Court dodges military death penalty ruling
The Supreme Court says Congress may not limit presidential pardons but declines to decide if its 1972 ruling invalidating death penalty laws applies to the military. In the Schick case a prior commutation allowed life with parole limits. dissenters urged military applicability. Also 6 3 ruling says power company need not notify before cut off for nonpayment.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Maurice Schick
Japan
Warren E. Burger
Schick
Thurgood Marshall
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Price Rollback at U S Steel After Ford Pressure
E B Speer, board chairman of U S Steel, announced a 20 percent rollback of a recent price hike to ease consumer costs. The company will still raise overall prices about 4 percent and freeze them for at least six months, following President Ford's pressure.
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E. B. Speer
U.S. Steel
Ford
Christmas Brings Contrast In Recession
The piece contrasts hardship and hope during a downturn with 6 million jobless workers, rising prices, and muted consumer power against a belief in policy-led recovery by midyear. It highlights American resilience, calls for steady leadership, and frames recession as a corrective phase with possible renewed growth and housing relief.
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New York
Santa
Doctor Moses Barron Dies at 91 in Minnesota
Dr. Moses Barron, 91, whose research aided insulin discovery, died Sunday in St. Louis Park Minnesota. He practiced medicine from 1921 to 1964 and taught at the University of Minnesota Medical School for 40 years. Fosco Giachetti, 70, Italian stage and screen star of the late 1930s and early 1940s, died Sunday in Rome from a heart ailment.
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ST. Louis Park, Minn
Moses Barron
University of Minnesota Medical School
Rome
Fosco Giachetti
Early encyclopedia credited to Speusippus of Athens
The earliest known encyclopedia was compiled by Speusippus, nephew of Plato, in Athens around 370 B.C. This work predates later classical scholarship and marks an early effort to organize knowledge.
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Speusippas
Plato
Athens
Answers Sought In Telephone Libel Suit
Lawyers for James H Ashley and Gravitt heirs seek to compel two Southwestern Bell executives C L Todd and Porter Mitchell to testify on political funds wiretaps and rate data. The suit accuses Bell of illegal wiretapping slush funds and unfair rates in Texas. A hearing on the motion is set for January 3 before Judge James Onion.
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Antonio, Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
C. L. Todd
San Antonio
Porter Mitchell
James H. Ashley
T. O. Gravitt
Texas
Southwestern Bell
Zane Barnes
St. Louis
State District Court
James Onion
Todd
Mitchell
Beverly Barge IH Receives Air Force Academy Appointment
Beverly Barge IH son of Lt Col and Mrs Beverly Barge Fort Sill has earned an appointment to the Air Force Academy. He will report June 30 while currently serving as a Lawton High School senior.
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Beverly Barge IH
Beverly Barge
Fort Sill
Air Force Academy
Barge
Lawton High School
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Gravitt
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Ph Baer
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Bry
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