Court Takes Richmond Busing Case
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on whether to consolidate Richmond Virginia schools with neighboring white suburban systems. Appeals by Richmond officials and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund proceed after a circuit reversal of a desegregation order. Powell recused, leaving a potential four four vote. The case, tied to a broader desegregation push, follows Merhige’s 1972 plan to bus 78 000 students across city county lines.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richmond
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
U.S
Robert Merhige
U.S. Circuit Court
Denver
Detroit
Powell
Circuit Court
Merhige
Henrico
Chesterfield
Smoke ban proposed for Iowa Senate chamber only
The Iowa senate rules committee approved a temporary rule banning smoking in the senate chamber during sessions, with five votes in favor led by non-smokers Sen. Tom Riley and Leonard Andersen. Sen. James Briles opposed, noting enforcement challenges. The rule awaits full Senate adoption and allows noon recess smoking, per Clifton Lamborn interpretation.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Senate
James Briles
Briles
Riley
Leonard Andersen
Sioux City
James Schaben
Dunlap
Eugene Hill
Newton
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
Lamborn
A Bright Young Fellow Figures Out Saving Trick
A humorous note about a clever youth who saves little money because he works five days but spends seven. The joke hinges on his misaligned spending pattern and the comic contradiction between effort and expense.
Orders Mining Shelling Halt Cites Paris Talks
President Nixon ordered a halt to all offensive operations in North Vietnam effective 9 a.m. Iowa time, citing progress in Paris peace talks. The move, described as unilateral, affected bombing shelling and mining, with Kissinger and Tho reportedly close to an accord. Haig to Saigon to discuss negotiations. Thieu's council met to review positions.
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Nixon
Alexander Haig
Henry Kissinger
Key Biscayne
Haig
Saigon
Vietnam
Thieu
Kissinger
Paris
Fla
North Vietnam
Florida White House
Ronald Ziegler
Iowa
White House
Ziegler
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Dr. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Panel Urges 25 Year Cap On Prison Terms Except Murder
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals backs a 25 year ceiling for most crimes and a five year limit for non dangerous offenders. It also urges broader access to legal services, journalist rights, and a shift toward community based corrections while limiting appeals and decriminalizing simple drunkenness. The recommendations are advisory and lack Nixon administration support.
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Washington
National Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice
Richard Kleindienst
National Conference On Criminal Justice
Gallup finds inner city crime victims rise to one third
A Gallup poll of 1,504 adults in 300 localities shows inner city residents reporting one third as crime victims in the past year. Vandalism and muggings lead to underreporting, with 21 percent overall claiming to have faced one or more of five crime types. Nationally blacks and whites both reported 21 percent victimization.
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Princeton
N. J
UPT
United States
Gallup
Reds Down U.S. Jet Before Bombing Halt
U S military said North Vietnamese gunners shot down a navy F 4 Phantom over the Tonkin Gulf but both crewmen parachuted to safety. U S fighter bombers conducted 100 strikes from Sunday to Monday, destroying bridges from Thanh Hoa to Dong Hoi. The destroyer escort O Callahan was lightly damaged by shrapnel near the Cua Viet mouth. Da Nang base came under rocket attack, one civilian killed and five wounded. U S planes bombed southwest of Hanoi as part of a failed rescue. In Saigon area, heavy B 52 raids continued northwest of the city amid troop and supply buildup.
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Saigon
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Thhe 20Th Parallel
Dong Hoi
O'Callahan
Cua Viet River
Navy
da Nang
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon River
Four Plead Guilty for Watergate
Four additional Watergate defendants, Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzalez, pled guilty in Washington. All five defendants tied to CIA work from the Bay of Pigs era now have pleaded guilty to all counts. The move leaves McCord and Liddy at trial, facing questions of potential prejudice and limited public evidence.
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Washington
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Miami
White House
E. Howard Hunt
James McCord
G. Gordon Liddy
al Newmeyer
New York
Henry B. Rothblatt
Hunt
Miami Four
Democratic Party
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Miamians
Rothblatt
Clark seeks federal probe of Iowa fuel price surge
U.S. Sen. Dick Clark calls for a federal inquiry into alleged black market fuel oil pricing in Iowa. He cites reports of prices near double the normal rate, including 17.6 cents per gallon to the Traer city supply and up to 23 cents in Waterloo, amid a state and federal probe into shortages and possible anti trust violations.
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TRAER
U.S
Dick Clark
Iowa
Clark
Waterloo
Neal Smith
D- Lown
U.S. Justice Department
Richard Turner
Federal Trade Commission
Tracr
Bob
Companies Ask 73 Percent Hike In Gas Prices
Washington AP reports offshore Louisiana gas producers seek an immediate 73 percent price increase under the new optional pricing procedure by federal regulators. They aim to raise from 26 cents to 45 cents per thousand cubic feet and add a one cent yearly increase, with further annual hikes to reach roughly double present levels within seven years. The move foreshadows higher bills as interstate limits differ from state sales.
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Washington
Louisiana
FPC
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Alfonso Cervantes
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Life Magazine
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Paul Weiss
Richmond Case
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Peterson
Delaware
Russell Peterson
Jerris Leonard
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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Reds
Gazette
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