Supreme Court Rules Gag Order On News Unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Nebraska judge’s gag order restricting reporting on a mass murder case was an unconstitutional prior restraint. Justice Burger led the opinion with concurrences by Brennan Stewart Marshall and Stevens. White expressed grave doubts but did not join broader rules. The ruling kept open future limits and emphasized high barriers to prior restraint, noting the Nebraska order was overly broad and violated press rights while preserving jury fairness concerns. The decision also left open questions on courtroom closures and extreme prejudice cases. The case involved the Sutherland murders and pretrial publicity surrounding defendant Erwin Simants. parties included Anniston Star New York Times Chicago Tribune Washington Post and major networks. The opinion cited alternatives such as change of venue delay voir dire and sequestering jurors as less drastic safeguards. The ruling underscored the court’s historic direct review of a prior restraint in a criminal case and indicated a broader rule may be needed in the future.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Warren Burger
Byron White
White
Burger
Nebraska Supreme Court
Sutherland
Postal rate panel urges keeping 13 cent first class rate
The postal rate commission recommended making the 13 cent first class rate permanent, paving the way for a possible 17 cent increase later this year or in 1977. The service may impose new temporary rates 100 days after formal permanence.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Goldwater backs Ford urging GOP unity over Reagan clash
Sen. Barry Goldwater urged Republicans to support President Ford and avoid a hair splitting debate over his contest with conservative Ronald Reagan. The 1964 GOP nominee warned this is not the year to switch from incumbent to challenger.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Goldwater
GOP
Amtrak Train Derailment Near Goodman Mississippi
An Amtrak passenger train with about 140 aboard derailed near Goodman on Wednesday. One railroad worker was killed and 25 others injured officials said. A derailed car fell onto three railroad employees working along the track.
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Goodman
Miss
Amtrak
Senate defeats plan for bottle tax to curb throwaway cans
Senate votes 60 to 26 against a proposal to tax throwaway soft drink and beer containers. Supported by Sen. Mark Hatfield of Oregon, where a similar law has been in place since 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Rore
June farm product prices rise for third straight month
Prices farmers receive for raw agricultural products edged up again in June signaling modest gains. The impact on grocery costs remains unclear as retailers process the higher farm input prices. Weather outlook: tonight and Thursday cool with low 50s and upper 70s highs.
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Washington
Palestinian Camps Hold With Siege Ongoing In Beirut
In Beirut the Jisr al Pasha camp fell to right wing forces after an eight day siege led by about 6 000 troops with 100 tanks. Tal Zaatar remained under heavy bombardment as Arab League mediation failed and cease fires collapsed amid 237 killed and 444 wounded nationwide.
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Lebanon
Arab League
Voice of Palestine Radio
Sidon
Jisr al Pasha
Tal Zaatar
PLO
Ahmed Iskandar
Damascus
Christian East Beirut
Syria
Kamal Jumblatt
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Jalloud
Libya
Judges Question N J School Closing Order
Federal judges pressed the validity of New Jersey’s order to close public schools at midnight if lawmakers fail to approve a new financing system. They debated whether a federal court could enforce a right to education and how the state supreme court ruling interacts with such a deadline. Eleven district judges heard arguments as the legislature remained unable to act.
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Trenton
N.J
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Herbert Stern
Skillman
U.S. District Court
N Y Firm Buys Midland Forge
Midland Forge Inc of Cedar Rapids is sold to Columbus McKinnon Corp of Tonawanda New York. Midland operations and management will stay in Cedar Rapids. Midland Forge employs about 185 and has run 30 years with a Cedar Rapids plant at 10 Fiftieth avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Columbus McKinnon Corp
Tonawanda
N.Y
Charles P. Rohde
Midland
Franz T. Stone
Columbus McKinnon
Midland Forge
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Canada
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Fayette Bear Hunt Tale From Early Iowa History
An excerpt from Fayette County in The Gazette Bicentennial Tabloid recounts Jacob Hoover’s hunt near West Union. After wounding a bear twice, Hoover is crushed from above by the bear, his horse subdued, and his dog distracts the animal allowing Hoover to recover his rifle and kill the bear with a third shot.
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Gazette
Iowa
Fayette County
Jacob Hoover
Hoover
West Union
Bear
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