Limits Asked In Courts
In Lansing Michigan Chief Justice Thomas M Kavanagh proposed a six month limit on time between criminal charge and trial as part of a broader plan to reduce court backlogs He urged immediate trial readiness within six months including pretrial discovery and deposition and backed a mediation system to settle civil disputes like malpractice suits outside court with a panel of two attorneys and a circuit judge to propose settlements
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Lansing, Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Kavanagh
Penal System Dispute Emerges at Tennessee Hearing
Nashville APT reports sharp dissension in the state correction department at a legislative hearing on juvenile institutions. Former Correction Commissioner Harry Avery and Deputy Wallace Flood testifying, with Weldon Cox now acting warden at the state penitentiary, discussed Turney Center and the Pikeville State Training School for Boys, cost overruns, and plans to move inmates amid calls to close Pikeville.
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Nashville
APT
State Correction Department
Harry 5. Avery
Wallace Flood
Weldon Cox
State Penitentiary
Keyitnesses
House
Senate
Turney Center
Rickman County
Pikeville
Turney
Quiet Middle East Shattered by Bazooka Fire Near Golan
Arab guerrillas fired a bazooka wounding an Israeli soldier in the occupied Golan Heights as the cease fire expired. A Jordan rocket landed in Beisan Valley with no casualties and Israel retaliated with gunnery. Egypt and Israel vow to stay out but fear accidental clashes linger. Nixon and Sadat exchanged messages before the cease-fire lapse while Nixon met Shazar in Washington. details not disclosed.
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Ain Arab
Golan Heights
Syria
Suez Canal
Jordan
Israel
Beisan
Cairo
Tial
Nixon
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Middle East
Zalman Shazar
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Egypt
City seeks 4000 loan to tide operating funds
Gate City town officials discussed a $4000 loan to cover operating costs until licenses and taxes come in. Treasurer Ina Mar Falin warned of a slack period but said the town is not financially unstable. A motion limited borrowing to $3000 was approved unanimously.
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Gate City
J. T. Carter Jr
Capital Stockax
Ina Mar Falin
Scott County
O. Gene Dishner
Carter
Senate Ends Filibuster Debates on Voting Age Amendment
The Senate, after six weeks of filibuster, plans final antifilibuster vote and then moves to a constitutional amendment extending the vote to 18-year-olds in all elections. Supporters include Senate leaders Mansfield and Scott, with backing from President Nixon, while attempts to curb debate previously failed.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
James R. Pearson
Frank Church
Didaho
Mansfield
Sen
Hugh Scott
GOP
Nixon
McCaddin Sees No Room In Society For Punks At Gate City Dedication
General William McCaddin addressed about 250 at Gate City for a memorial plaque honoring National Guardsmen who died. He praised NCO leadership, lauded Specialists Hubert F Jones and Robert B Cornett, and warned there is no room in free society for radicals or punks who burn flags and government buildings. He also commended Gate City High School students for thoughtful questions.
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Gate City
William 4. McCaddin
Lang
Tam
Army 5
Eads
Hubert F Jones
Gen. McCaddin
Gate City High School
California bill tightens child abuse laws
Sacramento reports that Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan introduced a measure to require medical and school officials to report suspected child abuse, create a three county committee to review cases, make abused children wards of the court, and require parental counseling. The bill follows physician warnings that abuse is a pernicious disease in families.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Leo J. Ryan
Patricia Hallinan
Crippled Children
Marin County Public Health Department
Ryan
Threeaneraber County
South Koreans Plan Vietnam Withdrawal
South Korea’s President Park Chung-hee says a timetable for withdrawing its troops from Vietnam is under study with no immediate pullout planned. He notes defense buildup at home as 20,000 U.S. troops leave Korea, leaving 43,000 U.S. soldiers there, and says the United States will be fully informed of any decision.
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Park
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
North
South Korea
Court ruling sets up draft objector guidelines
The Selective Service said the Supreme Court ruling restricts conscientious objector status to opposition to all war, not just Vietnam. It confirms guidelines used for years, with local boards deciding eligibility based on all war opposition, religious belief, and sincerity, while estimating about 90,000 to 100,000 apply yearly and 46,000 receive exemptions. Coffey noted most refusals stem from questions of sincerity and that there is likely notable opposition on college campuses.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Selective Service
Congress
Ken Coffey
Coffey
Caffey
Brushy Mountain gets new warden and deputy
State Corrections Commissioner Luttrell replaced Brushy Mountain State Prison top officials. Robert H. Moore will become warden, Capt. Bobby Robertson named deputy warden. Lewis Tollett and Clayton Davis take leave. Moore previously served 12 years in state facilities. Luttrell seeks six months to implement changes and gestures toward broader prison reforms.
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Lewis 8. Tollett
Brushy Mountain
Bobby Robertson
New
Turney Center
Clayton Davis
Luttrell
Tolett
Davis
Moore
Main
Nashville
FL Pillow
West Tennessee
East Tennessee
Meter Beater at Home Struggles Over Parking Meters
Henry L. Smith, 45, woke to a meter maid placing a ticket on his car and grabbed the meter with both hands cracking its concrete foundation. Police charged Smith with larceny and damage to city property after he disrupted a second meter. He was arraigned and released on bail pending Monday hearing.
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Philadelphia
Henry L. Smith
Smith
Art Museum
Film Hearing Postponed In Scott County Court
A preliminary hearing for Ronnie Smith, manager of the Taylor Drive TA Theatre, was postponed to April 6. Smith faces charges from the February 18 raid for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and permitting minor employees in a venue showing obscene films. The film "Tobacco Roady" was seized as evidence. The delay stems from defense attorney unavailability.
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Gate City
Scott County Court
Ronnie Smith
Taylor Drive TA Theatre
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