Lighter Side mocks selective justice in Nixon era
Washington dispatch notes satirical view on Supreme Court nominations. A White House aide defends Nixon against regional bias while proposing a national selective justice system. The plan would register law students for deferments and potential court nomination, sparking debate on fairness and practicality.
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Rhodesia's new order sparks concern amid white supremacy rule
Phil Newsom analyzes Rhodesia where Ian Smith's victory reinforces a white dominated regime. The March proclamation of a republic preserves a parliament with whites holding a luxury majority while blacks face growing political and economic limits. Critics warn future unrest from population trends and a land tenure act balancing ownership but not parity.
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Flags Ordered Half Staff For Nebraska Vietnam Casualties
Governor Norbert T. Jurmann ordered flags at the Capitol and governor's mansion to fly at half staff to honor four Nebraskan men killed in Vietnam. The veterans include members of families from Omaha Gering Dwight and Spee and their deaths are listed by defense figures.
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Norbert T. ‘Emann
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Vatican City: World’s Smallest State by Area and Population
United Press International reports Vatican City occupies 108 acres within Rome and is home to about 100 residents, making it the smallest sovereign state by both area and population.
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Columbus Nebraska Gazette Subscription Notice
Public notice for subscription rates and delivery details in Columbus and surrounding counties. Includes change of address instructions and carrier delivery notes for a period across Platte Boone Butler areas.
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Merle Wens
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Late hour dances at Omaha cancelled
Omanta reports late hour dances at the Kennedy Recreation Center in the Near North Side were cancelled after a Friday disturbance. Police cars were pelted with rocks and bottles. four officers injured. Center had seen other incidents of a similar nature involving Negra youths. Three youths were arrested, including Orlando Strang, 17, who pleaded innocent to disorderly conduct and was held on $20 bond with a May trial.
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Johnson
Jerome Scott
Bath
Administration seeks boost for parks funding to ease urban pressures
The Nixon administration asked Congress to authorize a 60 percent increase in parks funding from 200 million to 300 million annually. Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel testified to a House subcommittee that three quarters of Americans live in or near major cities and more parks are needed to relieve social pressures in crowded areas.
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National Parks and Recreation
Apollo 13 failure seen as timely by astronauts
SPACE CENTER Houston. Neil A. Armstrong and Alan J. Bean said the Apollo 13 electrical failure happened at a very good time if it had to occur. A NASA official said the incident gave astronauts time to study the problem and act, unlike later mission phases.
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Cutttefish Rapid Color Change and Ink Camouflage
A cuttlefish can shift its color in about two thirds of a second and, if camouflage fails, emits a brownish black ink to screen itself.
Merriman Smith Found Dead in Virginia Home
UPI veteran Merriman Smith dean of White House correspondents died Monday from a gunshot wound in his suburban Virginia home. The Pulitzer and Freedom Medal winner covered six presidents over 28 years, including Roosevelt and Nixon, and was 57.
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UPI
Merrimaan Smith
United Press Internaional
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Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Warm Springs
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Weekend storm ends Nebraska field work period
The weekend storm reduced field activity for farmers across Nebraska. Government crop observers noted a nearly six and a half day window for fieldwork before the weather disrupted seeding and fertilizing. Winter wheat showed strong emergence, but wind damage and erosion affected some areas while sugar beets were planted in spots.
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UPH
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Cassels Receives Villanova Saint Augustine Award
PHILADELPHIA UP I senior editor Jonis Cassels was awarded Villanova University St Augustine Award for distinguished achievement in communications journalism. Villanova President Rev Robert J Welsh presented the honor at a Barclay Hotel dinner. Cassels discussed trends in church membership and predicted the church will endure with a core of committed believers.
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UPH
Jonis Cassels
United Press International
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Robert J. Welsh
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UPI
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Loved not wisely but too well in Exeter case
In Exeter England a defense attorney described Patrick Mestrath and Frances Norrish as bungling a robbery because of love. The pair allegedly drugged Gaetano Tanzilli and stole 140 dollars from his till to fund money needs. Tanzilli identified Miss Norrish, a former employee, leading to prison terms of months for McGrath and eighteen months for Miss Norrish.
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Cheryl Crane to be arraigned on marijuana charges
Cheryl Crane daughter of actress Lana Turner faces arraignment in Van Nuys California on two counts of marijuana possession. The case recalls her 1958 headlines over the killing of Lana Turner’s boyfriend Johnny Stamparato with a coroner’s jury deeming the stabbing justifiable as an act to protect her mother.
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UPI
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Slompanata
North Vietnamese capture Maung Phalane outpost in Laos
About 1,200 North Vietnamese troops seized Maung Phalane on the western edge of the Nf Chi Minh Trail, facing teenaged Lao army units. The base near Sam Thong and Lang Cheng served as a U.S. backed outpost, with clashes and rocket finds reported by government patrols in Laos' southern panhandle.
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UPI
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Laos
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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United Nations Flag Adoption and Early Use in War
The United Nations flag was adopted in 1947 and first flown by armed forces at war in Kosovo, 1954, during the Korean War.
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ABA offers aid clearing court nominees in Senate hearing
Bar Association chief Bernard Segal urged President Nixon to restore predecesors method of ABA review for Supreme Court nominees after Nixon bypassed the ABA committee. Segal testified the lower-court system stayed intact but produced unqualified picks such as Carswell, raising calls to refine ratings beyond simple qualified or not.
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Nixon
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Supreme Court
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Harrold Carswell
Florida
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Nixon aide in Israel amid air raids and Egypt talks
Nixon administration Middle East specialist Joseph Sisco left Cairo to visit Israel as air raids continued on the Suez Canal. Officials planned to renew requests for more U.S. warplanes, including Phantoms and Skyhawks, to balance Soviet missiles. Sisco aimed to brief Premier Golda Meir and report on meetings with Egyptian officials as he travels to Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, and possibly Saudi Arabia.
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Nixon
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Israel
U.S
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Sisco
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Lebanon
Iran
Saudi Arabia
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Golda Meir
Peculiar Phobos Satellite Outruns Mars Spin
The peculiar immer satellite of Mars, Phobos, orbits the planet faster than Mars rotates on its axis, making it unique among known moons in the solar system.
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