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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
1
Justice William O. Douglas retires at 77 after a stroke, ending the longest Supreme Court tenure. Ford aims to fill the vacancy quickly with a broader list of candidates, potentially altering the court's ideological balance.
Justice William O. Douglas retires, ending the longest Supreme Court tenure and sparking praise from civil libertarians for his First Amendment absolutism and liberal stance. Critics note careless writing and controversial rulings. He champions free speech and a free press, arguing that Congress may not abridge these freedoms as written.
The page compiles reader questions on events and services. It notes Tony Orlando and Dawn may appear mid May 1976 at Greensboro Coliseum per the managing director. It provides guidance for a pregnant teen to contact Guilford County Social Services or Family Planning Center for confidential help. It includes rust stain remover Whink recommendations and a notice about Friendship Club at Gatewood YWCA inviting new members and detailing activities and meeting times.
President Ford asked Congress to trim federal trucking rules to spur competition and cut consumer costs. He argued a 40 year patchwork regime protects special interests and proposed restoring the system to serve consumers. The plan would curb rate bureaus, ease price changes, and expand agricultural and private carrier authority to reduce empty hauls and support industry affiliates.
About 20 000 striking workers backed by Communist farmers surrounded Portugal’s parliament and trapped Premier Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo in his official residence. Protesters briefly invaded the parliament and garden. no clashes were reported as guardsmen cleared the area. A military helicopter landed in the garden and about 1 000 demonstrators briefly vaulted the walls before dispersing.
The article notes three justices dissented over vagueness in articles titled to the prejudice of good order and discipline. Douglas alone dissented, claiming Levy spoke on a major public issue, with Blackmun upholding the majority and warning against worship of the First Amendment. It also mentions controversy over Douglas’s tax decisions.
A fifth bomb blast in London's West End killed a man and wounded 15, including U S couple James and Louise Howard from Georgia. Police blamed the Irish Republican Army as the scene at Scott's seafood restaurant on Mount Street ignited a fire and sent diners scattering.
Energy legislation awaiting final passage in Congress would establish a national energy policy and temporarily lower fuel prices by about 3.5 cents per gallon. If signed by President Ford, the bill would extend oil price controls through March 15, 1979, and resolve a 10 month impasse between Congress and the White House.
At Beirut International Airport Army units fought Arab gunmen as deadly clashes surge in Lebanon amid a faltering 10 day cease fire. Two gunmen died and four surrendered. attackers identified as Palestinian guerrillas. five maintenance workers held at Pan Am hangar before vehicles were seized.
The United States urged all nations to grant unconditional amnesty to political prisoners and apply universal human rights standards, challenging countries to release detainees in line with a UN Zionism racism resolution. Soviet Tass called the move an unsavory distraction, while U.S. ambassador Moynihan defended the plan as a rights initiative at the UN.
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