Powell Stays Death Sentence for Rehearing
The U S Supreme Court stayed executions in Georgia Texas and Florida while it considers a rehearing petition on the death penalty ruling. Justice Powell joined the 7-2 majority upholding capital punishment for the three cases and a petition for rehearing was filed last week. The stays affect Charles Profitt Jerry Jurek and Troy Gregg with details on state laws guiding juries and judges to consider mitigating and aggravating factors.
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Texas A&I Javelinas Reach For Football Spotlight
Slippery Rock of Pennsylvania travels to Kingsville for the season opener as Texas A&I, in Kleberg County, heads toward 7 000 to 8 000 enrollment with two extension campuses. The Javelinas boast a 26 game winning streak and recent Europe exhibition tours.
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All-Points Bulletin for Chowchilla Kidnap Suspects Issued
Alameda County authorities issued an all-points bulletin for three wealthy young men tied to the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping. Frederick Newhall Woods IV and James and Richard Schoenfeld were named as armed and dangerous, with no arrest warrants yet issued. Investigators searched Woods family properties in Portola Valley and coordinated warrants across Bay Area counties.
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This and That Reflections in a Lively Patchwork
An quirky medley of aphorisms and urban vignettes. The piece weaves musings on listening open minds aging taxes and personal encounters with a rueful, humorous voice.
Viking 1 Mars arm glitch delays soil sampling test
In Pasadena, engineers report the Viking 1 soil sampler arm faltered during a Thursday test with 13 of 17 intended commands executed. Project director James Martin notes possible electrical fault in a control assembly and says a backup unit may be used, as the team investigates the no-go in retracting the boom.
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Lebanese Leftists establish Moslem civilian regime in Beirut region
Kamal Jumblatt leads a push to form a central political council governing Moslem and Palestinian held areas in west Beirut and surrounding sectors. The move mirrors the Christian enclave's provisional government and aims to provide food, water, electricity, and security amid Lebanon's civil conflict.
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Lebanon
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Central Political Council
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Congress Overrides Jobs Bill Veto in Split Vote
Congress approved a 3.95 billion public works employment bill over President Ford’s veto but failed to override his veto of a 3.3 billion military construction bill. Senate override fell short by three votes. House members split along party lines with debate emphasizing Ford’s record of vetoes and its political implications.
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Hightower backs jobs bill override for district aid
U S Rep Jack Hightower of Washington DC says he acted to override a presidential veto on the Public Works Employment bill. He cites funds to aid sewage treatment facilities and Texas Water Quality Board projects totaling over 700 million dollars. He notes private industry will spend most funds and emphasizes work over welfare. The vote passed 310 to 96.
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Massachusetts
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
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Hightower
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