Court limits racial discrimination claims in equal protection rulings
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that laws weighing by race are not automatically unconstitutional. Justice White said discriminatory intent must be proven for constitutional violation, noting that mixed race schools do not alone violate equal protection. The decision could affect housing and schools beyond employment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
District of Columbia
Barry L. Goldstein
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
D.C
Lebanon Civil War Escalates Amid Syrian Offensive
The Syrian led attack in Lebanon escalates the conflict with Damascus air strikes on Palestinian camps near Beirut. Syria blocks Damascus airport during strikes as Saiga commanders target camps while claims of civilian casualties surface. The flare up threatens regional stability and Lebanon's already fragile war-torn state.
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Syria
Arafat
PLO
Saiqa
Damascus
Lebanon
Riyak
Saiga
Beirut
Middle East
Italian Communists pledge NATO ties despite anti West stance
Italian Communist leaders, aiming for a big June vote, vow support for NATO and US relations while party organ Unita criticizes the American imperialist system. Enrico Berlinguer says no unilateral weakening of NATO. Castro remarks from Havana news. Raul Castro tours Africa amid Angola defense.
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Rome
NATO
United States
Enrico Ber- Jinguer
Unita
Italy
Ford
U.S
Italian Communist Party
Giovanni Berlinguer
Enrico
la Maddalena
Saniinia
Taranto
la Spezia
Naples
Giorgio Pocca
Italian Communist split eyed amid Western ties and U.S. NATO links
The piece outlines a divide within Italy’s Communist movement over Western liberties and NATO doctrine, noting 1.7 million members and leadership ambiguity between pro Soviet lines and a newer stance. Unita editors claim possible US-Italy talks but stress friendship and sovereignty amid broader anti imperial sentiment.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Rome
Free West
Soviet Union
Gandhi to Make First Official Trip Abroad Since Emergency
Indira Gandhi heads to Moscow for a five day official visit as emergency rule ends. The trip aims to bolster Indo Soviet ties and support nonaligned diplomacy amid recent moves with Pakistan France Iran and China. A UN denial of torture charges against India is also noted along with regional diplomatic shifts.
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Gandhi
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
International League For Human Rights
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Jordan
Hussein
United States
Sri Lanka
Speaker Albert to Retire After Two-Year House Term
Albert opened the session with tributes and said he will not seek reelection to the House where he served two years, including five as speaker. He declined to endorse a successor for majority leader and predicted a strong future for the party. ONeill claims solid support from 163 of 267 Democrats. next speaker to be chosen by the November-elected House.
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New York
United Nations
Castro
Havana
Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
Cuba
Raul
Congo Republic-Brazzaville
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Carter
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Humphrey
American Booksellers Association
Chicago
Reagan
California
Ohis
Udall
Robert F. Kennedy
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Columbus
Kennedy
Brown
New Jersey
Te Carter
Ohio
James P. Dugan
Joseph Merting
Camden
Angelo Errichettish
O'Neill
Albert
New House
Moscow
Woman Paroled After Half Life in Jail Parole Consideration
Lincoln Nebraska AP report notes Carolyn Fugate, who at age 1 accompanied Charles Starkweather on a murder spree that left 10 dead, will be considered for parole Tuesday after more than half her life in prison. She could receive a new identity in another Midwestern state and remains linked to the 1958 spree that began with her mother and others killed in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
Cari
Miss Fugate
Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming
Joweather
Jensen
Caral King
Miss King
Mabel King Swale
August Meyer
C. Lauer Ward
Ward
National Guard
Starkweather
Btarkweather
Merle Collison
Chile Presses Human Rights Pressure Amid Persecution
A secret OAS report criticizes Chile for ongoing arbitrary jailings, persecution, and torture despite international pressure. Kissinger arrives for OAS talks while Gen Pinochet announces release of 80 political prisoners. The commissions cite lack of replies to information requests and deem decrees insufficient to curb abuses.
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Santiago
Chile
Henry A. Kissinger
Organization of American States
Kissinger
Augusto Pinochet
Human Rights Commission
OAS
OAS General Assembly
Mexico
Junta
Salvador Allende
Family battles rare degenerative disease across four sons
Mrs. Amerson recalls a grim family saga as Jesse, Wendall, and Tom Amerson contracted Schilders disease, a fatal degenerative nervous system disorder. Jesse died in 1973, Wendall showed deterioration, and Tom lost sight and speech. Buddy appears to have outgrown it. Medical hopes rely on Bethesda research and local support funds.
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Jesse
Wendall
Charlotte
Atlanta
Tom
Tal Health Clinic
Amersons
Buddy
Betty Beaver
Rowan County Department of Social Services
Pud Amerson
Kannapolis
Bethesda
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Uded
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept of Commerce
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Idaho
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Goldstein
Brennan
Marshall
Big George
Ational
Alberto Jacoviello
Guido Viéario
Latin America
Sergio Segre
Communist Party
Tkaly
Bocca
Virgil Partch
Pace
Bery
Robert Jensen
Star
Caril Fugatfe
Holiday Inn
Danville, Virginia
Beltone Hearing Aid Center Medical Arts
Franklin Road
Roanoke
Virginia
Mrs. Amerson
South Carolina
Unigar
Wates Master
Maroware
Seals
Memorial Hospital
Stwert St
Townes
New 86
Hospital
Austin E. Jones
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