Private Clubs Uphold Exclusion of Blacks as Guests
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision by Justice Rehnquist, upheld private clubs’ right to exclude Black guests in Harrisburg. Leroy Irvis, a Pennsylvania House leader, challenged the rule given the Moose Lodge’s state liquor license. Dissenters included Douglas Brennan and Marshall. A separate note reports Sen. Pearson proposing a small business export bill to boost jobs and the U.S. balance of payments.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Harrisburg
Leroy Irvis
Pennsylvania House
Rehnquist
Irvis
Lodge
Moose Lodge
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell
Nixon Administration
Sistant
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Brennan
Pennsylvania
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
U.S
Kansas
Foreign Relations Committee
Rapid City Flood Death Toll Tops 200 as Search Continues
The Rapid City flood death toll reached 208 with 500 missing and 3,000 homeless after the Black Hills surge. National Guardsmen and volunteers comb debris while curfew limits night searches. McGovern and Kneip visited, pledging possible federal relief. Water and gas outages disrupt the city as Epperly.
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Rapid City
S.D
Black Hills
Duane L. “Duke” Corning
Donald Barnett
Canyon Lake
George McGovern
Richard Kneip
McGovern
Weather Area Forecast and Aftermath Streak of Severe Floods
Partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Lows upper 60s to lower 70s, highs in the low 90s, 30 percent rain chances each day. Reference to historic U.S. floods in Johnstown 1889 with 2,200 killed and 1938 Florida floods with 1,836 dead. Privately owned construction equipment used to pry vehicles from rubble as search for bodies continues. Roland Stephenson notes uncertainty about injuries as hospitals remain jammed. Shelters reported easy access for the homeless. many hosts opened homes and temporary morgues were set up at three mortuaries.
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U.S
Johnstown
Florida
Roland Stephenson
Civil de
Fense
Rapid City
We Need Rain Says Neosho County Farm Agent
Paul Kelly reports drought stress on pastures and crops in Neosho County with wheat harvest just starting and an average yield expected. He notes corn and milo leaves curl in heat but recover at night and urges rainfall within a week to protect soybeans and milo planted or awaiting planting. Stock water remains adequate.
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Paul Kelly
Neosho County
Kelly
Wilson County
Two Arrested for Pot Possession in Erie County
Jack Gilpin aged 18 from Edna and Virginia Mabrey 19 from Parsons faced arraignment in City Court on marijuana possession charges. Judge Richard Ashley set 2:30 p.m. June 19 for arraignment. Bonds were $500 each, not posted, remanded to Erie County Jail. Sheriff’s deputy and game protector detained them at Neosho County State Lake at 2:15 a.m. Saturday.
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Jack Gilpin
Edna
Virginia Mabrey
Parsons
Richard Ashley
Erie
John F. Lingg
Fiie
Gilpin
Miss Mabrey
Neosho County
David Kern
Arden Hammans
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment notes a ruling arriving at a bad time while rumors claim the Kingfish planned inviting Archie Bunker to the lodge for a drink. The lines suggest a political or social whisper unfolding during a tense moment.
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Kingfish
Archie Bunker
State Specialist Reviews Job Discrimination Laws
The Kansas Civil Rights Commission official explains that under the Kansas Act Against Discrimination a complainant need only feel discriminated to file, with no burden of proof. He notes tests that screen out groups are illegal, discusses backlogs and seven month timelines, and calls for more field representatives and funding to speed investigations.
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Stanley Allen
Moore
Chanute
Civil Rights Commission
Relief supplies flood Rapid City area outpace need
The Red Cross reports abundant food and supplies for Rapid City flood victims with the flow still continuing. James Olson of Douglas Sarpy County Red Cross hopes shipments slow as cash is needed. a $5 million national drive is under way, and extra supplies may be stored or redirected after local needs are met.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
James Olson
Douglas Sarpy County
The
National Red Cross
Olson
Red Cross
Court Grants Free Lawyer for Defendants Facing Jail
Supreme Court ruling by a 7 to 2 vote guarantees legal counsel for defendants who could be jailed in petty offenses and misdemeanors, expanding Sixth Amendment protections. The decision affects millions of poor defendants in states that provide public defense. The central district of the American Lutheran Church votes to boycott Salina over the Indian Burial Pit display near New Cambria, urging closure to Indian Americans.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
William O. Douglas
Salina
Kan
American Lutheran Church
Price Brothers
New Cambria
Blair
Neb
Fred Downing
Tescott
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Speedy Express civilian toll alleged by Newsweek report
Newsweek reporter Kevin P. Buckley cites a staggering civilian death toll in the Speedy Express pacification operation in 1968. An official estimate suggests about 5,000 civilians died in six months in the Mekong Delta, with some U.S. officials privately conceding up to 100,000 deaths.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
U.S
My Lai
Kevin P. Buckley
Newsweek
Mekong Delta
Buckley
Nixon Invites Emperor Hirohito to Visit United States
President Nixon invited Emperor Hirohito to make an official visit to the United States. Kissinger announced the invitation as a weekend stop in Tokyo wrapped up a mission to improve U S Japan relations. Hirohito has not previously visited the United States in an official capacity.
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Tokyoo
Nixon
Hirohito
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Japan
Alaska
Europe
Anchorage
Takeo Fukuda
Kissinger
Washington
Porter Signals U S May Rejoin Vietnam Peace Talks
Ambassador William J. Porter said at Orly Airport that President Nixon is intensely interested in achieving a negotiated settlement, suggesting the United States may end its five week old boycott of the peace talks.
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Paris
U.S
Washington
United States
William J. Porter
Orly
Nixon
Carpenter starts bug breeding firm in California
Former astronaut M. Scott Carpenter launches Integrated Biological Control Corp in an abandoned cow shed in Santa Paula California. He aims to breed and sell 2 billion trichogramma wasps by year end to control harmful insects and protect crops amid DDT concerns.
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Santa Paula
Calif
M. Scott Carpenter
Earth
Integrated Biological Control Corp
Carpenter
Bishops Charge Brazil Torture in Prisons
The National Council of Bishops in Rio de Janeiro accused Brazil's military government of brutal torture of political prisoners. They denounced physical psychological and moral abuse and arrests resembling kidnappings without proper warrants. Reports of torture date to 1969 1970 and the government denies a policy of torture while blaming overzealous forces.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
National Council of Bishops
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Central Park Pavilion
Steve Kinney
Chanute Development Corporation
Pearson
America
First National Bank
Larry Spellman
Eudora
Willy Doughty
Aaron Sevedge
Congress
Rapid City High School
Pennington County Health Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
Cha
City Human Relations Board
Tom Moore
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
John Sheppard
Lawrence
Atlanta
Evel Knievel
Lakewood Park Racetrack
Knievel
Stockholm
France
U.N. Conference On the Human Environment
China
Vietnam
Britain
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