Turkish parliament seeks extension of Sunay term
Parliament failed to gain a quorum to elect a new president or approve the constitutional amendment needed to extend President Sunay's seven year term to March 28, 1975. A Wednesday session was called as political sources said a constitutional amendment would be proposed when reconvened to extend Sunay's term.
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China overtakes France in arms race with early warning system
Western defense experts say China has surpassed France in building an anti missile early warning system to deter preemptive Soviet strikes. They expect a 61st ICBM test later this year with aims to have such rockets in service by the mid 1970s amid fears of Russia.
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Russia
Supreme Court to decide scope of police searches
The Supreme Court agreed to hear in the fall or winter appeals on how far police may search a person they have arrested. The cases from Florida and the District of Columbia involve whether searches may extend to evidence of any crime or are limited to the offense of arrest. Both concern traffic violators found with narcotics.
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Supreme Court
Florida
District of Columbia
Supreme Court upholds veterans preference in state hiring
The Supreme Court today upheld a Minnesota law granting government hiring preference to honorably discharged veterans and adding five points in civil service promotions. The ruling confirms state and local governments may reference veterans status in employment decisions.
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Court signals early decision in trans Alaska pipeline dispute
The Sipconic Court indicated an early ruling in the trans Alaska pipeline controversy. It did not accept review but ordered Wilderness Society and other conservation opponents to submit views by March 28 at the urging of the federal government Alaska and Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
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Youth injured in canyon plunge near Lake Tulloch
A teenage boy, Aonan Lansing, remains in critical condition after a 200 foot fall in a canyon above the Stanislaus River between Oakdale and Jamestown. Rescue teams spent four hours in darkness using ropes and a basket to retrieve him, then he was flown to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto for emergency treatment for multiple fractures head injuries and abrasions.
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Eight Die in 27 Vehicle Snow Collision Barricade
A blizzard caused a lumber truck a bus and about 45 cars to crash in a chain reaction, leaving eight dead and around 50 injured. Fire engulfed several vehicles as rescuers labored into the night seeking additional victims.
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Panel weighs release of secret ITT papers findings
Washington AP reports a House committee debates releasing a secret summary of politically sensitive ITT papers obtained by subpoena after SEC involvement. The SEC summary mentions several high level current and former Nixon administration officials. The Commerce Committee subcommittee planned a closer meeting to review the issue today.
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Ex-senator Benton dies in New York at 70
Former Senator William Benton died Sunday in his New York City apartment. He would have turned 70 on April 1. Benton, a Truman administration official and longtime publisher, was known for his work as a salesman copywriter and a leader at Encyclopedia Britannica.
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POW riddle solved at March AFB California
Bobby Keesee a Texas man classified as a tree agent stunned officials by surfacing on a POWs list after a 1970 claim of a mission in North Vietnam. He and U S officials declined to discuss details while Keesee undergoes medical evaluation at an Air Force hospital.
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Man Mistakenly Believed Dead Returns From Vietnam
Porter Halyburton, a Davidson College graduate and Navy pilot captured in Vietnam in 1967, was reported dead in 1945 but survived. A 1985 prisoner release led to his family learning of his fate, and on a weekend in Davidson a crowd of 250 welcomed him home with Gov. Holfhouser present.
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Schools fail to involve Mexican American students in class
The US Civil Rights Commission reports Mexican American students in California and the Southwest are ignored compared with Anglo peers. Data from 424 classrooms across California Texas and New Mexico show Anglos receive far more praise and encouragement than Mexican American students, with only limited differences in other behaviors.
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Incomes Rise Sharply As Social Security Boost Lifts Wages
U S Commerce Department reports February personal income up at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 188.0 billion dollars. Wages and salaries increased by 5.7 billion, private payrolls rose 4.5 billion, while government payrolls advanced 1.7 billion. The January rise reflected a large Social Security tax increase offset by pay raises.
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Court to hear Communist loyalty oath case
The Supreme Court accepted an appeal by the Communist Party challenging a state loyalty oath as unconstitutional. In the same decision the court dismissed Indiana's appeal to reinstate part of the oath struck down earlier in the lower court ruling.
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POWs Reunite as Nine-Year Captivity Ends At Last
Maj. Ploy Thompson of New Milford New York greeted freed American POWs at McGuire Air Force Base as the group arrived from California and prepared to see family for the first time since 1903. Thompson wore a Green Beret uniform and expressed mixed emotion about the historic return amid cheers from relatives and officials.
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Downey and Fecteau pilots die in Manchuria crash
Two civilian American pilots Robert Snoddy and Norman Schwartz died when their plane crashed in Manchuria. The men had previously been involved in the Downey Fecteau mission to the People's Republic of China in 1952 and were later imprisoned. The Washington Post cited private discussions with Downey and Fecteau and referenced a New China News Agency bulletin. Oregon Republicans asked for information on Randy and Schwartz.
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Reporter on trial in Rhodesia for Official Secrets Act
Peter Niesewand, 20, a Rhodesian born journalist for United Press International, goes on trial on two charges under the Official Secrets Act. Court barred other reporters from the Salisbury hearing as he faced alleged collection and publication of information useful to an enemy.
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