Bloodbath feared after death penalty ruling
AP report from Washington details the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling ending two major challenges to death penalty procedures. It notes governors can delay or commute sentences, stays and appeals, and outlines arguments over the 8th Amendment and jury conduct. The piece quotes Lyons of Citizens Against Legalized Murder and cites NAACP Legal Defense Fund plans for a strategy session in New York.
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Washington
Douglas B. Lyons
Columbia Law
United States
Ation
Supreme Court
New York
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Jeffry Mintz
Mintz
John M. Harlan
Harlan
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Haymarket Riot 1886 Commemorated in Des Plaines
The Illinois Labor History Society marked the 85th anniversary with ceremonies at a Des Plaines cemetery, honoring eight anarchists accused in the riot. Principal figures spoke to 100 plus attendees before a wreath at a sand blasted monument. The 1886 Haymarket clash killed 11 and injured many, with arrests and later acts of execution, suicide, and pardons.
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Chicago
Haymarket
Union Workers
Christian Science Lecture by Gordon F Campbell
Gordon F Campbell of Santa Monica California speaks at the church auditorium West Ave and King Sts Sunday May 9 at 8 PM. He discusses Christian Science principles and healing for interested residents.
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Gordon F. Campbell
Santa Monica
Calif
Church Auditorium
West Ave
King Sts
Kent State Shooting Probe Still Under Review
A year after Ohio National Guard bullets killed four Kent State students, the Justice Department remains undecided on whether a federal grand jury probe is warranted. The case follows a 61 shot incident on May 4, 1970, with four dead and several wounded.
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Ohio National Guard
Kent State University
Justice Department
Kent State
Nixon
Mitchell
Memorial service honors Kent State victims a year on
Candles flickered from dawn to midnight as Kent State University marked the deaths of four students in the 1970 National Guard confrontation. About 2,000 students gathered near Blanket Hill for vigils and a gym ceremony featured James F. Ahern criticizing Nixon on Indochina. Comedian Dick Gregory condemned government tactics, while May Day Coalition urged an unauthorized protest featuring Mark Lane.
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Kent State University
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Kent
Miller
Ohio
Kent State
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Nixon
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Laos
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Conn
Ahern
Dick Gregory
Washington, D.C
America
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Boy Drowns in Water Pit Near Neenah Factory
Gregory Shady, 11, of Neenah drowned Monday while swimming in a water-filled pit near a factory in Neenah Wisconsin. Local authorities investigated the incident and notified family.
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Neenah
Wis
Gregory Shady
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