Supreme Court clears roadblock on death penalty procedure
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 3 ruling led by Justice Harlan, upheld jury discretion to impose life or death in capital cases and rejected the call to separate penalty phases. The decision sustains convictions of Dennis McGautha and James Crampton and may enable earlier executions after years of delay. Justices Burger Black Stewart White and Blackmun joined. Brennan Douglas and Marshall dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Harlan
Dennis McGautha
Los Angeles
James Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
Burger
Black
Stewart
White
Blackman
Brenman
Douglas
Marshall
McGsutha
Rogers Flies To Lebanon Amid Guarded Peace Mission
Secretary of State Rogers arrived in Beirut as steel-helmeted troops ringed the airport and protesters demonstrated outside the U S embassy. In Amman, Rogers met King Hussein for over two hours, carrying Nixon's letter endorsing the mission. The Jordan visit featured a low altitude helicopter flight near the Israeli border.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rogers
Middle East
Jordan
Amman
Free Palestine
Palestine
U.S
Hussein
Nixon
Teenagers Hike For Charity In Rochester Event
More than 30,600 teens hiked up to 25 miles on unicycles stilts carts and feet to raise money for charity in Rochester New York on Sunday Organizers expect to raise 425000 to 500000 with 85 percent benefiting Project Hope and the rest local charities The turnout surpassed expectations delaying many participants who could not start until the afternoon The Rochester Teen League organized the event and pledges were collected from nonparticipants per mile hiked.
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Rochester
Project Hope
Rochester Teen League
Nixon orders boost for farmers amid drought and exports
President Nixon pledges to add 12 million to a 3190 million drought relief and conservation effort, aims to raise farm exports toward 10 billion annually, forecasts 7.4 billion this year, and seeks expanded farm credit and $349.4 million loan guarantees for U S agricultural services.
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Southhwest
Drouthsoi
Nixon
San Clemente
Clit
Foreign“Agricultural
Service
Federal Agency
Congress
Farmers Home Administration
Nixon bids PWs to Sweden for Vietnam war internment
President Nixon proposed a plan to intern prisoners of war from both sides of the Vietnam conflict in Sweden. White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler cited press reports that Sweden offered use of its vessels and territory for internment.
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San Clemente
Calii
Nixon
Sweden
Ronald Ziegler
Wile Mouse
Vietnam
Stock Market Slump Amid Profit Taking Amid Slow Trading
New York stocks fell sharply as trading slowed. At 2 pm the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 928.40, down 13.94 points, amid investor lock in on profits from the recent rally. Analysts cited a shift toward profit taking as a major factor.
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New York
Nine Young Folk Die in Train Collision Near Covington
In Covington Georgia nine youths aged 10 to 16 died when a Georgia Railroad freight train struck their car as they rode together in Danny Henderson's new vehicle near an elevated crossing west of town. The lone survivor, Sharon Belcher, 16, was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Covington, Ga
Danny Henderson
Jimmy Norwood
Peggy Ann Fuller
Sharon Belcher
Georgia
Sherif Henry Odum
Sam Cowan
Henderson
Almethin
Vickie Gilstrap
Dira Williams
Building Trades Call Stoppage In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids building trades halted all construction in the Cedar Rapids Town City area after a Monday meeting with Allied Construction Interests failed to yield a deal. Roofers posted pickets while iron workers remained at the Palo nuclear power plant.
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Edar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Abodeely Appeal Turned Down by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Joseph Abodeely, a Des Moines area businessman, who pled guilty in Linn County District Court on June 12, 1969, to aiding and abetting an attempt to produce illegal abortion. The decision was reported unanimous. An earlier Iowa Supreme Court order threatened immediate imprisonment if the U S Supreme Court refused to hear the case. The appeal argued vagueness of the Iowa statute and cited rulings in five states that struck down anti abortion laws. Also noted: twelve building trades contracts expired Friday midnight amid stalled bargaining and contractor talks.
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der Rapids News
U.S. Supreme Court
Edar Rapids
Joseph Abodeely
Linn District Court
Abodeely
Towa Supreme Court
Abpdeely
Nowa
Lawmakers Paddle to Work Avoiding Traffic Tieups
Three U S lawmakers promptly rode a canoe across the Potomac from Virginia to Washington to dodge potential traffic jams and antiwar protests. Reps Walter Flowers Robert Mathias and Lawrence Coughlin navigated headwinds and helicopters as staffers ferried them, arriving two hours and five minutes after launch to be greeted by awaiting aides.
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Washington
House
Potomac
Worl
Virginia
Walter Flowers
Alabama
Robert Mathias
California
Lawrence Coughlin
Pennsylvania
Chaln
Mathias
Coughlin
Flowers
Capital Protesters Routed by Tear Gas
Antiwar demonstrators clashed with police in Washington in a daylong series of skirmishes. Rush hour traffic slowed as police used tear gas and billy clubs, with about 6,000 arrests reported by the mayor and 300 more in suburban Virginia. More than 100 injured, and government workers faced disrupted commutes amid heavy troop deployment and sporadic vandalism.
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Washington
National
Federal Agency
Persone
Olteers
Virginia
Maryland
Potomac
Seri, Fannin
Rariz
Georgetown University
Agriculture Department
Mth Street Bridge
Benjamin Spock
Spock
Georgetown
Ulbricht Resigns In East Germany
East German leader Wilhelm Ulbricht has stepped down as first secretary of the ruling Communist party central committee after a long tenure since 1953. He will stay as chairman of the state council while Erich Honecker is named first secretary by unanimous vote.
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Berlig
Aller Ulbricht
Communist Party Central Committee
ADN
State Council
Erich Honecker
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Bond Discussion About Film
A garbled OCR line hints at a remark about a woman and Bond films, with praise suggesting strong expectations. The legibility is poor, but the fragment implies commentary on a Bond related topic or performance.
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