Supreme Court narrows obscenity cloak local standards take charge
In a 5-4 ruling the court lets states apply local community standards to determine obscenity and removes the requirement for utter lack of social value. The decision, authored by Chief Justice Burger, marks a shift toward stronger state authority over hard core pornography and guides juries to assess overall value and local norms.
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Burger
New York
Nixon
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
High Court
California
Marvin Miller
Cost of Living Rises Sharply in May Survey
Washington reports higher consumer prices driven by food clothing and gasoline in May with a 0.6 percent rise and a 7.2 percent annual rate. Food costs surged 0.9 percent to 14.5 percent above a year ago while meat prices fell slightly amid price controls.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Nixon Brezhnev pledge to limit nuclear arsenals
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev formally committed to reach a 1974 agreement to permanently limit their offensive nuclear arsenals.
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Washington
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Cambodia troops fight to reopen two highways from Phnom Penh
In ongoing clashes, Cambodian forces battled to reopen Highway 7 toward Kompong Thom and Kompong Cham and Highway 5 toward Battambang as U S bombers pounded areas around Phnom Penh. Government reports say 12 insurgents were killed on Highway 5 with no government casualties.
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Here
Kompong Thom
Kompong Cham
Battambang
Highway 5
Nuclear Accord Reached In Camp David Talks
At Camp David, Brezhnev signs an agreement on principles guiding SALT talks in Geneva and a separate accord on peaceful uses of atomic energy. Nixon and Brezhnev commit to further negotiations as aides prepare to resume discussions with top aides and prepare for a summit banquet at the Soviet Embassy.
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Camp David
Nixon
White’ House
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
East Room
Washington
U.S
Salt
Geneva
Ziegler
Brezhnev
Moscow
San Clemente
Calif
Villa
United States
Efficient Astronauts Prepare for Return Trip
Efficient Skylab crew tidies space station for return to earth on Friday after a record 28 day mission. Charles Conrad Jr., Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz transfer equipment, prep Apollo ferry ship, and anticipate data from multiple experiments. Splashdown expected in Pacific Ocean near San Diego aboard Ticonderoga with favorable weather.
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Space Center, Houston
Skylab
Earth
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Ticonderoga
Conrad
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Calif
Summer Officially Arrives in Lawrence Calmly
A mild morning marks the start of summer in Lawrence with temperatures warming through the weekend. Forecasters say rain is not expected and residents await how long this pleasant spell will last as the new season begins.
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Bobby White
Robert White
South Park
Summer
Lawrence
Cattle rustlers use trucks and helicopters in Kansas
Lawmen note a rise in cattle theft across Kansas with thieves using trucks and even aircraft to spot and herd cattle. Officials credit brands and vigilant markets as key to identifying stolen stock amid higher meat prices.
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John Wayne
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Heft
Iowa
Meetz
See CATTLE The 3 Raney drug stores' accurate prescription fill
Prescription service reported in brief form noting three Raney drug stores claim to fill and deliver all doctors' prescriptions accurately.
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Kompong Son
South Vietnam
Saigon Command
Journal-World
Ken Seals
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Neewecenes
Creeners
Eeenee
Arieranee Sictshededdechstilen
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Carl Hisenhower
Jefferson County
Eisenhower
Doyle Heft
John Meetz
The
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