Court rules against bans on for sale signs in homes
The Supreme Court, in an 8 to 0 decision, held that prohibiting for sale and sold yard signs generally violates the First Amendment. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion, saying commercial speech protection bars such bans aimed at keeping neighborhoods racially integrated.
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U.S. Vietnam Open Talks Begin in Paris
U S and Vietnamese negotiators opened talks in Paris on Normal relations after a decade of war and estrangement. After 31 hours they called the discussions frank friendly and useful. Holbrooke and Phan Hien praised the meeting and planned to reconvene at the Vietnamese embassy in Paris.
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Belfast strike fails to draw broad worker support
In Northern Ireland a general strike called by militant Protestant leaders drew little worker backing as most businesses and government offices opened. Violence and disruption occurred at midnight with IRA clashes and a railway explosion, while police regained control by dawn. Leaders say they will intensify actions to paralyze the province, amid heavy British troop presence and ongoing talks with London.
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Nixon lawyers deny hush money transcript claim
Nixon lawyers in San Clemente say Richard Nixon never discussed hush money payments with Charles Colson during the Watergate break in week. The Washington Post story on January 8 1973 tapes is challenged as a draft not the final transcript. The Post stands by its reporting and notes the line about hush money is not in the final version.
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GAO finds nukes missing large quantities of fuel
The General Accounting Office told Congress that private commercial nuclear facilities could not account for thousands of pounds of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. Investigations of three facilities showed security shortcomings. A 1965 Apollo Pennsylvania plant incident involved 381.6 pounds of uranium unaccounted for, enough for about ten bombs. The February 22, 1966 date marks the summarized case.
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Trawler captain pleads guilty nine month suspended sentence
Alexander Gupalov, captain of the Soviet trawler Taras Scevchenko, pleads guilty to violating the Fishery Management and Conservation Act after stealing fish inside the U.S. 200 mile limit. He is fined $10,000 with nine months suspended prison time. The ship, its crew, and seized cargo face civil penalties and will depart Boston after reloads.
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Soviet beam weapon push sparks Pentagon caution
Aviation Week and Space Technology reports a Soviet breakthrough in high energy physics toward a directed energy beam weapon capable of neutralizing U S ballistic missiles and testing a space based laser to knock out satellites. The Pentagon says the possibility remains remote and highly speculative.
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