Senate and House edge toward unified election reform bill
The Senate approved a compromise election law reform bill 55 to 28, reshaping the Federal Election Commission and tightening rules amid campaigns. The House faces committee action to reconcile its version with Senate provisions before sending to the President.
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Court decision grants retroactive seniority in hiring cases
The Supreme Court upheld the AFL-CIO interpretation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, requiring a company that denied employment to minorities for racial reasons to award retroactive seniority to the date of rejection. The ruling impacts numerous related labor discrimination lawsuits and strengthens protections for black applicants.
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Gromyko denies Soviet plans to intervene in Rhodesia and Namibia
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko rejected as fairy tales reports that the USSR would intervene in Rhodesia or South West Africa. He said the Soviet Union has nothing to do with either area and urged not to believe such stories during talks with Britain. The remarks came as UPI reports on regional tensions and a separate U.S. labor and civil rights case moves toward Supreme Court review.
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Carter targets Wisconsin in tight Democratic race
Jimmy Carter, fresh from his fifth win in six primaries, heads to Wisconsin for the April 6 contest. Morris Udall, in Milwaukee, warns Carter faces a hard fight and vows not to retreat.
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Fire at Narragansett Park kills horses and sparks arson probes
Anonymous tips linked the Narragansett Park fire to bookmakers expelled from the track. Twenty eight horses died or were humanely killed as two barns burned. Officials cited no accelerant, awaiting lab results, while arrests followed a brawl outside the gates. Track losses fed speculation on illegal betting.
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FBI reports U S crime rate up in 1975
The FBI reports 1975 crime rose 9 percent nationwide, half the 1974 pace, with murder down 1 percent and property crimes rising faster than violent crime. Increases were larger in smaller cities and suburbs, with urban areas over 25 000 population up 8 percent and rural areas up 9 percent. The preliminary figures underscore high crime levels despite shifts in rates.
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Reilly granted retrial in Connecticut slaying case
LITCHFIELD Conn UP Superior Court Judge John Speziale ordered a retrial for Peter A Reilly 21 after ruling a grave injustice may have occurred in the 1973 slaying of his mother Barbara Gibbons Evidence cited included new information questioning time to commit the crime and absence of blood on Reilly s clothes The defendant welcomed the decision and his attorney said a venue change could be requested if a new trial is pursued by the state Mrs Gibbons was found slashed and beaten at Falls Village in Connecticut Speziale noted speedy trial concerns but said justice required a new trial
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