Conflicts Rise Over Crime Reporting and Fair Trials
Washington AP reports a renewed clash between press crime coverage and fair trial rights. Nebraska judge limits reporting. Justice Blackmun loosens some restraints, prompting concern from journalists and calls for guidelines from the ABA. Reg Murphy, Atlanta Constitution editor, weighs in on publicity driven by defendants.
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Georgia
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Harry Blackmun
Blackmun
William Williams
Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Reg Murphy
Erwin Charlies Simants
North Platte
Neb
Sutherland, Neb
Nebraska Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Pentagon
Pentagon Papers
Hugh Stuart
Stuart
Murphy
Atlanta
Calley
Stevens Nomination to Supreme Court Trusted by ABA
Supreme Court nominee Stephen G. Stevens, praised as a first rate lawyer and highly qualified, faces confirmation hearings next week after the American Bar Association lauded his professional competence and integrity. Stevens, a Northwestern and University of Chicago alum, Navy veteran, and former antitrust expert, is seen as a balancing pick for a court split between Warren era liberals and Nixon appointees.
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Ron Nelsen
Douglas
Earl Warren
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
American Bar Association
Philip B. Kurland
Supreme Court
University of Chicago
Byron White
Lewis Powell
White
Warren
Powell
Nixon
Levi
University of Chicago Law School
Warren Christopher
ABA
Federal Judiciary
Northwestern Law School
Rothschild, Stevens, Barry and Myers
Chicago
Edward I. Rothschild
Rothschild
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Neurosurgeon maps speech center during 17 hour brain operation
In a lengthy procedure a neurosurgeon used a brain stimulator to locate speech areas by asking a patient to count from one to ten while monitoring responses. The patient endured breaks and eventual recovery, with headaches not returning.
Ford to meet Chinese leaders amid WWII era trip
Trip marks American entry into World War II following Pearl Harbor thirty four years ago. Ford will hold four days of talks with Mao Tse tung and Chou En-lai if health permits. Meetings likely with Teng Hsiao ping and Chiao Kuan-hua. no breakthrough toward full diplomatic relations due to U S military support for Taiwan.
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Pearl Harbor
Ford
Communist Party
Mao Tsetung
Chou En-lai
Teng Hsiaoping
Chiao Kuan-hua
Peking
United States
Taiwan
Southland cold snap tightens grip on mountain roads
Snow and hail created hazardous driving on California highways above 4000 feet including 18 38 and 243 in the San Bernardino National Forest. The Ridge Route Interstate 5 was closed from Lake Hughes to the Grapevine around 6 p.m. reopened by about 10 p.m. Drivers were warned of icy surfaces and advisories for desert and mountain areas as winds 35 to 40 mph persisted into the morning.
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California
San Bernadino National Forest
Lake Hughes
Grapevine
Department of Transportation
Weather Service
Plains
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maine
Oregon
Arizona
Utah Highway Department
Salt Lake City
Denver
Purser Robbery Aboard S S Hawaii At Long Beach
A ship purser on the S S Hawaii berthed at Long Beach harbor was robbed of 2343 by a man dressed as a longshoreman. The bandit forced Robert Sciba into his office fired one shot and escaped with the money. The vessel belongs to State Steamship Co of San Francisco.
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S.S. Hawaii
Long Beach Harbor
Robert Sciba
The
State Steamship Co. of
San Francisco
Pier B
Taiwan
Snowstorm Intensifies Across West After Thanksgiving
Western states brace for up to a foot more snow on Friday and Saturday as heavy winds sweep Idaho Montana northern Arizona and northern New Mexico. The Thanksgiving storm stretched from New England to Oklahoma and left at least 26 dead mainly in traffic accidents with many roads still closed.
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Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
New England
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Washington
Calif. Justice Kerrigan Dies at 54
Justice John W. Kerrigan of the Fourth District California Court of Appeal died Friday at his home in San Bernardino. He was 54 years old.
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John W. Kerrigan
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