Supreme Court to rule on legality of abortion package
The Massachusetts Supreme Court will decide if a Springfield travel firm may offer a $1,250 package including passport health certificate airfare hotel and abortion performed by a licensed British doctor. State Atty. Gen. Quinn will seek a ruling. The agency treasurer said they have set up the firm to avoid legal entanglements.
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Boston
State Supreme Court
Springfield
England
Robert H. Quinn
Joseph C. Stothert
Plane crash kills Mexican journalists during Echeverria tour
Fourteen news men and five others die when a Convair 240 crashes into a hill near Poza Rica during a campaign tour for presidential candidate Luis Echeverria. One survivor, seriously injured, and a PRI doctor among the dead.
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Posa Rica
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Poza Rica
Mexico City
PRI
Echeverria
Revolutionary Institutional Party
Cahill's Son Arrested For Possessing Marijuana
Gov William T Cahill says his 19 year old son John was arrested in Collingswood New Jersey after a routine highway stop in Philadelphia. He faces charges of possessing one marijuana cigarette and a small amount of loose marijuana.
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Collingswood
N. J
William T. Cahill
John
Philadelphia
Brandt Meets Allied Commandants Over Berlin Delays
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt met the U S British and French military commanders in West Berlin amid ongoing East German harassment of road traffic for the sixth day. It was his first such meeting since becoming chancellor last October and the likely topic.
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Berlin
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
East Germany
Brandt
U.S
Accounting Made TOPEKA Examines Wheat Commission Irregularities
Gov. Robert Docking received a report confirming an accounting of irregularities in the Kansas Wheat Commission funds. Robert F. Brandt and Clay Hedrick led the investigation at Docking's request after findings of financial issues. G. C. Fowler was removed from his post in 1969 and placed on sick leave. Myron Krenzin became acting director.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas Wheat Commission
Robert F. Brandt
State Department of Administration
Brandt
Clay Hedrick
Docking
G. C. Fowler
Myron Krenzin
Wolfson Freed From Federal Prison After Nine Months
Louis Wolfson, financier, was released from federal prison in Fort Walton Beach after nine months for selling unregistered stock. Claude Williams, superintendent at the Eglin complex, said Wolfson left after midnight and was greeted by family at the gate.
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Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Louis Wolfson
Claude Williams
Eglin Air Force Base
Wolfson
Williams
Publisher Denied Supreme Court Review in Goldwater Libel Case
Ralph Ginzburg lost his bid for Supreme Court review of a $75,000 punitive damages libel ruling against him and Fact magazine. Barry Goldwater sued over a 1964 article claiming the senator had a paranoid personality and was unfit for the presidency. A New York jury awarded $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages, with the appellate court upholding the verdict.
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Washington
Ralph Ginzburg
Supreme Court
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Goldwater
Ginzburg
Fact Magazine
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
High Court
Deaf students die in Hilton Hotel fire in Chicago
Two 17 year old deaf mutes died in a Sunday morning blaze at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Firemen failed to revive them with mouth to mouth. The ninth floor fire sent 19 to hospitals and required first aid for 20 others as 41 Jacksonville School for Deaf Mutes students attended a basketball game in the city.
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Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Robert J. Quinn
Quinn
Jacksonville School For
Forecast: Like Spring Editorial Note
Weather page suggests early spring conditions with mild temperatures and turning winds. Forecasters expect above normal readings near coastal regions and cooler nights inland.
Frizzell Declares Bid for Kansas Governor Nomination
Atty. Gen. Kent Frizzell announced he will seek the Republican nomination for governor of Kansas. He criticized Gov. Robert Docking and outlined a platform of spending restraint and government reform. Frizzell, a former Kansas senator and Wichita Board of Education president, is the second major GOP candidate to enter the race.
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Topeka
Atty
Kent Frizzell
Frizzell
Kansas Senate
Wichita Board of Education
Robert Docking
Kansans
Rick Harman
Johnson County Food Service
Board of Education
State Senate
Kansas
Harman
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Municipal Auditorium
Busy Week for Legislature in Kansas 1970
AP reports a busy third week of the 1970 Kansas legislative session focused on Kansas Day activities. Gov Docking’s tax reform proposals are still undeveloped. hearings on college budgets and tax reform proceed as Harman announces another gubernatorial bid.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Ways and Means
Senate Assessment and Taxation
Frann Hodge R-Hutchinson
Glee S. Smith
R-Larned
Robert Docking
Docking
Smith
Bennett questions Gear for Kansas Tax Board seat
Sen Robert Bennett pressed Rob ert C Gear of Kansas City on his qualifications for the five member State Board of Tax Appeals amid questions about his political affiliation and activity in Wyandotte County.
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Topeka
Robert F. Bennett
Prairie Village
Robert C. Gear
Kansas City
State Board of Tax Appeals
Robert Docking
Gear
Bennett
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Docking
Wyandotte County
Court Limits Draft Board Deferment for Student Protesters
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that local draft boards cannot strip student war protesters of their deferments and reclassify them as 1A delinquent. Justice Hugo L. Black led the majority asserting no basis for such action.
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Black
Congress
Thieu Defends Regime Urges Allied Aid and Self Rule
President Nguyen Van Thieu defended his government in Saigon and asked for continued aid from allies while warning he will chart an independent course if allied policies clash with South Vietnam’s interests. He urged wartime discipline and self-sufficiency amid the fierce struggle.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Weather forecast and legal note from Topeka
Fair to partly cloudy and mild tonight and Tuesday with lows around 30 and highs 55 to 60. The Weather Bureau predicts cooler today and warmer Tuesday across Kansas with Sunday night in the lower 20s to upper 50s in the south. Separate legal item discusses draft deferments and a city commission meeting at 4 45 PM addressing sewer work and school zone crossings.
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Topeka
The
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Central Plains
Goodland
Coffeyville
Rutter Relieved of Duties at Neosho County JC
Lyle Rutter has been relieved of all contractual duties at Neosho County Community Junior College but will continue to receive pay. The board of trustees voted unanimously over the weekend to end his contract for the 1970-71 academic year. Grading for the first semester studies was submitted last Friday.
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Lyle Rutter
Neosho County Community
Lobby Against Veto Drives Education Bill Reversal
Hundreds of teachers and education workers began a member by member lobbying push in Congress to overturn President Nixon's veto of the 197 billion education bill. Charles Lee leads the operation in rooms set at the House Office Building with state desks and voting data. He expects about 1,000 participants as the House nears its vote on the veto.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Charles Lee
Lee
Low Take By Thieves
A theft and three break ins or attempted break ins occurred Saturday night or Sunday. Floyd Tasche reported a stolen 12 volt battery from his 1969 Chevrolet truck at 1 30 a m Sunday. A break in at Ned Allen Liquor Store was found at 3 15 a m with no items missing. At 5 50 a m Ashley Clinic windows and stock room door damaged but entry blocked. Glen Dormois said a break in attempt at Neosho County Hospital occurred by 9 a m Sunday.
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Floyd Tasche
Nu-Wa Camperson R. 1
Ned Allen
South Evergreen
Ashley Clinic
Plummer
Glen Dormois
Neosho County
Open Session Returns to Political Chairs in Great Game
The article notes a new open session in the political arena as office chairs in government once again become the center of debate. Key figures and parties are preparing for potential leadership shifts and public engagement.
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Sesson
Romney Leaves Chance for Michigan Senate Candidate
Secretary of Housing George Romney cited his department’s urgent housing program work and a forthcoming national action program as reasons to avoid full self commitment to the Senate race. He urged Republicans to unite behind a consensus candidate while saying he may remain open to future possibilities.
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Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Senate
Romney
Philip A. Hart
Lenore
House
Gerald R. Ford
St. Clair
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