Supreme Court death penalty ruling opens narrow legislative path
The Supreme Court ruling against the current death penalty leaves limited room for Congress or states to write new laws. Justices Brennan and Marshall favored broader prohibition, while White Stewart and Douglas argued penalties must be applied consistently. Burger noted no majority on the core issue, leaving the fate of capital punishment in limbo. Nixon urged caution, Powell dissented, warning the decision wipes out existing sentences and curtails legislative power.
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Thurgood Marshall
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
William C. Douglas
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Stewart
Douglas
Warren E. Burger
Stewart-White
Burger
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Senate approves antipoverty bill to aid the poor
The Senate voted 74 to 16 to pass a $9.6 billion antipoverty bill creating an independent corporation to assist the poor with legal issues. Differences with the House version will be reconciled after July 17 during a congressional recess for the Democratic National Convention. The measure funds two more years of programs aiding about 26 million Americans in poverty.
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White House
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House
Congress
Plane Crash Kills 13 As Two Airliners Collide Over Lake Winnebago
A seven man National Transportation Safety Board team investigated the collision of North Central Convair 440 and Air Wisconsin De Havilland Otter over Lake Winnebago near Neenah Wisconsin. Bodies and debris were recovered as divers searched the murky water. FAA officials reported good visibility at the time with no immediate explanation for the crash.
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Neenah, Wis
National Transportation Safety Board
Lake Winnebago
Neenah
Green Bay
Federal Aviation Administration
Jerry Boyer
FAA
Chicago
North Central
Oshkosh
Boyer
Donald Byers
Longest day as clocks add a leap second today
Washington reports that at 8 p.m. EDT the world adds a leap second to correct earth rotation drift. Atomic clocks reveal tiny slowing, prompting danger concerns for navigators, with official timekeepers agreeing to insert one extra second before midnight GMT.
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Greenwich
Protestants to block Catholics in Northern Ireland
In Belfast Protestant militants announce plans to erect barricades around Catholic Bogside and Creggan districts in Londonderry despite the IRA Provisional wing removing three barriers. UDA says essential services may continue. British officials vow no tolerance.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
IRA
Provisional
Creggan
Londonderry
Bogside
UDA
BBC
William Whitelaw
Britain
Free Derry
Nixon cautions Senate on 20 percent Social Security hike
President Nixon warned the Senate that a 20 percent Social Security increase due for a vote could strain the economy or raise taxes for millions of workers. He supported a 10 percent alternative and warned the 20 percent plan could wipe out 1969 tax cuts or threaten the Social Security trust fund. Church and Bennett pressed for the larger increase with payroll taxes. Byrnes vowed delays unless Democrats concede to 10 percent.
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Nixon
Senate
Frank Church
Idaho
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Congress
Church
Ski Team Diet promises 20 pound loss in two weeks
An ad touts a “Ski Team Diet” devised for the U S Women’s Alpine Ski Team that claims to drop 20 pounds in 14 days without starvation. It promises easy adherence, energy maintenance, and rapid results, urging readers to mail $2 and join the program.
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U.S
Colorado
P.O
San Diego
California
Governor avoids DFL platform rewrite meeting
Gov. Wendel Anderson will not chair a DFL gathering to draft a substitute platform. An aide said Thursday that Anderson did not intend to help develop new political positions for DFL candidates this year, according to Thomas Kelm, secretary to the governor.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Wendel Anderson
DFL
Thomas Kelm
Anderson
Austin Herald 1972 June 30 Five Friday Brief Item
Local brief from Austin Minnesota details regional happenings in the June 30 1972 issue. Named entities include Austin and Minnesota with references to community events and notices typical of a small town newspaper. The item is concise and period-appropriate with no sensational detail.
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Austin (Minn
Herald
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