Court upholds dismissal over Dixie at high school rally
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a 1968 suit by parents of students suspended after a Jonesboro High pep rally at which the song Dixie was played. The court ruled no federal question. students knowingly violated school rules and refused to discuss the suspension.
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ST. Louis
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dixie
Jonesboro High School
U.S. District Court
District Court
McClellan defends Friday over ABA mistreatment
Senator John L. McClellan says Little Rock lawyer Herschel H. Friday was mistreated by the American Bar Association. He believes Friday might have been elevated to the Supreme Court if not for the ABA’s stance and notes Nixon bears no blame for Friday’s non nomination. McClellan argues the bar association should not have absolute power to decide court nominees.
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Little Rock
John L. McClellan
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Herschel H. Friday
American Bar Association
McClellan
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon
Senate
Bar Association
King of Denmark Is Critical
COPENHAGEN AP King Fredrik's condition deteriorated further during the night and the 72 year old monarch slipped deeper into unconsciousness. A hospital bulletin said his fever rose to 103.8 and consciousness blurred. He had influenza New Year's Eve pneumonia and a heart attack on Jan 3 with a relapse Tuesday. Eloise Martin Ziegfeld Follies girl of the 1930s returns to show business as an impressionist in Des Moines.
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Copenhagen
Fredrik
Des Moines, Iowa
Eloise Martin
Hope Pension Pulls Retiring Solons Into Congress Pension
The AP reports that many House members may retire this year to gain hefty pensions up to 34000 dollars annually. Eligibility requires 32 years of service with 27 in Congress and five in military, plus retirement by March 1. Pensions are 80 percent of top three salary years, funded by member and taxpayer contributions.
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Washington
Congress
Richard H. Poff
R-Va
Suspect Held in Bank Bombs Case
Federal authorities identify Ronald Kaufman as the suspect in a multi city bomb plot targeting San Francisco Chicago and New York banks. Kaufman a former AWOL Army private with a Stanford PhD remains at large as FBI warns he is armed and dangerous. He faces federal charges potentially carrying up to 81 years in prison and $90,000 in fines.
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Kaufman
Hoover
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Wis
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Calif
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Ft. Jackson
S.C
Chicago
New York
Trey
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Clear Lake
Iowa
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Mich
St. Louis
James Edward Jensen
Arkansas prison image sparks talk of reform and neglect
Arkansas prison officials acknowledge a squalid public image driven by a century of neglect while outlining steps to address needs. In Jonesboro, Correction Commissioner Terrell Don Hutto emphasized progress and pride in recognizing system shortcomings amid a broader discussion of reform and state governance.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Correction
Terrell Don Hutto
Arkansas
Hutto
Withdrawal Depends on the Communists
Paris AP report: South Vietnam's government says U S troop withdrawal hinges on Communist willingness to negotiate North Vietnamese troop withdrawal and on prisoner of war releases. South Vietnamese representative Pham Dang Lam told the 140th Vietnam peace talks that allied forces’ exit depends on a broad settlement and POW release.
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Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
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