Court Rules on Obscenity in Major High Court Decision
The Supreme Court divided 5 4 upholding obscenity censorship and adding motives to the 1957 standard. It sustained Ralph Ginzburg in the Eros case and Mishkin on obscene books. Justice Brennan noted three archaic tests, while a new motive based standard emerged for commercial exploitation of erotica.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Eros Magazine
Ralph Ginzburg
Ginzburg
Massachusetts
Fanny Hill
New York
Edward Mishkin
William J. Brennan Jr
Tom C. Clark
William O. Douglas
Mishkin
Hugo L. Black
America
Tax mixup shocks Toledo man after refund misprint
Thomas Gipson of Toledo expected a $49 income tax refund but received a bill for $21,248.16. He says he earns about $6,800 yearly and only learned of the error after visiting the IRS office this week, noting the agency had assisted him in creating another 1040 form to speed the refund.
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Toledo
Thomas Gipson
Gipson
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Office
Council hires planning firm for water line extension
Athens School Board studies program for new high school. Sheltering Arms Guild begins membership drive. Wellston’s Eddie Jacobs named to first team in Class AA All‑State poll. Pomeroy Council offers to aid welfare department location. Soldiers resist death by own action charges by animal population in Viet Nam.
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Athens School Board
Sheltering Arms Guild
Wellston
Eddie Jacobs
Pomeroy Council
Grissom Named Commander of Apollo Three Man Ship
Virgil I. Grissom, one of the original astronauts, is chosen as commander for the first three man Apollo craft. He, Air Force Lt. Col. Edward H. White II, and Navy Lt. Roger B. Chaffee were named to pilot the moon mission vehicle in Houston.
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Grissom
Air Force
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Apollo Crew Set for Up to 14 Day Orbital Flight
The United States plans at least four manned Apollo flights before moon landing goals for 1970. Early 1967 is set for Apollo 1 11 with a possible November launch if training and prep go well. Gemini 12 may rendezvous with Apollo to test joint operations and space docking concepts.
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United States
Apollo
Joseph Shea
Gilruth
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Six sites remain in hunt for new atom smasher
The government narrowed to six locations for a 375 million dollar atom smasher, the world's largest. The list includes Ann Arbor Michigan Brookhaven National Laboratory New York Madison Wisconsin the Sierra foothills near Sacramento California South Barrington or Weston near Chicago and Denver Colorado. Ohio officials lamented that Ravenna Arsenal in northeast Ohio near Piketon and other proposed sites were not in the semifinal list.
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Washington
Ann _ Arbor
Mich
Brookhaven National Laboratory
N.Y
Madison
Wis
Sierra Foothills
Sacramento
Calif
South Barrington
Weston
Chicago
Denver
Colo
Columbus
Ohio
Ravenna Arsenal
Atomic Energy Commission
Piketon
Waverly
Portsmouth
Ear Marietta
Ravenna
New York Newspapers Plan Merger Into Single Company
Three New York City papers seek Justice Department review of a plan to combine the morning Herald Tribune the afternoon World Telegram and Sun and the afternoon Journal American into World Journal Tribune Inc. The new firm will run the World Journal the combined evening paper and the Herald Tribune as the weekday morning paper with Sunday ties to the Journal American. Ownership will be split among Hearst Scripps Howard and Whitney interests.
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New York
New York City
Justice Department Review
Justice Department
Morning Herald Tribune
Afternoon World-Telegram
Sun
Afternoon Journal-American
The
World Journal Tribune Inc
World Journal
Herald-Tribune
Sunday
Journal-American
World Journal Ad Tribune
John Hay Whitney
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Jack R. Howard
Scripps
Howard World-Telegram and
Hearst Corp
E. W. Scripps Co
Scripps - Howard
Whitney Communications Corp
Herald Tribune and Journal-American
Ohio approves 17.4 mile Appalachia Development Highway
The Ohio Highway Department formalized approval for the 17.4 mile Appalachia Development Highway System in Ohio. A public hearing occurred in Athens on March 7. The project covers Ohio 346 and U.S. 50 from the Jackson Vinton County line to Albany as part of a $30 million 53 mile segment from Givens in Pike County to Albany in Athens County. In addition a 0.6 mile reconstruc tion of U.S. 50 River Road in Cincinnati was approved at an estimated $1.3 million in two sections.
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Columbus
Appalachia
Ohio
Ohio Highway Department
Athens
Jackson - Vinton County
Albany
Givens
Pike County
Athens County
P. E. Masheter
Cincinnati
Governors' support of LBJ policy praised and rebuked
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes faced praise from the Democratic White House and former Vice President Nixon for drafting a resolution backing President Johnson’s Vietnam policies. Critics from New York and California questioned his stance, while Rhodes defended his action as unity in wartime. Rhodos’ resolution asserted that the President’s Vietnam policies were sound and rational given the circumstances.
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Reed Smith
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Johnson
Rhodes
White House
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Newport Beach
Calif
Republican Party
Nixon
Washington
Dayton
China
Asia
Willoughby
Viet Nam
Jet Pilots Blast 50-Unit Convoy in North Viet Nam
U S jet pilots struck heavy blows at trucking and shipping in North Viet Nam destroying or damaging 27 trucks and 14 anti aircraft guns during three passes. Navy pilots hit 59 targets including five gunboats and two bridges while an RF101 Voodoo reconnaissance jet was shot down and the pilot listed as missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Vinh
Dalat
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
National Buddhist Institute
Magia Pass
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Ranger
Enterprise
Dong Hoi
Highlands
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Viet Nam War Chest Backed as Senate Plans Swift Vote
The Senate is expected to approve a 13.1 billion Viet Nam war chest amid a warning that voters will punish in elections if Communist forces aren’t pressed to peace. Senator Russell urged stronger strikes on North Vietnam including Haiphong port. Senator Fulbright noted Viet Cong leaders could be found with effort.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Fulbright
China
Donald Zagoria
Columbia
Harold Hinton
George Washington
Senate debates one man one vote state leg apportionment amendment
Senate leaders plan to take up April 13 a constitutional amendment challenging the Supreme Court reapportionment ruling. Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois chairs the proposal to allow one legislative chamber to be apportioned by factors other than population. A similar measure failed last year. the Easter recess ends April 13.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Former gambler Mickey Cohen wins suit against government
A U S District Court upheld Cohen's $110 000 claim that federal supervision at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary failed to prevent an inmate from striking him with a pipe in 1963. Diplomatic reports from Singapore foresee gradual end to Indonesia's undeclared war against Malaysia. Faubus declines seventh term. only a Democratic failure to field a candidate could draw him back into Arkansas race against Rockefeller.
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Atlanta
Mickey Cohen
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Cohen
U.S. District Court
Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Ronald Thompson
AP Aerospace Winter
Gemini
Gemini 12
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
New York Newspapers
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