Death Penalty Struck Down for Most Rape Crimes
The 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled rape sentences lack justification when no life is taken or endangered, deeming the death penalty unconstitutional as excessive. The decision, led by Judge John D Butzner Jr, notes few nations still uphold death for rape and cites historical US executions. The ruling affects Maryland court cases and reflects a global trend away from capital punishment for rape.
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Richmond
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John D. Butzner Jr
United States
Malawi
China
Union of South Africa
Union
Congress
Butzner
William Ralph
Montgomery County
Maryland
Ralph
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Simon E. Sobeloff
University Complex is Bombed on Kansas Campus
An explosion damaged the KU computer center injuring three students after a bomb threat called in at 10:57 p.m. A spokesman put the loss at 10 thousand dollars. Night supervisor John Seitz said a man's voice warned the machine room would blow in three minutes. The blast hit an outside stairwell, with staff fleeing before the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
John K. Seitz
Seitz
Conflicting Versions On Floor Of House Crucial Vote
The House prepares for a pivotal vote on competing food-stamp bills with different pay requirements for recipients. The Nixon administration backs a 50 cent monthly user charge while Foley and Quie push a free-stamp option for households under 30 dollars monthly income for four-person families.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Thomas
Foley
D-Wash
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Secretary of Agriculture
My Lai killing orders disputed by Calley officer
Capt George C White testified at Calley court martial that soldiers had orders to check civilians but not to kill unresisting noncombatants. He described Pinkville as a no man’s land with high sniper risk and noted troop reductions and evacuation duties before the My Lai raid on March 16, 1968. He said no order existed to kill civilians and firing at unarmed figures would contradict the mission.
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FT. Benning
My Lai
William Calley
George C. White
Calley
Pinkville
White
Task Force Barker
Aubrey Daniel
Handwriting experts join Hughes Nevada power struggle
In Las Vegas two sides in the Hughes empire dispute bring in handwriting specialists as negotiations seemingly begin. Maheu and Hughes Tool Co executives clash over control of casino hotel mining and real estate holdings while court sessions reveal forged signatures alleged.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Chester Davis
Hughes Tool Co
Houston
Tex
Doctor Details POW Malnutrition After Hanoi Rescue
Lt. Col. Joseph R. Cataldo says prisoners from a Hanoi area camp show severe malnutrition with muscle wasting and bruise prone skin. Based on intelligence and WWII camp experience he estimates 25 percent may have tuberculosis and about 50 percent parasites. He notes 20 to 30 percent weight loss and says a follow up mission is warranted despite risks. Some POWs have had no physical contact in five years, leaving many disoriented.
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Washington
U.S
Hanoi
Joseph R. Cataldo
Army
POW List Shows New Information on Missing Servicemen
The State Department cited significant new data on 203 U S servicemen listed as missing or held. Hanoi compiled the list at Sweden's request and relayed it to U S officials. About one fourth are in North Vietnamese POW camps and had letters to families. three quarters are described by Hanoi as never captured, though the U S marked them missing.
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State Department
U.S
Hanoi
Sweden
Olaf Palme
Cambodians, North Viets Battle Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian forces clash with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in a seven hour fight at Prey Totung 38 miles north of Phnom Penh. casualties run into the thousands as the government defends a northern front with limited artillery and paratrooper support.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prey Totung
Totung
Kompong Cham
Skoun
South Vietnam
U.S
Draft Call of 17 000 Expected
Pentagon sources say a January draft call to be announced next week will total about 17 000, the highest monthly call in nine months. January calls usually rise from December as requirements and holidays ease. The Pentagon reported a 15 year low in overall re enlistment at 30.5 percent for the year ending June 30.
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Washington
Pentagon
Rivers Satisfactory After Auiter Heart Surgery
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers chairman of the House Armed Services Committee underwent open heart surgery to replace a mitral valve at the University of Alabama Medical Center. Doctors and aides report he is in satisfactory condition and improving in intensive care after the Friday operation.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. Mendel Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
John Kirklin
University of Alabama Medical Center
Rivers
Kirklin
Cambodian Forces Clash Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian troops battled North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces at Prey Totung 38 miles north of Phnom Penh. No attack had yet begun on North Vietnamese positions along the highway to the key port of Kompong Som.
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Prey Totung
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Ban Expected On Troop Use In Cambodia
Washington reports House conferees near agreement on a Senate measure banning U S combat troops and advisers in Cambodia. The move could speed approval of 255 million dollars in military aid, with guards on ground forces and potential riders from the Cooper Church amendment.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Cooper Church
William P. Rogers
Senate Appropriations Committee
Israel
Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
George Aiken
Laird
Fulbright
Congress
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W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Page Belcher
R-Okla
Agriculture Committee
Quie
Poage
Agriculture Department
Rep. G.V. Montgomery
D-Miss
Daniel
Hughes
Tool Company
Maheu
Bahamas
Charles Appel
Washington, D.C
George Bradford
Long Beach
Calif
Appel
Howard R. Hughes
Davis
New York
Trans World Airlines
Frank Doyen
Doyen
Andrez Hane
South Carolina Democrats
South Carolina
U.S. Department of Justice
Thailand
Laos
South Vietna
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