Ban Juvenile Juries After Teen's Case
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP The attorney general ends use of juvenile juries under 19 after a 16 to 18 year old panel acquitted a narcotics defendant. Judge Taylor allowed the 12 member jury from Lathrop High but Havelock says the rule will not be repeated and no state decision permits such juries.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Atty
John Havelock
Havelock
Lathrop High School
Superior Court
Taylor
Supreme Court
Lathrop
Phil Sword
Sword
Kelly Metcalf
Rules 200 Years Too Long To Wait
Los Angeles AP reports optometrist Dr. Maxmillian Lando left half his $868 000 estate to the good people of Los Angeles with a condition that it remain untouched for 200 years to earn interest. Judge Joseph Wapner ruled the 200 year trust violates perpetuity rules, ordering the University of Minnesota science scholarship bequest paid and remaining funds used to expand a county museum gallery.
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Los Angeles
Maxmillian Lando
Lando
Hall
University of Minnesota
Superior Court
Joseph Wapner
County Museum of Natural Sciences
Saudi king allows Israeli Muslims pilgrims to Mecca
A leading Arab official said on Thursday that King Faisal of Saudi Arabia has agreed for the first time to permit Israeli Muslims to undertake the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, signaling a potential shift in regional religious travel restrictions.
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Jerusalem
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Dust Pollution Verdict Hits Nevada Cement Firm
A Nevada cement company was ordered by District Judge Richard Waters to pay 2 million dollars to 85 Fernery residents for lime dust damage. Each plaintiff receives 5,000 in general damages and 1.4 million split as punitive damages. The judge called the actions deliberate and wanton. Nevada Cement plans to appeal to the state supreme court.
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Yerington
Nev
Richard Waters
Nevada Cement Co
Fernery
Waters
Nevada Cement
State Supreme Court
Muskie Viewed Favorable in Wisconsin Primary
Governor Patrick Lucey and Senator Edmund Muskie weighed forecast results in Madison and agreed the outlook for Muskie in Wisconsin's April 4 presidential preference primary appears favorable. Lucey said he would not endorse any candidate in the influential ballot.
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Madison
Patrick Lucey
Edmund Muskie
Wisconsin
Lucey
Stockholm Train Collision Kills One Injures Four
A commuter train and a freight train collided in Stockholm on Wednesday, killing one person and seriously injuring four others. Authorities investigate cause and assess rail safety.
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Stockholm
UPI
Term Cut To Help Youths
Rockville Maryland AP a youth worker had his 10 year prison term cut short so he could teach youths to stay away from drugs Robert Grimes 28 traded a life of heroin addiction for social work He was sentenced April 12 on a robbery charge from 1966 his remaining term set aside and he was placed on probation He lectured students and teachers during his term and will earn 7000 a year as a counselor for a drug education project he helped create before prison.
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Rockville
Robert Grimes
Grimes
Ralph Powers
46 Percent Pay Boost for Railroad Signalmen
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, with 12 000 members, approved a 46 percent wage increase over 42 months, exceeding federal guidelines. Union President Charles Chamberlain calls the average 13 percent yearly hike in line with industry negotiations. Base pay rises from 3.78 to 5.52 dollars per hour, retroactive to January 1.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Charles Chamberlain
Want Ads Help You Find What You Seek
A concise appeal invites readers to use want ads to locate rare items or services. It promises quick connections and broad reach for sellers and buyers alike in a simple, accessible format.
Heart transplant patient dies after rejection
Lindsay Rich, 62, who received a heart transplant by Dr. Christiaan Barnard 12 days earlier, died Thursday at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He was gravely ill as physicians battled acute organ rejection.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Lindsay Rich
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Rich
Phony Atlanta Firm Leads Large Goods Fraud Scheme
Police uncover a nationwide fraud scheme tied to a phony Atlanta based firm Nationwide Supply Inc used to ship goods to warehouses across the country. Daniel Stull from Akron was arrested with a 11 page pamphlet detailing plans to net 250000 in 60 days and 500000 in 90 days. He used a Memphis address and offices in Memphis Baltimore Birmingham and Atlanta. Over 100000 in merchandise has been shipped to four local warehouses and police field calls from upset suppliers. The case stems from a travel agent’s report of defrauded airline tickets. Stull faces theft by deception and four counts of credit card fraud. he is jailed on 29000 bond. Peg Finlin released on 2000 bond. Akron seeks Stull for bond jump and larceny by trick conviction.
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Atlanta
L.A. Jones
Daniel Stull
Akron
Ohio
Stull
Jones
Nationwide Supply, Inc
Memphis
Baltimore
Birmingham
Peg Finlin
Miss Finlin
Peking Delegate Arrives in Western Suit at UN
Huang Hua, Peking's permanent representative to the United Nations, attended a Security Council meeting in a dark Oxford gray Western-style business suit. He had shed his Mao suit 12 days after first arriving at U.N. headquarters, pairing the outfit with a blue shirt and striped blue tie.
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United Nations
Huang Hua
Peking
U. N
Security Council
Huang
$10,000 Guarnerius Violin Sold at Flea Market
SAN JOSE Calif AP deputies report a stolen Guarnerius violin from 1703 valued at $10,000 was sold at a flea market for $30. The instrument was identified by serial marks and market investigators traced the sale to an unnamed vendor.
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San Jose
Calif
California Judges Halt Draft in 7 Counties 10 Days
In a 9th Circuit action, Judges Walter Ely and Shirley Hufstedler barred inductions in seven California counties for 10 days to allow a court challenge by the ACLU to proceed. The halt affects about 1,500 draftees in the central district and could affect more than 10,000 slated for December if the suit succeeds.
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Los Angeles
California
Walter Ely
Shirley Hufstedler
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
American Civil Liberties Union
Central Judicial District of California
ACLU
Alan Saltzman
Nixon
Saltzman
San Diego
J. Clifford Wallace
San Francisco
Philadelphia designer chosen for White House Christmas decor
J Lidden Pennock of Philadelphia, who created the setting for Tri cia Coxs rose garden wedding, has been chosen to supervise this year's White House Christmas decorations.
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Washington
UPI
J. Lidden Pennock
Philadelphia
Tricia Cox
Rose Garden
White House
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