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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
6
A speech contrasts Beijing and Taipei, noting friendly ties with China as central to U S policy and urging peace. It recalls 1972 shifts under Nixon Chou En Lai and outlines continued U S defense posture and Taiwan relations amid regional tensions.
Washington AP A conference on Carter era foreign aid legislation bars any U S aid to Cuba and keeps prohibitions on Vietnam aid payments. The compromise moves to Congress for final approval as the fiscal year begins in October.
FBI linked escapee Gene Leroy Hart to the Locust Grove site of the three Girl Scout slayings near Mayes County. Sources said Hart was in the area the day before and several days after the murders as agents pursued the case, with a photograph found at the scene aiding the investigation.
San Francisco residents cut water use by 49 percent under rationing, risking a 45 million dollar shortfall. The Water Department relies on rate income for about four million of its budget, and a return to higher usage could offset the deficit, assistant manager Irene Kellaher said.
The discussion centers on whether capital punishment is a proportionate response to rape. A majority view that death is not justified for rape contrasts with calls that such penalties deter violent crimes like hijacking and kidnapping. The opinion notes a global decline and few jurisdictions that still authorize death for rape, with Georgia seeing juries rarely impose it.
The Los Angeles County Grand Jury urged reinstating capital punishment in California stating it serves justice and society. It cited compliance with Supreme Court standards and noted the bill would apply to 16 first degree murder types including murder for hire, killings of officers, witnesses, during robbers, and multiple murders.
Justice White's majority strikes down death penalty for rape, citing cruel and unusual punishment. The decision affects six inmates on Death Row, with mixed public reaction from NOW and other groups. Coker, a 1974 rape defendant, faces parole eligibility in seven years under Georgia law.
The Supreme Court allowed continued use of federal funds for voluntary abortions in 33 states while 14 states remained under lower court orders. The court overturned a Brooklyn judge’s order to fund welfare abortions and left the Hyde amendment in flux, with no immediate enforcement change.
Washington AP report: The House voted 241 to 181 to fund the $12,900 congressional salary increase and over 20,000 other government raises, defeating a repeal amendment. The chamber approved the bill 250 to 161 and sent it to the Senate, with no sign of a repeal push there. Leaders tied repeal to other raises, while promising a future vote on preventing raises until after the next election.
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