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national Battalion/Page 15 April 7, 1982 Mai ion/Page H' Upril l\m [It Politician’s promises are OK, court says United Press International WASHINGTON — Voters vides assistance! beware: the Supreme Court says )inparties. when it comes to political prom- t federal ageno ises, politicians can get away with te regulating t!j just about anything, try, “because il*f In striking down a Kentucky .hould be the oik. law that sought to ban candi- and not the got| dates from vowing to cut their fllaries, the court ruled — in kly pointed wiilf effect — politicians are free to example of wUl [Jedge less taxes, more happi- i the governraer 1 ness, or any of countless other ■gulating businec ampaign promises, ince gasoline wl Writing for the unanimous by Presidet: court, Justice William Brennan arket now dictate said: ! “The free exchange of ideas he price of gasu provides special vitality to the climbed until process traditionally at the heart S1.50 a gallon of American constitutional to its lowest lev; democracy — the political cam- 9. paig 11 ” id the countn b He noted, however, states can ntdropinoilcot prohibit candidates from “cor- ein crudeoilpnvfrupting agreements and solicita- ubstantial dedintj *»o ns ” — suc h as offering pay- - the lowestsinctBents in return for votes. But he added, “A candidate’s istic, but we can: promise to confer some ultimate d concerningtlitl benefit on the voter or member ation, Fiske said I of the general public, does not vulnerable," (ijllie beyond the pale of First a distant war Amendment protection.” ‘ring of pro®) The decision was a victory for II have an impaci Republican Carl Brown, who security.” challenged a state appeals court ruling that had nullified an elec tion in which he won a seat on III CD Cadavers Igrly give data ^ " on decay - I \/ V United Press International Cl V U KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. J William Bass wishes devotees of i is documentt; the bizarre and the gruesome Frontierswomej would stick to horror movies lerience.” whitt and quit hanging around his ex- men cried an pehment. te hardships.Bt The problem is, Bass’ experi- d wonderfully ment is the most gruesome show things were Bd in town. He’s got five human vere crving, tlr bodies rotting in a fenced-in ‘There’S not out area behind University Hospit- icth myself bao al, trying to come up with' a timetable for decomposition, ne women hate “We don’t want people dversity, butil 'tramping around up there,” said was an adver Bass, anthropology professor at the University of'Tennessee and “ the state’s forensic pathologist, ere tnildl “First, it’s on private proper- ; ’ty, and second, it’s behind a the WOmCl fence. When people get up there tones M anc * wa *k over ' t ’ ^ey’re des troying the experiment.” 'W hnglm Bass said the bodies are pro- hiive a/lfl v >b> n g some of the first data on . how long it takes for a cadaver to forward to, decay. 72 women "The type of flies that are on the body at the moment, and the 'pportum type of beetle or insect that you See thilW ^ ave ‘ s probably the best indica- tion,” Bass said. fC 111 the III' Bass said he decided to seek enda Rih information after a myste- , rious corpse was found near rrontlCI) Nashville in a shallow grave, o Jowfl p Bass investigated the case and determined the body had been dead for less than a year. ^ But when he took the bones I J back to his Knoxville laboratory for analysis, the scientist learned the body had been dead 112 years. It was the body of Confeder ate Col. William Shy, shot to death in the Civil War Battle of said theirhu! Nashville in 1864. It was in good : turned bad 1 shape because it had been r them." embalmed — a rarity for Civil the trail of War victims — and buried in a [tinned to m cast-iron coffin that did not leak. rticularly u 11 ' e who wroif saying, “I y ,ug parlor tef lers of travel Bass started his experiment last April. In wood-frame, cof- ftn-like structures covered with Quarter-inch chicken th wire are e bodies, in various stages of estern wortie* -trinity. The 1 would chanf i had tob . , „ P] | decomposition. ie ey \ n'. The first body was placed out- 1 C t0 u UR r' mr s 'de last April. All that is left of it ‘ in th , e is the skeletal remains. The last e ," nR |„J Body began the experiment last ’' 1 lin ^ 0 ' October. It decayed slowly dur ing the cold months, but has be gun to deteriorate rapidly with the warmer weather. “The bodies were all willed to „ , us specifically for this purpose,” >pta ps) jgjj Bass. “We don’t randomly as they m pick up bodies^ The professor said his re- myths ex- search team hopes to end up =arch was thtj w >th a checklist so police officers 2ns were thtj ran estimate how long a body “ v has been dead. - oman traded | aired them as - of them as Now ng her who I You Know happe' iec,l "I Hid bt 1111111 ? United Press Intern ational ra yed- The Los Angeles area has not si'PF'v approximately 6.32 million tele- Kspnones. the Jefferson County (Louisvil le) Commission. Brown defe ated Democrat Earl Hartlage in 1979.' “I thank God for this victory,” Brown said at a news conference in Louisville. “We do have a vi able First Amendment right and I’m delighted.” Brown currently is a candi date for the Republican con gressional nomination in the dis trict that includes Louisville and its suburbs. The court battle started when Hartlage sued after losing the county commission race. He claimed Brown illegally pledged to serve for $3,000 less than annual salary. Brown made the statement during a joint appearance with another GOP candidate for the commission, Dr. Bill Creech. In response to Hartlage’s suit, Brown stressed he and Creech retracted their promise 78 days before the election. A key concern centered on a narrow distinction the law drew between what a candidate could and could not pledge to voters. Under the measure, a politician could promise to give back his salary to the public treasury if elected, but could not promise to refuse to accept it in the first place. Federal prosecutors set to ask for John Hinckley trial date United Press International WASHINGTON — More than a year after the attemp ted assassination of President Reagan, the way finally has been cleared for the trial of his accused assailant, John W. Hinckley Jr. Federal prosecutors Mon day, after being defeated in their third bid to use certain evidence, announced they will ask U.S. District Judge Bar rington Parker to immediate ly set a new trial date. Three earlier court dates were postponed while lawyers fought over the admissibility of papers seized from Hinc kley’s cell without a warrant and statements he made to in terrogators after being denied an attorney. The 11-member U.S. Cir cuit Court of Appeals refused a Justice Department request to review a ruling by a three- judge panel of the court that upheld Parker’s initial ruling the evidence was inadmissible. The Justice Department could have sought a Supreme Court appeal, but decided to go to trial without the evi dence. Justice Department attorneys earlier said the evi dence was crucial to combat Hinckley’s planned plea of in nocent by reason of insanity. “Although we continue to believe the case presents im portant issues that have not been correctly resolved, we have concluded in the broad er interest of justice there be no further delay of the trial,” the department said. Hinckley, 26, is charged with attempting to assassinate Reagan and assaulting with intent to kill White House Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy and city policeman Thomas Delahanty. The four were shot outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981. Hinckley, a college dropout and the son of a wealthy Col orado oilman, was arrested at the scene. He arrived in town the day before aboard a bus and was staying at a nearby hotel. On the basis of an unmailed letter found in Hinckley’s room after the shooting, au thorities suspect he shot Reagan as part of a bizarre attempt to impress teenage ac tress Jodie Foster. Hinckley has been held in solitary confinement since his arrest and is now at the Army stockade at Fort Meade, Md., 20 miles outside of Washington. T wice during the past year he has tried to kill himself. 1^0 OI WO l*f lx Satisfaction Guaranteed • Replacement or Money Refunded PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU TUESDAY, APRIL 13 Health & Beauty m Buys of the Week! terZ/d JUf. SALE PRICE MFG. REBATE 1.27 1.00 YOU PAY •Shampoo or Conditioner •16 Oz. Bottle 27* 1.23 1.17 1.47 •12 Super Maxi Pads •Full Cash Refund By Mail •8.2 Oz. Tube •Regular Or Mint Flavor •18 Oz. 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