Haynsworth weighs resignation after Senate rejection
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. contemplates leaving the U.S. Court of Appeals as the Senate votes against his Supreme Court confirmation. He says his usefulness may be impaired and vows a decision in about two weeks. He defends his ethics and notes the Fortas case as a point of comparison.
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D.C
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
U.S. Court of Appeals
Senate
Alester G. Furman, Jr
Haynsworth
United States Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Federal
Court of Appeals
Abe Fortas
Justice Fortas
Ford Will Continue With Douglas Probe
House Republican leader Gerald R. Ford said he will press on with a study of possible impeachment action against Supreme Court justice Douglas. Ford spoke in Washington and emphasized the inquiry would proceed in an orderly manner.
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Washington
UPI
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Gerald R. Ford
Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Las Vegas
Parvin Foundation
Life Sentence for 68 Crime in Los Angeles
Theodore A. Bynum, 23, received a life term for first degree murder of Beatrice Loya, 31, mother of four, after the prosecution waived the penalty phase. The judge dismissed the penalty jury when it deadlocked 10-2 on life imprisonment. The earlier trial ended with a deadlock. Justice William C. Douglas continues, with no disclosed result. Nearby, Michigan ethics and impeachment debates surfaced around Judge Haynsworth and Justice Douglas amid related charity foundation questions.
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UPI
Theodore A. Bynum
Superior Court
Aubrey N. Irwin
Irwin
Bynum
Beatrice Loya
Nixon Nomination Setback Prompts Fallback Speculation
After the Haynsworth defeat, analysts expect Nixon to pursue a Southern federal judge or congressman for the next Supreme Court pick. Analysts warn that public exposure and scrutiny may deter qualified candidates, shaping future Senate relations and the administration's strategy.
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Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Virginia
Richard H. Poff
R-Va
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
White House
Apollo 12 Crew Recalls Moonwalk and Close Views
The Apollo 12 crew described the lunar surface as they left, noting how near the Surveyor probe lay to Intrepid and how the suit restricted movement. Conrad and Bean discussed fall hazards, awkward walking, and their one handed pushups as they prepared for Earth return.
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Intrepid
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Moon
Earth
Ground Con
Haynsworth Defeated by Wilkins
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP welcomed the Senate rejection of Clement Haynsworth for the U S Supreme Court and called it a sign of liberal gains and Negro electoral strength. Whitney Young of the National Urban League cited Haynsworth ethics debates and a history of insensitivity on domestic issues.
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New York
UPI
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Senate
Clement Haynsworth
U.S. Supreme Court
Wilkins
Haynsworth
Whitney Young, Jr
National Urban League
Contested Haynsworth Nomination Rumors Surface In Senate
Report states candidates proposed for the Supreme Court seat include Charles Breiter and Henry Friendly, with discussion extending to Louis Burke Bernard Segal Paul Freund and Samuel Stennis. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott signals preference for southern or conservative balance and restricts expectations.
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Charles D. Breiter
Henry J. Friendly
2Nd
U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Louis H. Burke
California Supreme Court
Bernard G. Segal
Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Paul A. Freund
Harvard Law School
Stennis
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Scott
Virginia
Rep
Richard Poff
Federal District Court
Oren R. Lewis
Theodore Dalton
Walter Hoffman
Bernard J. Segal
Cronkite defends CBS news against Agnew criticisms
Cronkite says television will not pull in its horns despite Agnew charges. He1 defends CBS objectivity, notes news judgments by professionals, and warns that calls for editorial control threaten press freedom. He says regulation by agencies should not curb reporting. He emphasizes CBS will continue presenting news clearly.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Spiro T. Agnew
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Cronkite
Agnew
CBS
Nixon
Assessor Philip E. Watson Seeks Re-Election
County Assessor Philip E. Watson announced Friday night at the Biltmore Bowl that he will seek re election next year. He pledged a comprehensive tax restructuring plan for the legislature in January and said if action stalls he will take the issue to voters again. Watson, author of Proposition 9, vows to continue the fight for homeowners tax relief and a system where owners pay no more than their fair share.
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Philip E. Watson
Watson
Biltmore Bowl
Royalty Help From French College Students
In Le Havre France 210 students at a commercial college sang God Save the Queen and the Marseillaise and placed contributions in a collection box to aid the British royal family during its financial pinch.
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LE Havre
France
UPI
Nixon denies White House press conference slowdown claim
White House spokesman Ronald L. Ziegler said President Nixon has communicated with the public in other ways and has held seven news conferences this year averaging about one every six weeks. He cited the Vietnam speech and inflation radio address as examples and rejected links to Agnew’s criticisms.
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Washington
UPI
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Agnew Plans Pacific Holiday Tour to Philippines Taiwan and Australia
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will visit allies in the Pacific during Christmas season on Nixon’s behalf. The itinerary includes the Philippines Taiwan Australia and New Zealand with a possible side trip to South Vietnam to spend Christmas with troops. He will attend Ferdinand Marcos’s Manila inauguration Dec 31 and meet Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan.
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New Zealand
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