18-Year-Old Vote Law Ruling Sought by Nixon Admin
The Justice Department asks the Supreme Court for an early ruling on the constitutionality of the 18-year-old voting provision and related literacy test bans. Idaho and Arizona named as defendants, with broader implications for 48 states. Idaho and Arizona resist, while several states plan to comply or have begun eliminating literacy or good character tests.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Idaho
Arizona
Justice Department
Robert Robson
Kentucky
Georgia
North Carolina considers no fault auto insurance plan
Raleigh AP A state commission studying auto liability insurance will form subcommittees to study the no fault plan. Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier opposes it as it limits compensation and ignores fault. The plan would pay drivers up to 2000 regardless of fault, a model similar to Massachusetts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Lanier
Governor’s Study Commission On Auto Liability Insurance and Rates
Massachusetts
Commission
Eugene A. Phillips
Winston-Salem
Tee
Clyde Norton
Lanier
McDowell County
North
Carolina
Insurance Commis
Fred Morrisioner
Bob Scott
Two Women and Man Charged in Fayetteville Bank Holdup
FBI reports a man Leonard L Watson Garnett Greene and Carolyn D Cross charged in a Fayetteville bank robbery at 10 30 am Monday The trio armed with pistols fled in a white Cadillac with Canadian plates and were seized in Bunnlevel about 18 miles away A warrant was issued for another suspect Blocker of Washington awaiting arrest.
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Fayetteville
N.C
FBI
Leonard Lee Watson
Washington, D. C
Garnett Greene
Washington
Carolyn Delores Cross
Robert Murphy
Charlotte
Blocker
First Union National
Bunnlevel
Study Seeks Cure For Brown Lung Disease
Dr James A Merchant leads a 10 member team in a North Carolina study on bys sinosis or brown lung among textile workers. They aim to determine disease extent and isolate the causative element with prevention before cotton enters mills. The Burlington Industries mills host the research begun last October.
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Raleigh
James A. Merchant
North Carolina Board of Health
Merchant
Burlington Industries
John C. Lumsden
The
Health Board
Spark Causes Fire at Oil Terminal in Whiteville
A static electricity spark touched off a major blaze at an oil terminal near Whiteville, North Carolina, burning for three hours before six fire units contained it. Owner W. Crowell Black estimated tens of thousands in damage, with oil spills threatening nearby homes. Three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. one remained for observation.
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Whiteville
N. C
W. Crowell Black
Whiteville Oil Co
Witness sees Manson as devil in visions during Tate trial
Linda Kasabian testifies she had visions of Charles Manson as the devil and feared for her infant daughter Tanya during the Tate murders case. She described flee ing the Sharon grass slope and the cult's Spahn Ranch influence while recounting the events to prosecutors.
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Manson
Devil
Los Angeles
Sharon
Tate
Linda Kasabian
Charles M. Manson
Charlie
Tanya
Kasabian
Tan
Sion
Spahn Ranch
Ronald Hughes
Leslie van Houten
Frykowski
San Atkins
Patricia
Krenwinkel
Vincent Bugliosi
Jesus Christ and the Devil
Miss Tate
Jesus Christ
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Gary K. Nelson
John Mitchell
Hughes
Charles Manson
Billy
Betty
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