Supreme Court Appraises Death Penalty Ban Challenge
The Supreme Court hears four capital punishment cases arguing it may violate the Eighth Amendment. Advocates say the penalty is cruel and unusual, while officials defend its constitutionality amid debates over arbitrary application and historical precedent. Four defendants, including two convicted of murder and two for rape, are central to the arguments.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Anthony G. Amsterdam
Amsterdam
California
Amsterdan
Ronald M. George
George
United States
Pakistan Offers Top Job To Chief Of Bangladesh
Pakistan's Zulfikar Ali Bhutto offered Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the presidency or prime ministership to reunify Pakistan and Bangladesh. Mujib rejected West Pakistani links and described the 1971 crackdown as a merciless massacre, citing mass killings, arson, and rape. See Pakistan, Page 4.
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Pakistan
Bangladesh
Associated Press
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bhutto
Mujib
Radio Pakistan
Dacca
West Pakistan
Sheik
David Frost
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Nixon revises food stamp rules to protect benefits
The Nixon administration announced adjustments to the new food stamp regulations to ensure all eligible families receive at least as much as before. This revision, prompted by public pressure and consultations with governors, keeps employable recipients to register for work and requires that household members be related to qualify, affecting about 10.9 million enrollees.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Congress
Butz
See Butz
Ensuing air battles hit North Vietnamese missile sites near Laos border
American fighters clashed with North Vietnamese air defenses along the Laos North Vietnam border. The U S Command said two SAM sites and an anti aircraft radar were destroyed in protective reaction strikes this year reach ten. A MiG attempted interception near Barthelemy pass but fled after Phantoms fired missiles.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Ban Karki Pass
Demilitarized Zone
Barthelemy Pass
Plain of Jars
Court Agrees to Hear Northern School Segregation Case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a Northern public school system segregation claim from Denver. Black and Spanish surname students allege planning and policy caused segregation, not laws. Oral arguments set for this term with a ruling by end of June. Justice White recused.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Denver
Byron R. White
White
Colorado
High Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Air Force
Pullman
Fort Sill to Europe transfers exceed normal numbers
About 800 Fort Sill military personnel will transfer to Europe, a much larger number than usual. The exodus began in December and runs through February to maintain U S troop strength in Germany and other European posts under the army’s early release policy.
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Fort Sal
Europe
Germany
European
United States
Fort Sill
Study Links TV Violence to Aggressive Acts in Some Children
A U S Surgeon General report finds television viewing may trigger violence in children already prone to aggression. The 12 scientists note the evidence is not universally adverse and call for more research and cautious action by networks FCC and Congress.
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Washington
U.S
Federal
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
William H. Stewart
Jesse L. Steinfeld
FCC
Congress
John C. Pastore
D-R.i
Pace
Temple banker denies state funds tied to banks
Elmer Graham owner of banks in Temple Ringling and Walters denies reports that State Treasurer Leo Winters placed 7.3 million of state funds in interest free accounts at his banks. Graham cites only 20 000 in recent state money and says his banks hold about 1 million in state money each with interest on most deposits.
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Temple
Elmer Graham
Temple, Ringling and Walters
Leo Winters
Associated Press
Winters
Dwight Rymer
Morrison
Ponca City
Gracemont
H. E
Gene) Rainbolt
Shawnee Federal National Bank & Trust Co
Graham
Walters and
Ringling
Pickets Return as Talks Break Off in West Coast Ports
Longshoremen resumed a coast wide strike after negotiators failed to reach a settlement. Pickets appeared at San Francisco and Los Angeles Long Beach harbors after an 8 a.m. deadline. ILWU leaders said talks would resume later, with officials warning Congress may intervene to settle renewed walkouts. The PMA reported no work orders yet amid ongoing mediation.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Ilwu Local 10
John Panedora
ILWU
Los Angeles
Long
Nixon
Congress
Union
Pacific Maritime Association
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Counts
PMA
Edwin M. Scott
Land Purchases Complete In Pleasant Valley
Land purchases in the Pleasant Valley Urban Renewal Project are complete. 309 parcels have been acquired with relocation largely finished and improvements under way in south Lawton. The $3.5 million project began in 1968, covering areas around 15th to 11th Streets, Lee Boulevard and Garfield Avenue, with 288 structures demolished and 33 left to clear by April.
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Skip Gibson
Pleasant Valley
LURA
Don Gaskins
Lawton
Gaskins
15Th
11Th Streets
Lee Boulevard
Garfield Avenue
15Th Street
14Th Place
Garfield
Georgia
Lawton View
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Quetta
Buzz Orders
South Vietnam
McAlester
Purcell
Ryan
Madill
Davis
Scott
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