Supreme Court Upheld Fairness Doctrine For Broadcasters
The Supreme Court upheld the fairness doctrine requiring broadcasters to air opposing views on public issues. Justices ruled the regulations, tied to scarce frequencies, are authorized by statute and the Constitution. The decision involved Red Lion Broadcasting Co and related FCC rules on personal attacks and political editorials.
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Actor Robert Taylor Dies of Lung Cancer
Hollywood mourns Robert Taylor, 70s star of Magnificent Obsession and Camille, who died Sunday from lung cancer. A longtime MGM contract player, he appeared with Greta Garbo and Lana Turner and later starred on The Detective and Death Valley Days TV series. He was married to Barbara Stanwyck for 11 years and later to Araula Thies, with whom he had two children. Born in 1911 in Filey Nebraska, Taylor joined Pomona College drama club before MGM signed him. He quit smoking last October amid health issues.
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Newlyweds Barred From Home Over Bird Nest
In MOLD Wales Gareth Shaw cannot move Menna Owen into their new $12,000 home this month because a thrush has nested at the doorway. Workmen left the site to avoid disturbing the birds. The groom says the birds deserve a home too and they will rent an apartment for a month while the house is completed.
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Harmony Declaration Follows Pullout Move
The Midway Island meeting between President Nixon and South Vietnamese President Thieu led to a pledge to redeploy 25,000 U.S. troops within 30 days, with completion by August as Saigon accepts the pullout. Thieu called it good news for Americans while Nixon aims to advance peace talks in Paris amid mixed reactions from Hanoi and allied observers.
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Laird Sees Nixon Vietnam Pullout Moving Toward Peace
Secretary of Defense Laird said Nixon’s 25,000 troop withdrawal brings the United States closer to peace. From Midway he noted a program to shift U S forces’ role in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He declined to name the first unit to depart and said a presidential decision on further withdrawals will come in early August.
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Burger Confirmation Wins Senate Vote to Chief Justice
The Senate approved President Nixon's choice Judge Warren Burger as chief justice by 74 to 3. Liberals criticized the rush, comparing it to the Tonkin Gulf resolution. Senators McCarthy Nelson and Young opposed. Fulbright abstained.
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Australian admiral dodges question on Melbourne Evans collision
Subic Bay AP report says Admiral Crabb refused to confirm communications problems before the Melbourne cut the Evans in two during SEATO maneuvers off South Vietnam. Seventy four Evans crew died. Crabb recalled waking to the collision and noted close calls including a near ram and a 50 foot passage of another ship.
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Escaped Greek Prisoner Recaptured in Athens
Alexandros Panaghoulis, who escaped a military prison where he awaited execution for the attempted assassination of Prime Minister George Papadopoulous, was recaptured Monday according to government sources.
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Unequal Law Enforcement Log Entry Sparks Confusion
Bradford police log notes a report of someone beating a girl on Elm Street driveway. A patrolman revisited the scene and corrected the record stating no police action was needed as the girl was beating up a man.
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Panel Urges Firm Action on Student Violence on Campus
A Presidential commission urges colleges to swiftly and firmly handle campus violence, endorsing emergency plans, stronger injunction powers for courts, and clearer authority while opposing cuts to federal student aid. It stresses prearranged police roles and civil action, plus guidelines to balance discipline with grievances.
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Banks lift prime rate to historic high
New York banks raised the prime rate to 4.44 percent effective immediately, a one percentage point jump that hit large corporations and sent the Dow Jones industrial average lower. Banks including Bankers Trust Chase Manhattan and First National City of New York led the move as lenders cited stronger demand and inflation psychology.
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Pollution spoils kids fish in at Mineral Palace pond
In Pueblo Colorado a thousand youngsters gathered at Mineral Palace park pond for a fish in event but none caught a fish. The VFW had stocked the lake the day before but all the fish died from water polation leaving the youths fishless and disappointed.
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Indonesian communist leader sentenced to death in 1965 coup attempt
Jakarta AP reports Indonesian communist leader Daja jusmon has been sentenced to death for his role in the abortive 1965 coup attempt, amplifying ongoing prosecutions tied to the failed takeover.
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