Supreme Court bars automatic death penalty juror exclusion
The Supreme Court rule says foes of capital punishment may not be automatically excluded from juries that can sentence death. Justices clarify that states can challenge jurors who refuse to consider the death penalty or cannot be impartial on guilt. The ruling preserves the death penalty but warns against broad exclusion of anti capital punishment jurors.
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Supreme Court
Porter Stewart
Stewart
Ing
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Byron R White
William O. Douglas
Chicago
William C. Witherspoon
Mitchell Stone
High Court
Mercer GOP nominates Thorn for Mercer County sheriff
The Mercer County Republican Executive Committee named Princeton Police Chief Joe Thorn as the GOP candidate for sheriff in the November general election. Thorn pledged a hard campaign and expressed pleasure at the nomination. He will face Democrat Winifrey Shrewsbury, who won the May primary over E. D. Bazzie and L. G. Underwood.
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Mercer County
Republican Executive Committee
Princeton
Joe Thorn
Thorn
Winifrey Shrewsbury
E. D. Bazzie
L. G. Underwood
Thorn Named Sheriff Candidate in Mercer County
Mercer County Republican officials declared Joe Thorn the GOP sheriff nominee at a county committee meeting in Alexandria Virginia Thorn a 23 year police veteran and former chief plans to retire before launching a late July campaign Thorn is Rod Thorn father the former WVU star and Seattle SuperSonics player The committee also seeks an assessor candidate and will fill vacancies for justice of the peace and constable posts.
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Mercer County
A. Harry West
Joe Thorn
Thorn
WVU
Rod Thorn
Seattle SuperSonics
West
Justice of the Peace
van Martin
Bluefield
Richard Wesley
Peck
Emma Peck
Princeton
Ray
Indictment Moves Against Yokum in Federal Theft Case
Woodrow Yokum, convicted May 31 in Elkins West Virginia on 10 counts for transporting and selling surplus government property, now faces a 35 count indictment alleging use of false documents to obtain equipment valued over 100000 from the U S Quartermaster Corps at Cameron Station near here. Vast amount of missing gear recovered and impounded in an Elkins warehouse. attorneys may seek retrial or appeal in Richmond Virginia.
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Woodrow Yokum
Elkins
W.va
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Yokum
Steel Talkers Optimistic After First Day of Labor Talks
New York AP reports the first day of steel industry negotiations ended with optimism toward averting a strike and avoiding presidential intervention. AFL CIO president I. W. Abel and United Steelworkers chief negotiator R. Conrad Cooper stressed they do not want White House involvement.
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New York
White House
I. W. Abel
Aflcio
United Steelworkers of America
R. Conrad Cooper
West Virginia Five Day Forecast Sees Near Normal Temps
Five-day outlook for West Virginia shows daytime highs of 76 to 82 and nightly lows of 52 to 58 through Saturday. Rain on Saturday could total about a quarter inch of moisture.
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West Virginia
Khrushchev Makes Rare Public Appearance in Moscow Exhibit
Nikita S. Khrushchev 74 and his wife Nina attended an international exhibit at Moscow's Sokolniki Park. A West German pavilion spokesman said the former premier spent over an hour talking with exhibitors and appeared healthy and suntanned.
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Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Sokolniki Park
Nina
Hanoi's Tho arrives in Paris to push peace talks
Le Duc Tho, top North Vietnamese leader, flies in via Moscow to reinforce Hanoi's Paris delegation and says U S obstinacy blocks progress. He temperately states future talks depend on a renunciation of obstinate US stance and cites Hanoi's May 3 1968 declaration as a basis.
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Paris
Moscow
U.S
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Tho
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Bretigny
Rome university seized by riot police after campus occupation
Riot police moved into the University of Rome at the rector's request after a day of clashes with rival student groups. Ten injured, 53 detained as occupiers fled the gates. earlier protests tied to Italy's political crisis with Premier Aldo Moro set to resign after elections.
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Rome
Republic
Abby interrupts Nixon campaign in Miami due to hurricane
Hurri cane Abby forces Nixon to postpone unveiling the “brand new campaign” and keeps reporters stranded on Walker Cay. Nixon plans a private 11 a.m. New York session Wednesday with eight campaign reporters only, avoiding a full news conference.
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Miami
Fla
Richard Nixon
the Sun
Nixon
United States
Paign
New York
Kennedy and McCarthy Clash Over Campaign Issues in California
In Los Angeles Sen Robert Kennedy and Sen Eugene McCarthy traded charges on the eve of the Democratic presidential primary. Kennedy toured California 13 hours with his family as McCarthy relied on television and a measured pace. The dispute centered on urban housing policy and rioting in Negro districts with Kennedy backing slum rehabilitation and McCarthy favoring suburban relocation. A campaign ad attacking McCarthy sparked a tense response and McCarthy urged swift arraignment for 13 arrested Mexican Americans on conspiracy charges in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Kennedy
California
South Africa
New Yorker
Sen. Kennedy
Pompidou Urges End to Strike Wave in France
Premier Georges Pompidou called for workers to return to their jobs as the strike wave costs France about 2 billion dollars weekly. He promised social and educational reforms, warned of totalitarianism, and urged negotiations on revising the education system while labor unrest continued across railroads and key industries.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
Belleville
Heaviest Bombardment Strikes Saigon Amid War
Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon and suburbs in the war’s heaviest bombardment as sirens warned the city’s 3 million residents. Ten civilians were wounded. 18 rockets exploded near U.S. 9th Infantry Division positions five miles south of the center. No U.S. casualties were reported.
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U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
U.S
Phu Bai
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
Cu Chi
Ban Me Thuot
Darlac
Armed Forces Reach Over 3.5 Million in May Total
Pentagon figures show the U S armed forces at 3 492 793 as of April 30 with May figures pending. Reservists National Guardsmen added 24 550 in late May and a May draft of 45 900 aimed to bolster manpower near 3 523 800.
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U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Forces
Abby Moves Toward Tampa Bay In Hurricane Abby
Hurricane Abby regains strength in the Gulf and heads toward the Tampa St. Petersburg area. Forecasters warn of six foot tides and gale winds with Marco Island through Tarpon Springs reporting rising seas. Two fishing boats overdue in the Keys prompted Coast Guard searches as Homestead Air Force Base logged jet fighters.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf Coast
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Naples
Tarpon Springs
Tampa Bay
Tampa
Gulf
Fort Myers
Robert H. Simpson
Abby
Cedar Key
Keys
Coast Guard
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
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