Supreme Court to Hear Death Penalty Cases Across Five States
The Supreme Court will hear March arguments on death penalty appeals from Georgia Texas North Carolina Florida and Louisiana. Justices will decide if state laws align with 1972 rulings balancing jury and judge powers and mitigating factors. The case involves constitutional questions about cruel and unusual punishment and the death penalty’s legality.
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Naacp Legal Defense Fund
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State Supreme Court
Justice Department
Legal Defense Fund
Morgan links CIA plots to Kennedy assassination in remarks
U S Senator Robert Morgan reiterates a possible connection between covert CIA attempts to kill Fidel Castro and the assassination of John F Kennedy. He cites a Cuban official as a potential double agent and notes Oswald's call to the Cuban embassy in 1963. Morgan urges tighter oversight of intelligence and cautions against violent methods.
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Marine Faces Kidnap Deserter Charged in Midwest City
An 18 year old AWOL Marine Bobby Joe Heartfield was charged with two counts of robbery and holding against will for allegedly abducting two teen boys, men and a woman at a Midwest City home. Police tied Chester Lyons to another Dec. 4 incident in the same area. A deputy noted a separate spree in Rockwell where Roger Dunham, 19, damaged liquor stores and storefronts, jailed on $10,000 bond.
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Bobby Joe Heartfield
Cherry Point
Don Ferguson
Heartfield
Chester Lyons
Ferguson
Lyons
Oklahoma
Wayne Mills
Rockwell
Rowan County
Roger Dale Dunham
Rt. 1
C.M. Grant
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Duham
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Mills
Faper
Eadre Thomason
Lawyer Named To Milk Panel in North Carolina
Gov. Jim Holshouser announces Raleigh attorney Wade H. Hargrove will succeed Martin Pannel of Newton on the state Milk Commission. The move fills a key regulatory post as Hargrove joins the panel overseeing dairy policy.
Man Held In Incident On Teacher In Chicago
A 71 year old Chicago man Carl Roy Thurmond was arrested after allegedly trying to assault a first grade teacher in front of her class. He reportedly tied a sweater to cell bars and attempted suicide in a police jail cell but was revived. He is charged with attempted robbery, burglary, armed assault, and related offenses.
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Chicago
Carl Roy ‘Thurmond
Thurmond
Down and Out Slip Hurts More Than a Broken Bone
A sly remark or misstatement can ruin a person’s life as surely as a injury. The piece notes how a careless tongue can cause lasting damage beyond physical harm.
Automatic Flag Pole Installed In Sanford
In Sanford a new $1,800 aluminum flagpole at the federal building lowers the flag when it rains or at night via an electronic eye. Sam Wells of Goldsboro, who installed it, says the hollow pole houses a cable that automatically raises the flag when light returns, aiming to cut labor costs.
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Earlight
Federal Building
Sam Wells
Goldsboro
Wells
No Answer Keeping Appearances Up Costs Down Puzzle
The note suggests balancing appearances with expense control as a key modern dilemma. It hints at strategic choices to manage visible effort and financial outlay without clear resolution.
North Carolina considers 17 year olds voting in primary
North Carolina may allow 17 year olds who turn 18 by the November general election to vote in the March 23 presidential primary if Attorney General Rufus Edmisten’s opinion is adopted. The Board of Elections had previously barred 17 year olds from the presidential primary, citing that primaries express voter preference rather than ensure ballot inclusion.
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State Board of Elections
Rufus Edmisten
Elections Board
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Brock
Edmisten
Patricia Hunt
D-Orange
Chapel Hill High School
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