Court retroactivity frees hundreds in marijuana cases
A U.S. circuit court ruling retroactively overturns marijuana convictions from before 1963, citing Leary v. United States. It could allow new trials for several hundred inmates, with thousands more eligible to file appeals. date and site of cases cited include Texas Florida and Georgia. Chief Judge John R Brown urges erasing unreliable convictions to prevent innocent verdicts.
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Agnew Urges Businessmen to Tell the Whole Truth
Vice President Spiro Agnew urged a Harvard Business Club dinner audience to disclose the full truth about business struggles and failures. He warned that public skepticism could harm firms and urged openness to counter a damaged image. David Packard received the business statesman award.
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