Supreme Court upholds nonunanimous verdicts in some states
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 4 that states may allow criminal convictions by fewer than all jurors. Louisiana and Oregon practices permit 9 of 12 jurors in most cases, with stricter rules for murder and death-eligible sentences. Federal courts and most states require unanimity.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Oregon
Cregon
Lewis Powell, Jr
William Rehnquist
Robert Apodaca
Henry Morgan Cooper, Jr
James Arnold Madden
Cooper
East Iowa traffic toll rises with eight dead
AP reports a weekend of Iowa crashes claiming at least eight lives. Kenneth Kern of Algona died after leaving a Kossuth county gravel road. Margaret Bruner of Reinbeck and Vera Lindell of Greene died in a Waterloo two car collision. Anthony Butikofer of rural Elgin died after his motorcycle collided near Clermont. Hulda Nielsen of Anamosa was fatally injured at a McGregor crossroad. Police identified several other drivers and passengers in the multiple wrecks.
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Kenneth Kern
Algona
Kossuth County
Wesley
Margaret Bruner
Rein ‘Beck
Waterloo
Vera Lindell
Greene
John Mitchell
Reinbeck
Bruner
Mitchell
Anthony Butikofer
Elgin
Postville
Clermont
Highway
Paul Smith
Young Butikofer
Fayette Icounty
Valley High School
Hulda Nielsen
Anartssa
McGregor
Brother
Inlaw
Joseph Frycek
Anamosa
Frycek
Donald L. Schnuelle
Castalia
Belfast and Maghera Bombings Wound 50 in Sectarian Attacks
Guerillas set off bombs in Maghera and Belfast causing 50 injuries, wrecking ten vehicles and destroying fifteen shops. A parked car bomb outside a bank in Maghera and a Belfast blast in the Pennymount district wounded many, including a British soldier. Authorities tied the attack to IRA aims to hit Protestant areas with 130 pounds of explosive.
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Belfast
Maghera
Pennymount
Londonderry
British Army
Irish Republican Army
McCarthy Urges Backers to Support McGovern in California
Senator Eugene McCarthy asks his backers to back George McGovern in California's June 6 Democratic presidential primary. He notes shared views on Vietnam withdrawal and says McCarthy supporters could sway a tight race against Hubert Humphrey. He suggests McGovern might have carried Ohio with his help.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
California
George McGovern
McCarthy
McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
Humphrey
Ian McGovern
Man smashes Michelangelo statue at Vatican City
A Hungarian-born Australian citizen Lasto Toth attacked Michelangelo's Pieta with a sledge hammer in St. Peter's Basilica shouting I am God. The Virgin's left arm and face were damaged while Christ remained intact. Toth was charged with damaging artworks and offending religion and faced prison terms. Pope Paul VI attended the scene afterward and prayed.
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Lasso Toth
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica
Hilmi
Toros
Vatican City
God
Michelangelo
Florentine
Jesus Christ
Schnuelle
Mary
Postville
Jesus
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Iowa
Christ
Toth
Damag
Aren
St. Bana 'S Square
Paul
Galbraith Says Humphrey Cost Much To Educate
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith says it cost 150 billion dollars to educate Hubert Humphrey before he opposed the Vietnam War. He noted Humphrey backed the war during the opposition led by George McGovern and stated Humphrey is now against the war. The remarks came as debate over U.S. involvement continued nationally.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
India
Hubert Humphrey
Galbraith
Sen
George Mel
U. S
Humphrey
Gallbraith
Protesters attempt Pentagon blockade falls short
A group of antiwar demonstrators gathered near the Pentagon but failed to blockade the facility as federal workers and uniformed officers arrived unimpeded. About 40 protesters across the Potomac planned a March to the Pentagon after Memorial Bridge but were halted by National Park Police who denied a parade permit until 10 a.m. EDT. The crowd sang and then dispersed, with organizers saying they would resume at 10.
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Tom Seppy Washington
Pentagon
Brant Defense Department
Mall
Washington
Potomac River
Memorial Bridge
Military Complex
Federal Park
National Park
NBC Seeks McGovern Humphrey Appearance
NBC announced plans to host a joint Meet the Press style program featuring Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. George S. McGovern. Newsmen would question the candidates in prime time, aiming for a May 20 8:20 p.m. time slot.
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NBC
McGovern
Humphrey
New York
National Broadcasting Co
Hubert Wi. Vammit
George S. Medience
Ron Govern
Davis
Benjamin Spock
South Viet Namese repelled drive on Hue
South Vietnamese forces backed by U S planes and ships mauled a North Vietnamese regiment and wiped out 20 tanks in heavy fighting on the northern front above Hue. Allied reports say hundreds of enemy troops were killed while South Vietnamese and American air forces struck rear bases, supply lines, and rail routes across North Vietnam.
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Saigon
Gwo
North Vietnam
Radio Manat
U.S
Haiphong Harbor
Haiphong
Anformer
Abe
Dina
Mekong
Hue
Heat Heat Blow-Outs Close Main East-West Runway
Runway at municipal airport again closed by heat blow-outs near the 1,000 foot mark from the east end. Airport Manager May Jameson reported both incidents around 10 40 Sunday night with repairs finished by mid afternoon Monday. Traffic was diverted to the southeast-northwest strip during repairs and the secondary strip was later closed for repair. Sunday’s high hit 89 as heat anomalies disrupt runways and highways across the region.
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Cadar Rapid
May Jameson
Jameson
Iowa City
Des Moines
Vermont Youths Lead McGovern Slack at State Convention
Vermont youths backed Sen. George McGovern to win 9 of 12 Vermont votes at the Democratic national convention while Muskie gained 3. McGovern supporters dominated caucuses and elected 17 year old Kenneth Dean as a McGovern ally. Youth delegates approved resolutions for Vietnam withdrawal, amnesty, deserters, draft reform, pain control laws, and marijuana legalization. Republican delegates in Montpelier pledged full support to Nixon and backed his Vietnam policy.
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Colchester
UPI
George McGovern
Vermont
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Vernmont
Muskie
Ast
Thoath
Eia
McGovern
Vietnam
Montpelier
Richard Nixon
D. G.O.P
Nixon
Nixon in Moscow Opens Peacetime Visit by U S President
Stewart Jenster reports Nixon arrives in Moscow for a week of summit talks with Soviet leaders on arms control space trade and the Middle East. A crowd lines the streets as Nixon and his party travel to the Kremlin for a reception and opening ceremonies with Brezhnev and Kosygin.
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Moscow
Nisan
Russia
Nikolai V. Vorlgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Morelgr
Andrei A. Dromyke
Communist Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Timorsiny
Kremlin
Kremliny
Podgorny
Kusygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
Nixons
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Sunmpill
Nixon
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Montana
Idaho
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Muehlethaler
Burt Butikofers
Lonnie
Tracey
Melanie
Albert. Butt, Skofer
Ulster
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Beatrice Peck
Detroit
Lasto Toth
Hungary
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Davis, Spock
C.R
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National Assn. of Letter Carriers
Jet
By Stewart Jenster
Farge Suite
Podgorny and
Kosygin
Layo
Gal
Podgerny Tayiew
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