The Nation - News from July 8, 1986
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A District of Columbia jury returned unlawful-entry convictions against 18 defendants arrested in a demonstration at the Library of Congress, but acquitted two others. The group staged a sit-in March 13, to protest a shortening of reading room hours that Congress later reversed by passing a special appropriation. Those found guilty could face maximum sentences of six months in jail and $500 fines.
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