Supreme Court bars price fixing in legal fees
The court ruled 8 to 0 that the legal profession falls under the Sherman Antitrust Act and that minimum fee schedules set by bar associations amount to price fixing. It also struck down Virginia laws banning advertising abortion services in newspapers. The decision returns the case to district court for damages, with Fairfax County having dropped its minimum fee system.
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UPI
Supreme Court
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American Bar Association
Justice Department
James D. Fellers
Fellers
High Court
Lewis
Ruth S. Goldfarb
Virginia
Fairfax County
Goldfarbs
Reston
U.S. District Court
Burger
Bar Association
Lewis F. Powell Jr
California Legislature defers action on 11.56 billion budget plan
Assembly leaders say a one day delay allows review of joint budget edits as Governor Brown may trim the total toward 11.3 billion. Lawmakers insist on preserving an 9 percent cost of living hike for the aged blind and disabled and 8 million for bilingual education despite budget pressures.
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California
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
Joint
San Francisco Democrat
Gov. Brown
McCarthy
Foran
Ford wrestles with assassination data from NSC minutes
President Ford faces how to handle material on assassination plots found in 1959 to 1963 NSC meeting minutes. The data surfaced as aides searched for Senate Intelligence Committee requests and was not in Rockefeller commission material.
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Nicholas Horrock
Washington
Ford
National Security Council
Thoritative
White House
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
House refuses Nedzi resignation from intelligence panel
The House rejected Rep. Lucien N. Nedzi 290 to 64 and 44 present, keeping him as chair of the House intelligence committee amid calls to abolish or reform the panel. Nedzi said he could not continue as chairman, and leaders considered dissolving or reshaping the group.
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New York Times
Washington
House of Representatives
Lucien N. Nedzi
House
United States
Nedzi
D-Mich
B.F. Sisk
D-Calif
House Rules Committee
Intelligence Committee
Kennedy Rebukes Vice President Over CIA Assassination Allegations
Sen. Edward Kennedy blasted Vice President Rockefeller for hinting John and Robert Kennedy were involved in CIA assassination plots. He accused the vice president of bad grace and irresponsibility and urged him to stay silent during Senate investigations.
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Boston
UPI
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Rockefeller
John
Robert Kennedy
CIA
CIA Commission
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Saboteurs damage 18 Navy planes at Pensacola field
Saboteurs damaged 18 planes of Training Squadron 4 at Forrest Sherman Field in Pensacola Florida. Fuel and hydraulic lines and wires were severed on 12 TA4 Skyhawks and six T2C Buckeye trainers around 1 15 a m as crews began preflight checks. Five aircraft were repaired by afternoon and most others should be ready to fly by Thursday. No suspects were found and the incident is under investigation.
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Fla
UPI
Forrest Sherman Field
U.S. Naval Air Station
Cuba to return hijack ransom to Southern Airways
Sen. George McGovern announced Cuba will return 2 million dollars obtained by skyjackers in 1972 from Southern Airways. Fidel Castro said Cuba would give a positive answer to the request, noting McGovern and Sen. Sparkman’s appeals.
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Washington
UPD
George McGovern
Dl.d
Cuba
Southern Airways
Fidel Castro
McGovern
Castro
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Sen. Sparkman
DA probes possible fraud in Glomar taxes case
The Los Angeles DA’s office is asked to investigate whether criminal fraud occurred in the Hughes Summa Corporation Glomar Explorer tax bill. Assessor Watson sought a 25 percent fraud assessment after ship registration questions. a Summa official claimed Delaware registration to avoid Long Beach taxes. The probe may explore if four men posing as CIA agents influenced official actions.
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Hughes Summa Corporation
Bill Burnett
Philip EB. Watson
Long Beach
Watson
Summa Corp
Delaware
CIA
Malpractice rate boost in S Cal put off
Phoenix Insurance Co. postponed a 141 percent malpractice rate increase for Southern California doctors for up to three months. The delay follows a Los Angeles hearing called by the state insurance commission. Doctors and officials welcomed the move though Phoenix plans to seek a court ruling on its entitlement to the rise.
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S. Cal
Southland
Phoenix Insurance Co
Los Angeles
State Insurance Commission
Wesley J. Kinder
Phoenix
Travelers Corp
Southern California Physicians Council
Medical Association
Sanford Rothenberg
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Ford OKs Rockefeller as running mate pick
President Ford named Vice President Nelson Rockefeller as his choice for the next Republican ticket though the national convention would decide the final selection. Ford stated both could persuade delegates to nominate them. The remark countered conservative calls to leave the VP spot open.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ron Nelsen
Proxmire Targets Corruption in Military Procurement
Senator Proxmire accuses corruption and criminality in military procurement programs. Reports note the inquiry expands to defense contracts and contractor practices amid ongoing concerns about waste and mismanagement.
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Sen. Proxmire
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