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...Republican side, as of 1 a.m. Reagan had garnered 85 per cent of the vote in West Virginia, 81 per cent in New Jersey, 83 per cent in South Dakota, 75 per cent in Rhode Island, and 71 per cent in New Mexico. In the Mississippi delegate voting, Reagan won all 22 delegates...
...invokes his right to remain silent until his lawyer is on hand. But does that mean officers cannot try to maneuver a suspect into speaking up about his crime in, say, casual chitchat? Yes indeed, the Supreme Court said last week. In a 6-to-3 ruling in a Rhode Island murder case, the Justices declared that Miranda bars "any words or actions ... that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect...
...remarked to his companion about the handicapped children at a school near the arrest site: "God forbid one of them might find a weapon with shells and they might hurt themselves." Innis spoke up and directed the officers to the shotgun. His conviction at trial was overturned by the Rhode Island Supreme Court on the grounds that key evidence, including the gun, was obtained improperly...
...against Drinan does apply to nuns. But several of the nuns say they will stay in office unless the Pope specifically orders them to quit. These nuns appreciate the irony of their position. Said Elizabeth Morancy, a member of the Sisters of Mercy and a state representative in Rhode Island: "We are excluded from the priesthood and that makes us different." Sums up Carolyn Farrell, a member of the Sisters of Charity who is mayor of Dubuque Iowa: "Isn't it delightful...
Some of the sharpest criticism during last week's hearings was directed not at the Hunts but at Chairman Volcker. What was the man who was supposedly stopping speculation doing in a rescue operation to save the Hunts? Rhode Island Congressman Fernand St Germain complained that the Federal Reserve's role in the wings of the Hunts' search for bailout loans showed that when big speculators lose millions, "telephone calls come to Paul Volcker for a quick fix." This week St Germain and Senator William Proxmire plan to introduce new tough legislation that will change the rules...