Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Across Three States
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, upholds Georgia Florida and Texas capital punishment laws. It says the standards for death eligibility are clear and constitutional despite past concerns. The ruling notes juries or judges may determine death under specified tests, with state variations.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Georgia
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
Louisiana
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Lewis F. Powell Jr
John Paul Stephens
Byron R. White
Bennington BSD election complaint filed with prosecutor
Dawn K Welch of Bennington filed a complaint with Bennington County State's Attorney Raymond G Bolton alleging irregularity in tallying BSD results Tuesday night. The attorney says an inquest may be called with sworn testimony. BSD moderator Santarcangelo says he was tallying with a pencil and denies marking any ballot.
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B. Rob Woolmington
Bennington
Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
W. Averell Brown
Dawn K. Welch
Willow Road
Salvatore Santarcangelo
BSD
Jane Betti
Ms. Welch
Mrs. Betii
Santarcangelo
Spirit of Ethan Allen steams through Vermont Bicentennial ride
The 245 mile Vermont Bicentennial steam train named The Spirit of Ethan Allen ran from Bellows Falls to Burlington with hundreds of spectators along the route. A celebration with speeches and music accompanied the trip though several issues arose including a coupling problem that required unhooking one car. The journey began at 8:29 am and ended near 1:30 am after nearly four hours of delays.
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Garland John W. Warner
Middlebury
Steamtown Foundation
Bennington
Burlington
Bellows Falls
UPI
Insurance dispute threatens swine flu program
Washington note: A House health subcommittee rejected a bill to guarantee legal protection for vaccine manufacturers in the planned nationwide swine flu immunization campaign. Dr. Theodore Cooper called insurance lack the era most serious obstacle to the $135 million effort, risking delays and gaps for high risk groups and the elderly.
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Washington
UPI
Ford Administration
House
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cooper
Brown reaffirmed as military chief amid anti Jewish remarks
Air Force General George S. Brown won a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff despite objections about alleged anti semitic remarks. Senate approved his reappointment 57 to 34, with debate over his 1974 comments on the Jewish lobby and its influence on Congress.
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Joint Chiefs
Jimmy Carter
Brown
United States
Congress
Ford
Senate Armed Services Committee
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Inside Local Highlights and Bicentennial Booths
The paper previews two Monday performances by the Wadsworths Tent Troupe and notes Pete Horton’s coverage of Bicentennial liquor ads. Also listed are an expert fireworks feature, Safire’s optimistic Fourth, local political bids, school awards, theater reviews, and Olympic era sports notes.
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Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Tom Braden
George Gordon
Safire
Peter Cross
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls
HFCS
Weston
Old Academy Library
Heartbreak House
Williamstown
Sunshine Boys
Dorset
Borg
Nastase
Bennington Summers program blends economics and jazz creativity
Bennington College launches a two pronged Summers program combining a free public jazz session at the Performing Arts Center with four week long research and development workshops. The initiative aims to reuse the new arts center, boost the college’s art leadership, and foster cross disciplinary collaboration among artists and apprentices despite some faculty tensions. Executive Director Omar Lerman notes the project may disrupt routine campus life but seeks minimal impact while expanding creative opportunities.
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Bennington
Bennington College Performing Arts Center
Bennington Summers
Bennington College Arts Center
Gail Thain Parker
Summers
Omar K. Lerman
New York
Bennington College
Jazz Lab
Lerman
Bennington Summass
Bombings Rock Boston Area Across Multiple Sites
Three bombs exploded early today in the Boston area destroying a commercial aircraft and a National Guard armory truck while damaging a courthouse in Newburyport. An anonymous caller warned Eastern Airlines at Logan and the armory. No injuries reported. authorities link airport and armory blasts.
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Boston
UPI
National Guard
FBI
Massachusetts National Guard
Dorchester
Eastern Airlines
Logan International
Bernard McCabe
McCabe
Israel agrees to negotiate over Uganda hijack hostages
Israel votes to negotiate for hostage release, signaling a shift from decades of non negotiable policy. Prime Minister Rabin leads a six member team to pursue detainee releases in exchange for 100 hostages, with France coordinating talks.
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N.Y. Times
Jerusalem
Israel
Uganda
Yitzhak Rabin
Algeria
Syria
Entrebbe
New York
France
Air France
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Harry A. Blackmun
Stewart
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By John Leaning
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Essex County
Newburyport
Superior
Lowell
Superior Court
Jackson-Melville Unit
Plymouth Rock
Kingston
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