Federal panel strikes down wide vagrancy statute
A three judge federal panel ruled Florida vagrancy law unconstitutional and freed a wide range of itinerants from arrest. Matthew Lazarus challenged the 197 variegated vagrants list after multiple arrests, citing reading at Bayfront Park and library borrowings as work.
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Czech price hikes hit car costs and tax shakeup
Prague reports new government measures raising the average wage earner’s time to buy a cheap car from 2.5 to four years, plus a drastic increase in car resale taxes aimed at curbing profiteering. Officials say changes intend to curb inflation and draw Western currency, amid a major party committee reshuffle and a crackdown on emigres and dissent.
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Bombing raids intensify in Tay Ninh drive against city
In Saigon the UPI report says IBS B32 bombers dropped nearly 500 tons of bombs as Allied forces attempt to halt a Communist offensive around Tay Ninh and its provincial capital. Four days of fighting left 118 Communists killed and 19 Americans dead with 99 wounded.
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Burger Confirmed By 74 To 3 Vote In Senate
The Senate approved Warren E Burger as Chief Justice by 74 to 3 after five Democrats complained the nomination was rushed through. Senator Young faulted ultraconservatives for pressing the action while Mansfield and Mitchell urged speed, and Fulbright voted present. The swift confirmation clears the way for Nixon to nominate a new justice to succeed Abe Fortas.
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Baptists Hear Issues At Southern Convention Opening
In New Orleans about 15 000 delegates gathered for the 112th annual Southern Baptist Convention as debates on war poverty racism birth control and pollution set the tone before the main gathering tonight of the 14.3 million member denomination.
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Smothers Claim Most Shows Censored On CBS
In Look magazine, Tom Smothers says about 75 percent of their 26 CBS programs were censored. He notes CBS canceled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour amid fears of controversy and predicts rival networks unlikely to pick up the show. CBS responds that the brothers demanded special treatment outside standard policies.
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Pope appeals for world peace at ILO visit in Geneva
Pope Paul II urged nations to end the terrors and evils afflicting workers worldwide. In a 1,600 word speech to the UN ILO, he pressed for practical international labor laws and justice, warning that peace of the world and humanity's future depend on it. About 100 greeted him at the airport and a few thousand lined his route.
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Tennessee awards grant for vehicle inspection study
The University of Tennessee received an eighty four thousand dollar two year federal aid grant to develop an improved motor vehicle inspection code for the state. The project will be conducted by UT engineering with cooperation from Memphis State University and the state highway safety office.
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