Court ruling exams unwed father rights in child custody
Justice White leads the majority holding Illinois due process violation by denying Stanley a hearing on his fitness as a parent before his children were removed. The decision says unwed fathers are treated as strangers in such proceedings. several justices dissented.
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Stanley
Justice White
Illinois
White
Ilinois
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Nixon Administration
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Wiliam H. Rehnquist
Burger
Blackmun
Felix Frankfurter
Illinois Supreme Court
States
Vietnam War Battle Rages Near DMZ With Fresh Front Shifts
U S forces report a major North Vietnamese push with new bases and heavy fighting near the DMZ. Eight American helicopter crews are missing or dead, towns like Fire Base Anne and Pace are overrun then reoccupied, and Dong Ha faces tank and artillery threats. Jets strike enemy positions. front lines stabilize near Dong Ha as Route 1 and Quang Tri remain focal points amid mass retirements and reinforcements.
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U.S
Anne
Quang Tri City
Pace
Highlands
Saigon
Dong Ha
U.S. Navy
Dmz
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Jensen
Hue
Phu Bai
Quang Tri
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran Thien Khiem
da Nang
Central Highlands
Oklahoma crash victim deaths and Vietnam war updates
A car crash near Reed killed Marvin T. Roden 59 of Willow. Gene E. McCullum Jr. 18 survived severe burns. Jimmy Perry 20 died from injuries after a Fort Towson crash. Funeral plans set for Bowen youth. Nam war updates include troop withdrawals toward a target of 69 000 by May 1 and heightened air support for Saigon forces amid base sieges.
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Gene E. McCullum Jr
Marvin T. Roden
Willow
Greer
Reed
State Highway Patrol
Jimmy Perry
Fort Towson
Dallas
Bowen
Immanuel Baptist Church
Kenneth Barnett
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Lawton
Lawton High School
LHS Auto Mechanics Club
Lewis Motors
Sam Bowen
Archie
Okmulgee
Elva Thompson
Kansas City
Floyd Carpenter
Yuba City
Calif
Archie Bowen
Ada
W. Y. Carpenter
H. F. Palstring
Humbolt, Kan
Juries Deliberate on Berrigan Case Unresolved Counts
Jurors in the Berrigan trial continue deliberations on unresolved charges including a conspiracy to kidnap Kissinger and attack federal targets. Judge Herman urged continued deliberations after a mixed verdict on Daniel Berrigan’s prison mail smuggling, with potential retrial decisions resting with the Justice Department.
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Sheets
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
D.C
Draft Board
Douglas
Berrigan
Kissinger
Washington, D.C
Elizabeth McAlister
Federal
Lewisburg
Elizabeth
Herman
Paul O’dwyer
Justice Department
Sister Elizabeth
Nixon Eyes South Vietnam Stand as Offensive Rages
President Nixon, joined by Admiral Thomas Moorer and by telephone with William Rogers and Melvin Laird, reaffirmed confidence as Gen. Creighton Abrams vowed South Vietnamese forces would hold. The Pentagon said remaining U.S. ground troops would not be used to reinforce South Vietnamese forces amid the Communist offensive.
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Singer
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William Rogers
Melvin Laird
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
Warren
Pentagon
Vietnam
Pageant weekend reports multiple minor injuries and crowds
Pageant weekend saw 37 moving violations and 28 motorists cited plus five automobile accidents with one injury not serious. No fires at the refuge. Lawton-Fort Sill Amateur Radio Club sent 650 Easter messages from their van. Kiwanis distributed 5000 official programs by 12 45 a m. Joy Denney noted two serious injuries and many cuts from falls on the hillside. Red Cross and Boy Scouts logged substantial activity and items lost and found was fewer than last year.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Medicine Park
Cache
Lawton Jaycees
Joy Denney
Red Cross
Lawton
Preparation H Provides Prompt Relief For Hemorrhoidal Itch
Doctor tests on hundreds show Preparation H relieves pain and itching quickly and often reduces swelling. Many doctors use or recommend it for their families. Product includes ointment and suppositories.
Kidnappers Arrested In Argentina Missing Fiat Manager
In Buenos Aires, officials said Oberdan Sallustro was kidnapped and later arrested suspects. the Fiat Argentina general manager remains missing as over 5,000 police continue the search. The report notes Sallustro’s high profile and ongoing inquiry.
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Buenos Aires
Alejandro Lanusse
Oberdan Sallustro
Fiat
State GOP Sets Precinct Meets Tonight
The Republican party holds precinct meetings statewide to select delegates for county conventions and the Republican National Convention. Oklahoma allows 18-year-olds to participate in the precinct meetings for the first time.
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Republican Party
Oklahoma
Ron Wallace
GOP
Weather expert warns of frost risk on crops
The forecaster notes insulation helps little against a deep freeze. Potatoes already sprouting should survive, though tops may burn. If temps fall to 28 degrees or lower for several hours, fruit and bedding plants may be lost, Payne says.
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Payne
Oklahoma Governor Links Revenue to Federal Gas Policy
Gov Hall argues federal revenue sharing could brighten finances while blaming the Federal Power Commission for distorted gas pricing. He cites FPC charges to African nations, urges higher Oklahoma gas rates, and ties gross production tax gains to price increases. He also discusses possible full disclosure laws for officials without affecting executive appointments.
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
Oklahoma
Hall
Herd of Bighorn Sheep Spans Western North America
An estimated twenty thousand bighorn sheep roam a broad corridor from western Canada to Mexico. Wildlife researchers note the expansive range highlights the species' widespread distribution and habitat connectivity across the western United States and neighboring regions.
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Canada
Mexico
USIA Official Resigns After Fulbright Controversy
Bruce Herschensohn resigns as director of the U S Information Agency Motion Picture and Television Service after calling Senator J W Fulbright s views naive and stupid He says his resignation allows him to state his opinion openly without misrepresenting the agency s position in Washington error free report style
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Bruce Herschensohn
U.S. Information Agency
Motion Picture and Television Service
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
USIA
Frank Shakespeare
Herschensohn
Sen. Fulbright
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N.J
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