho Mirage California. Riverside County deputies say she had been despondent recently and her body was taken to a Palm Springs mortuary for an autopsy. She leaves a daughter Valentina of La Jolla and had a son who died of leukemia.
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Bridge hand analysis shows declarer counters hold up by heart finesse
In a no trump contract from a Goren Sharif column, South opens 2NT and, after a sequence and lead by West, declarer overcomes defense. The key idea is preventing the hold up on the first heart trick while establishing entries to dummy. East’s defense with the spade shift fails to stop the eight heart winners.
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Suspect Held in Death Of Man Convicted Here
An unidentified prisoner is held as a suspect in the stabbing death of James Fitzpatrick Jr., inmate at Powhatan Correctional Center. Fitzpatrick, 27, from Pottsville Pa., was stabbed multiple times in his dorm and died at a Richmond hospital after being found at about 7 p.m. The dormitory yielded four weapons. one may have been used. A grand jury will hear evidence next month. Fitzpatrick had pled guilty last year to armed robbery and was reportedly wanted by Pennsylvanian authorities on numerous charges.
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Pottsville
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Richmond
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Powhatan County
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Sculptor Harvey Fite Dies After Quarry Accident
Harvey Fite, 72, renowned sculptor and creator of the six acre bluestone quarry project, died after falling into the quarry pit over the weekend in Saugerties New York. The death ends his lifelong pursuit of shaping the quarry into his major work.
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N.Y
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Fite
Fairfax Board Approves 484.8 Million Budget With Tax Hike
Fairfax County supervisors approved a 484.8 million budget including a 50 cent property tax rate rise for the next fiscal year. Real estate tax climbs to 4.35 per 100 dollars, personal property to 4.80, first rate increase since 1968. Supervisor John Shacochis opposed the tax hike but supported the budget.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
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John Shacochis
District Budget Cleared By Subcommittee
The House District Appropriations Subcommittee approved a 1.18 billion dollar DC budget for the current year. The panel cut spending by two percent, about 24 million dollars, with most red ink directed at the construction budget.
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House District Appropriations Subcommittee
District of Columbia
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