Fifth Circuit Upholds Public Right to Report Court Proceedings
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reaffirmed that press coverage of open court is public information. In a defiant case, two New Orleans reporters were convicted of contempt for reporting testimony in a district court on charges against civil rights worker Frank Stewart. The court found the conviction infirm, ruling that reporting on court proceedings cannot be barred.
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Fifth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Morning Advocate
State Times
U.S
Frank Stewart
Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Special session actions aim to align flood relief and election law
The legislature met for a brief session to pass flood relief measures and align with federal election code, while debating read of bills. It approved funds totaling 60,458,000 for educational grants and flood aid, and rejected some election reform bills, with high scrutiny on governance and local tax policies.
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House
Senate
Department
Department of Property and Supplies
Robert Butera
Robert Ryan
Franklin Kury
Department of Community Affairs
Dick Schultz
Schultz
Pocono Downs
Luzerne County
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Edinboro
Park Farrer
Bob Davis
Erie
Nixon seeks Jewish votes clashing with Mideast policy
Nixon pursues the Jewish vote while State Department pushes a shift in Middle East policy toward Egypt Sadat. The Cairo mission notes Soviet Egyptian break significant. White House resists pressuring Israel. Army at Ft Campbell spent $110,936.31 on Project Homecoming to welcome Nixon but he canceled.
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Washington
Nixon
Mideast
State Department
U.S
Cairo
Egypt
United States
Sadat
Israel
Middle East
White House
H.R. Haldeman
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Army
Post
Robert A Koob
Koob
Dinner Table Politics With The McGovern Drive In Tale
A vivid dialogue unfolds around a dining room table where characters Kelly Karen and Kathi discuss politics and voting. The narrator teases personas like the sly white fox and dead elephant while scenes mix family banter, broccoli suggestions, and reflections on conventions and political choices.
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Kathi
Karen
McGovern
Kelly
Doctor Welby
Honey
Oil strike and voter turnout mark Corry era echoes
In Corry area, an oil well near Spartansburg excites locals as oil men hail it as a strong find. A two day registration drive drew 730 residents amid intense interest in the upcoming presidential election.
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Spartansburg
Oil Creek Valley Gas and Oil Company
Corry
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Washington, D.C
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Joseph P. Vigorito
Carinon House
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
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B’nai B’rith
Herman Edelsberg
Earl Mazo
Mazo
Edelsberg
East
Humphrey
Wallace
Midwest
New York
California
Linois
Fr. Campbell
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Jim Bishop
Sly White Fox
Soph
Broward Community College
Nova High
Wil
Mark
Forable R. Budd Dwyer
Wattsburg
Corry High School
W.W. Myers
Howard
Kath
Hal
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