Landmark Supreme Court rulings redefine state jury unanimity
The Supreme Court ruled unanimous verdicts are not required in state criminal trials, a decision joined by four Nixon appointees and Justice White, with Powell dissenting on federal cases. The court also allowed coerced witnesses immunity, approved Minneapolis fire department integration by minority hiring, and sent back a rural energy monopoly case while denying WHDH appeal on Channel 5 ownership.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
Byron R. White
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William O. Douglas
High Court
Powell
Grand Jury
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Whdh, Inc
Federal Communications Commission
Boston
Channel 5
Boston Broadcasters, Inc
Gallup Poll Favors McGovern
PRINCETON NJ AP Sen George McGovern would run slightly better than Sen Hubert Humphrey as a Democratic challenger to President Nixon in two national surveys by Gallup. Nixon retains a wide though reduced lead over both rivals, with an 8 point edge on McGovern and 11 points on Humphrey in the latest survey. The difference, Gallup says, cannot be considered statistically significant.
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Princeton
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Gallup
McGovern
Humphrey
Sen
Irish Wives Revolt Over IRA Violence in Londonderry
In Londonderry a parade of about two hundred Catholic housewives protested IRA executions at an IRA headquarters in the Bogside district. They demanded British troops be allowed to intervene and condemned the killing of 19-year-old William Best, blamed on both IRA wings and the Officials. The demonstration highlighted the split between Provisional and Official IRA and followed clashes with IRA men. A separate ambush in Drumenny killed a man as his daughter and fiancé prepared a priestly wedding, raising the total Northern Ireland death toll to 334 in three years. Prime Minister Jack Lynch warned he would seek new laws to curb IRA use of the Republic as a base.
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Bopside
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
William Best
Germany
The
TRA
IRA
Provos
Free Derry
Bogside
Creggan
Lon
Drumenny
Jack Lynch
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Tuesday
Experiment Station reports a high of 91 and low of 60 with forecast for Arkansas partly cloudy east and considerable cloudiness west through Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms expected in the west spreading eastward tonight and Wednesday. Warmer through Wednesday with tonight's lows mainly in the upper 60s and Wednesday's highs in the mid 80s to low 90s.
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Arkansas
Coleman Makes Grassroots Effort for Congress
Coleman, 27, of McGehee runs the 4th District Democratic bid as underfinanced, pledging to return Congress to the people. He travels, fundraises with a Coleman bucket, and relies on farming roots to appeal to farmers while arguing campaign spending is an issue. He supports anti pollution limits, the women’s rights amendment, state government reform, and compensation for crime victims, while calling for troop withdrawal in Vietnam and dam projects at Gillham and Dorcheat Bayou. He is the district’s only bachelor and nonlawyer candidate.
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Mcgehee, Ark
Jack Coleman
McGehee
Coleman
South Arkansas
Young Democrats
Arkansas
Lonoke
Washinton
D.C
Canada
David Pryor
D-Ark
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Middle America
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Gillham
Cossatot River
Magnolia
McGovern Favored to Win Oregon Delegates in Primary
AP summarizes that George McGovern is heavily favored to win Oregon Democratic delegates on Tuesday, aiming to surpass 52 percent from Massachusetts. Humphrey concedes Oregon likely McGovern, focusing on California where 271 delegates are at stake, while Rhode Island also votes. Patsy Mink and Muskie have contributed campaign activity.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Hubert Humphrey
California
George McGovern
Oregon
Massachusetts
South
McGovern
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Robbery Suspect Arrested in Multi-State Case
In Memphis police arrested Ronald J. Campbell, 26, linked to a Little Rock robbery Monday afternoon in which 6000 was stolen. A Texas woman, Janet Westmoreland, 21, was freed after the arrest. another hostage, Mrs. Richard Reynolds, was released unharmed. Three other branch employees were held in a vault briefly. Campbell had a prior 1969 robbery conviction at the same First Federal Savings and Loan branch.
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Little Rock
Memphis
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Quitman
Ronald J. Campbell
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Richard Reynolds
Charles Johnson
Janet Westmoreland
Arnold Inherits Political Interest in Fourth District Race
Arkansas Democrat Richard S. Arnold a Texarkana lawyer seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress from the 4th District in the May 30 primary. He cites family political roots in Texas and Arkansas, Yale and Harvard credentials, and prior service including a Supreme Court clerkship and state party chairmanship as he aims to replace Rep. Pryor who seeks the Senate.
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Ark
Richard S. Arnold
Texarkana
John L. Sheppard
Texas
Tex
Morris Sheppard
U. S. Senate
W. H. Arnold
Arnold
Ray Thornton
el Dorado
Richard Mays
Jack Coleman
McGehee
Rep
David Pryor
John L. McClellan
Graduaton
Yale College
Harvard Law School
William J. Brennan
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
Te Narkana
Democratic Party
Church Allows Lay Baptism and Communion Under Rules
Denver AP reports the United Presbyterian Church now permits lay members to administer baptism and the Lord's Supper under certain circumstances. The church also softens its infant baptism stance, allowing parents to postpone baptism until the child reaches an age of decision.
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George W. Cornell
Denver
United Presbyterian Church
Kremlin Signals Willingness to Support Nixon Summit
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that the Soviet leadership shows a tilt toward positive results from the Nixon summit. Podgorny pushes for friendly relations while wary of Vietnam and the Middle East tensions. Brezhnev moves quickly to meet Nixon, signaling eagerness amid conservative scrutiny and hopes of easing tensions.
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Nixon
Kremlin
Nikolai Podgorny
Moscow
United States
Fodgorny
North Vietnam
Podgorny
Vietnam
Middle East
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Brezhnev
U.S.S.R
Astronaut Trains for Peace Corps Director Post
Apollo 7 command module pilot Donn F. Eisele said he will become Peace Corps director in Thailand after retiring from the Air Force in July. He plans to assume the $29,000 yearly role in mid June while on terminal leave, arguing that aiding deprived populations advances world peace.
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Washington
Donn F. Eisele
Peace Corps
Thailand
Eisele
Air Force
Ford Faces Possible Shutdown Over Emission Testing
A Nixon administration official says 1973 Ford cars cannot be certified under current air pollution laws, risking delayed mass production and potential shutdowns. EPA head William Ruckelshaus testifies that unauthorized maintenance on prototype antipollution systems could force three months of retesting and massive layoffs if laws aren’t changed.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Congress
Nixon Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ford
Ruckelshaus
Obituaries for Caldwell and Evans in Hope area church funerals
Two obituary notices detail Mrs. Mary Jane Caldwell aged 86 dying in a local nursing home and Mrs. Thompson Evans Sr aged 83 dying in a Hanover nursing home in Madison Indiana. Both mentions include survivors, funeral details at Herndon Chapel and burial at local cemeteries.
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Columbus Baptist Church
Joe
Dallas
Delbert
Moscow
Idaho
Marcus
Missouri
Dale
Jacksonville
Texas
Andy
Hope
Virgie Tubbs
Estelle Caldwell
Sarah Compton
North Little Rock
Nellie Thornton
Namoihire
Nashville
Herndon Chapel
Gerald Trussell
Columbus Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home of Hope
Thompson Evans
Hanover
Madison
Indiana
Lyman Armstrong
Violet Sibley
Ocelon
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home of
Hope Star advertising and rates 1929 edition
Publication details for Hope Star 1927 consolidated paper dated January 18 1929. Names of staff and publishing bodies listed along with subscription prices and rate options for carriers in Hope Hempstead Nevada Lafayette Howard Pike Clark Counties and other Arkansas areas and mail outside Arkansas.
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Star of Hope
Consolidated
Hope
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard, Pike
Clark Counties
Arkansas
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