Empty Chair Fills as Blackmun Takes Supreme Court Seat
The 61 year old Harry Blackmun was sworn in to the US Supreme Court in a 7 minute ceremony. Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath and Blackmun received the court's historic seat once held by luminaries like Story Holmes Cardozo and Frankfurter.
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King Escapes Assassin Plot as Amman Battles Rage
Amman erupts in open fighting between Jordanian troops and Palestinian guerrillas led by Al Fatah. King Hussein survives an assassination attempt as gunfire hits his motorcade in Sweilah, while guerrilla forces claim a massacre and call for action against authorities. Cease-fire talks falter with Iraq mediating.
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Reds Seize Southern Laotian Town in Laos Cambodia push
North Vietnamese commandos captured Sara van, a strategic Laotian town 65 miles west of the Vietnamese frontier, as part of a drive to open a new road and river supply corridor through Laos and Cambodia. Premier Souvanna Phouma said the assault ended before air forces could intervene.
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Ten year prison terms for draft board attackers
A federal judge sentenced seven antiwar demonstrators to five years each for destroying Selective Service records and two counts, with three alleged ringleaders given ten years apiece to run consecutively. Names include Linda Quint, Rev. Nicholas Riddell, and Charles Muse. The judge labeled the act violent and urged deterrence.
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Mother of Fred Hampton files $3.8 million suit in Chicago
The mother of slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton sues for 3,755,000 alleging civil rights violations in the December 4 raid that killed him. The complaint names the city of Chicago Cook County State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan Assistant State's Attorney Richard Jalovec and 14 officers involved in the raid.
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Dodd weighs third party bid after Democratic loss hint
Sen. Thomas Dodd says he will stay in the race for the Democratic nomination but may pursue a third party if defeated. An aide later said he is seriously considering withdrawing at the state convention later this month.
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