Court Bars Constitutional Objection to House Cut
Massachusetts court declines to rule the proposed constitutional amendment to reduce the House from 249 to 168 seats based on legal voters. The ruling leaves legality to be tested in a future vote, with Bartley criticizing the summary and Justices dissenting on constitutional points. A joint convention planned to decide whether the measure goes to the November ballot amid alternately urged unicameral proposals.
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Boston
State
Supreme Judicial Court
David M. Bartley
Bartley
High Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Francis W. Sargent
Hacker
House
Paul G. Birk
Jacob J. Spiegel
Laird Seeks Third ABM Site and Prep for Five More
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird outlined plans to defend a third U.S. missile base with Safeguard antiballistic missiles and to prep five additional sites for possible later expansion. The move aims to fund at least two thirds of a $12 billion system, with annual spending starting at about $920 million.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Administration
Congress
Minuteman
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Montana
Grand Forks Air Force Base
North Dakota
Laird
Safeguard
Whiteman Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Michigan-Ohio
Grand Works
Malmstrom
Nixon
Ely
Whiteman Abb
Warren Afb
Air Force Minuteman
Pastore
Lairel
Pill Panic Blamed For Pregnancies Hearing Sparks Global Concern
Dr. Elizabeth B. Connell of Columbia University told a Senate subcommittee hearings on birth control caused international panic and a wave of unwanted pregnancies. She criticized some testimony as speculative and cited panic abroad as also dangerous, while warning abortions may rise. Another witness linked pill use to severe mood disorders and possible death, highlighting psychological risks among 52 cases since 1964.
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Washington
Senate
Elizabeth B. Connell
Columbia University
Senate Monopoly Subcommittee
Connell
Columbia
International Institute For the Study of Human Reproduction
Connell Saud
John R. McCain
Atanta, &C
California Abortion Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court left intact California’s abortion statute ruling it unconstitutional under state law. It declined to comment on the California AG’s appeal of a 4-3 decision that barred medical abortions unless necessary to preserve the mother’s life, with violators facing prison. Dr Leon Zetous was involved in a 19h case leading to probation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
U.S. High Court
Thomas C. Lynch
Californa
Leon Phillip Zetous
Weverly Hills
Coupe
Soviet ABM claims tested by Pravda Armed Forces Day
Moscow asserts its air defense can reliably hit attacking missiles at any height or speed and at great distances from defended targets. The Pravda article by Defense Minister Grechko marks Armed Forces Day and signals continued Soviet interest in antimissile systems amid Western debate and U.S. assessments.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Grechko
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
Grechko
Nixon
Congress
30 Swiss Feared Lost In Avalanche
In Reckingen Switzerland dawn avalanche crushed the village. Ten feared dead, seven bodies recovered, many listed as missing after 30 hours. Swiss army officers and barracks buried under 30 feet of snow, 26 rescued, some critically injured. Reckingen in Valais near Brig. Avalanche warnings persist from Davos institute.
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Reckingen
Switzerland
Leo Mueller
Valais
Brig
Swiss
Arab Ambush Sparks New U.S. Outrage Over Terrorism
The ambush of an American pilgrim bus north of Hebron provokes widespread condemnation from the United States and Israel. Barbara Ertle is killed, two Americans and an Israeli guide are wounded, and Israeli forces search the West Bank hills. Swiss and West German protests follow a Swissair disaster. Swiss authorities limit Arab travel visas, Cairo presses denounce Israel, and the Palestinian factions disavow the crash while blaming broader conflicts.
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Cairo
State Department
U.S
Golda Meir
Tel Aviv
Hebron
Jordan
Barbara Ertle
Grandville
Mich
Jordan River
West Bank
Beersheba
Robert W. Becker
Washington
Switzerland
Hans Peter Tschudi
Tsehudi
United States
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