Supreme Court blocks automatic death penalty juror exclusions
The Supreme Court ruled that general objections to the death penalty cannot automatically exclude jurors. Justice Stewart said no defendant can be condemned by a jury so selected, and conscientious or religious scruples against capital punishment must not trigger automatic exclusion. The ruling cited Illinois practices affecting William C Witherspoon, a Chicago policeman killer sentenced in 1959.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Illinois
William C Witherspoon
Chicago
Witherspoon
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harland
Byron R. White
Earl Warren
William J. Brennan, Jr
Abe Fortas
Thurgood Marshall
Dick Gregory
Richard Daley
Gregory
Crash Kills Amana Girl In Three Car Wreck
Kathryn Heishman aged 16 of Amana died on arrival at Mercy hospital after a three car crash on highway 149 south of Fairfax. Four others including Sandra Heishman 14 and Walter Ryan 52 were treated. John Farmer 38 Cedar Rapids not injured. The southbound car failed to stop for a left turn and the sequence caused a broadside impact. Memorial Day weekend fatalities totaled ten in Iowa with 318 traffic deaths this year. The toll comparisons and juror selection in Witherspoon case are reported.
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Amana
Mercy Hospital
Highway 149
Fairfax
Clinton J. Heishman
John B. Farmer
Red Bud Road
Cedar Rapids
Highway Patrol
Hershman
Farmer
County Road Two
Ryan
Iowa
Associated Press
State Safety Department
Ultimatum to Biafra as Gowon threatens end to war
Nigeria's chief of state Major General Yakubu Gowon issued an ultimatum to secessionist Biafra to accept Nigerian terms for ending the 11 month civil war or be pushed to the wall.
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Lagos
UPI
Yakubu Gowon
Nigeria
Biafra
Jet Hits Pier Then Lands at Kennedy After Skid
A Trans World Airlines jet carrying 102 people struck a pier at LaGuardia on approach, then took off and landed at Kennedy after hydraulic trouble. Fourteen passengers received minor injuries. landing gear collapsed during the Kennedy landing as the jet skidded about 5,000 feet on the runway.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
LaGuardia
Kennedy Airport
Cincinnati
Kennedy
Pompidou urges French strikers to return to work
Premier Georges Pompidou said restoring work is a national duty as strikes drain two percent of France’s GDP weekly. He cited progress toward back-to-work trends, but noted widespread disruption across Renault plants, trains, and airports amid a five to six week stoppage.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Pompidou
Renault Auto Works
Renault
Strasbourg
Orly
Yank Held 9 Months by East Germans Is Freed
Ronald Wiedenhoeft, 31, art history instructor at Columbia, was released after nine months in East Berlin without charges. He crossed to the American sector at Checkpoint Charley and reunited with his wife and two daughters. Feinauer, 28, of Providence, also freed after a long sentence, was mentioned in the report.
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West Berlin
Berlin
Columbia
Ronald Feinauer
Providence
Central Intelligence Agency
Wiedenhoeft
New York
Maxwell
Rabb
State Department
Rabb Als
Feinauer
Turks Die in Local Elections Violence in Istanbul
Fifteen people were killed and 47 injured as Turkish voters chose local officials and national legislators in Istanbul. Police reported the casualties amid clashes at several polling stations and surrounding streets.
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Istanbul
U.S. Misfiring Kills Saigon Officials in Rocket Incident
A U.S. helicopter rocket misfire killed six Saigon officials including Col. Pho Quoc Chu and Col. Nguyen Van Luan with several others wounded. The event prompted a full investigation and possible disciplinary action for the pilot as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report ongoing combat in Gia Dinh and Cholon amid rising Viet Cong activity.
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Command
Saigon Daily News
Gia Dinh
U.S
Cholon
Pho Quoc Chu
Port of
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Luan
le Ngoc Tru
Nguyen Ngoc Xinh
National Police
Nguyen Bao Thuy
Revolutionary Development
Dao Ba Phuoc
5Th Ranger Group
van van Cua
Tran van Phan
Nguyen van Giam
Capital Military District
le Ngoc To
5Th Combat Police
Congress Eyes Early Adjournment Amid Uncertain Mood
A weary Congress aims to finish the stalled session before August conventions. Leaders push for early adjournment as budget bills lag, amid Johnson’s campaign withdrawal, Viet Nam talks, and King’s assassination fallout. Senate Leader Mansfield ties adjournment to appropriations progress. Colmer sets July deadline.
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Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
Martin Luther King
House
Senate
Mansfield
White House
Colmer
House Rules Committee
Collins Radio announces 200 lay offs at Cedar Rapids plant
About 200 employees at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids are being laid off due to a drop in government orders. The reduction targets mainly administrative and management staff and is part of a company wide profit improvement program. Further cuts depend on future sales.
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Collins Radio Co
C.R
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Abby Aims At Tampa Bay Area Hurricane Abby Hits Florida
Tropical storm Abby intensified to a hurricane near noon Monday and headed for the Tampa Bay area with 75 mph winds. Hurricane warnings stretched from Marco Island to Tarpon Springs as Abby neared land, with evacuations and school closures already underway in the Florida Keys and Cuban regions.
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Miami
Abby
West Florida
Tampa Bay
Tampa ‘Bay
Tampa
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Weather Bureau
Marco Island
Tarpon Springs
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Isle of Pines
Florida Keys
Gulf
Thai forces kill 378 communists in 18 months
Prime Minister Kit tikachorn announced that Thai troops and police have killed 378 communist terrorists over the past 18 months. The statement gives a tally from security operations amid ongoing anti-insurgent efforts.
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Bangkok
Kittikachorn
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