Virginia jury selection laws face Supreme Court test
Grace Archer and James Johnson of Amelia County challenge five statutes governing juror selection as unconstitutional. Their lawyers argue one law fails to ensure a cross section of the community participates, and another law allowing women to be excused for caregiving duties discriminates against men in similar situations.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court
Grace Archer
James Johnson
Amelia County
John C. Lowe
E. Guthrie Gordon III
Lowe
Gordon
William W. Sweeney
Lynchburg
Department Claims Successes In Its Crime and Drug Battles
Washington AP report cites Justice Department year end results for 1972 showing record indictments and convictions against organized crime and narcotics traffic, with 10 000 narcotics arrests and 9 800 plus with 1 800 convictions. It notes seized assets over 5 million, 1.3K arrests at peak, and a fall in hijackings due to improved port checks and swift prosecutions.
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Department
Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Justice Department
Ally
Richard G. Kleindienst
Department of Justice
Keindienst
Bat Were-Pécord highsHiér
Kleindienst
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Pension rights bill faces hurdles in Congress
Democratic leaders push to protect private pension rights for workers while obstacles loom. Senate Finance and Ways and Means clash over tax versus enforcement, with administration opposition and industry opposition. Dent and Mills coordinate on a possible House driven bill to tighten plan management and vesting rules.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Harrison A. Williams, Jr
D-N.j
Labor Committee
Jacob K. Javits
I-N
Nixon
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Finance
Williams-Javits
Williams and Javits
Russell B. Long
D-La
House
Dent
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Jiams-Javits
West
Mayer and Freemont Enter Summer Residence Incident
Raymond Charles Mayer Jr. aged 21 and Miss Lina Rae Freemont aged 19 reportedly arrived Friday afternoon at a summer residence maintained by the Mayer family. Mayer attended Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina and Freemont studied at Marquette University in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Raymond Charles Mayer Jr
Lina Rae Fremont
Mayer
Belmont Abbey College
Freemont
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wisc
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Riverside Coin Shop
Tamson Chevy
Riverside Dr
American Nationall Bank
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