Court Okays Silent Prayer In Massachusetts Schools
A three judge panel upheld Massachusetts law allowing one minute of silent prayer or meditation at the start of each school day. The ACLU challenge was rejected as constitutional, noting the statute does not force religious practice and at Framingham schools the one minute mandate simply requires silence for meditation or prayer.
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U.S. District Court
American Civil Liberties Union
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Frank Murray
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ACLU
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Framingham
Air Force grounds C-5 fleet after door lock failure
The Air Force placed 77 C-5 transports under flight restrictions while investigating a front door locking mechanism failure on a Dover to Rhine Main flight. The cargo plane landed safely with no injuries or damage. The restriction echoes a 1965 crash blamed on a rear ramp locking mechanism during the Vietnam evacuation.
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Air Force
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Rhine- Main Air Base
Frankfurt
Germany
Saigon
Bible Scholar Luther Weigle Dies at 95
The Rev. Dr. Luther Weigle, 95, a key contributor to the Revised Standard Version, died Thursday in New Haven, Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
Luther Weigle
Kelley Pays Government For Valances
FBI Director Clarence Kelley paid 335 for valances and related carpentry work on his apartment during a justice department probe into FBI finances. The payment followed a Thursday meeting with Attorney General Edward Levi amid questions about improprieties and gifts from senior FBI officials.
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FBI
Clarence Kelley
Bureau
Kelley
Maryland
Justice Department
Edward Levi
Ford
Levi
Robert Havel
Chicago teachers strike stalls 900000 students in 1975
On this date in 1975 a Chicago teachers strike halted classes keeping about 900000 students from returning to school and disrupting the fall term.
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Chicago
Emmy Aims for Azores as Hurricane Likely to Weaken
Hurricane Emmy with 75 mph winds approached the Azores on Friday but forecasters expect it to weaken and possibly be downgraded to a tropical storm. The Azores faced near gale winds as Emmy neared from 150 miles south, moving northeast at 15 mph.
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Miami
Emmy
Azores
National Hurricane Center
Houdini Escape Trick Fails as 14-Year-Old Dies
Seattle area boy Brogan Brookhart, 14, died after attempting Houdini style escape tricks. He tied his hands and feet, looped a rope to a tree, fell and dangled for hours before being found unconscious and dying at a Kirkland hospital. An autopsy is planned.
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Brogan’ Brookhart
Woodinville
Roy Weaver
Weaver
Donald Brookhart
Young Brookhart
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