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Cease-fire begins
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —
The communist government
began a unilateral cease-fire to
day in hopes of ending the long
war with Moslem guerrillas and
enticing them to its program of
amnesty and reconciliation.
leaders of the main insurgent
groups have publicly rejected
the cease-fire. Afghan leader
Najibullah says it will last for
six months if the guerrillas
observe it. and can be extended.
Offensive launched
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran
said it recaptured 14 strategic
hills from Iraqi troops in a new
offensive northeast of Baghdad
on Wednesday, but Iraq said it
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repulsed the assault and in
flicted “immense losses” on the
Iranians.
Iraq said its planes bombed
Iranian cities for the fifth con
secutive day.
fierce fighting was reported
in both sectors in the 6-year-old
Persian Gulf war Wednesday,
and an Iranian missile exploded
in Baghdad shortly after noon,
the third to hit the capital in five
days.
National
Trials possible
WASHINGTON (AP) - A
civil rights lawyer says the
Supreme Court’s latest ruling
that restrains prosecutors from
disqualifying potential jurors
based on race could mean new
trials, or freedom, for hundreds
convicted of crimes.
Barry Sullivan of Chicago,
with the lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under l,aw,
estimated the decision could
lead to hundreds of guilty ver
dicts being overturned.
The high court, by a 6-3 vote
Tuesday, said fairness demands
that its decision last April 30
barring race-based jury dis
qualification applies retroac
tively to convicted defendants
who had not exhausted appeals
by that date.
Crew smoked pot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Both
crewmen of the Conrail
locomotive that ran a stop
signal and slid into the path of a
speeding Amtrak passenger
train last week were found to
have marijuana in their system
at the time of the accident.
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federal investigators said
Wednesday.
One source close to the in
vestigation said the amounts of
marijuana in blood and urine
samples taken from the two men
within hours of the Jan. 4 acci
dent near Baltimore were
"substantial” and indicated
possible chronic or recent use of
the drug.
Regional
Women like Court
PORTLAND (AP) - Women s
rights activists in Oregon art*
pleased by a U.S. Supreme
Court decision that upheld laws
allowing special benefits for
pregnant workers.
They said the ruling on
California statutes could in
fluence passage of similar
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ing maternity leave and job
reinstatement.
The court decision Tuesday
sent employers a message that it
was not discriminatory to offer
longer disability leaves for
pregnancy than for other
medical reasons, said state
Labor Commissioner Mary
Wendy Roberts.
Nuke bill introduced
SALEM (AP) — The chairman
of the Oregon House Environ
ment and Energy Committee on
Wednesday introduced a bill to
regulate shipments of radioac
tive materials in three Nor
thwest states.
Rep. Ron Cease. D-Portland,
said measures also were being
introduced in the Washington
and Idaho legislatures to create
a three-state compact.
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