Stevens Urges Narrow Rulings on Supreme Court Role
Washington UPI report: Supreme Court nominee John Paul Stevens tells Senate panel justices should decide cases on narrow grounds and avoid broad social rulings. He dodges questions on crime capital punishment First Amendment and personal freedom. Eastland expects confirmation and a finances report shows total worth 172000. In Los Angeles Kenneth Moss pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Robbie McIntosh death as Cher Bono testifies Moss handed out a powder later identified as heroin.
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M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Stevens
Senate Judiciary Committee
James Eastland
William O. Douglas
Eastland
Supreme Court
Kennedy
High Court
Los Angeles
UPI
Wall Street
Kenneth Moss
Robbie McIntosh
Britain
Safety Council says auto deaths drop in October
The National Safety Council reports October traffic fatalities fell 8 percent from October 1974 to 3,980, with ten month total at 38,120, 1 percent above 1974 and 19 percent below 1973. President Vincent Tofany cites slower speeds and safer driving as factors and warns the year could match 1974’s road safety record.
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Safety Council
Chicago
API
National Safety Council
Council
Vincent Tofany
Tofany
Homosexuals Questioned in Knight Stabbing Case
Philadelphia police questioned many men from the city’s homosexual community in the death of John S. Knight the 30 year old heir to a newspaper fortune. They targeted individuals after finding nude photos tapes and diaries in Knights apartment amid an apparent robbery. Mrs McKinnon Knight guest was stabbed and tied during the attack as police hunted for three suspects.
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Philadelphia
UPI
John S. Knight
Knight
Rittenhouse Square
Rosemary McKinnon
Knight House
McKinnon
John McKinnon
Graduate Hospital
Joseph Golden
Special Projects
Philadelphia Daily News
Plane crash near Meigs Field after Mayday call
A twin engine Beechcraft vanished after reporting Mayday while over Lake Michigan near Chicago. Coast Guard searched for four aboard as snow and fog disrupted traffic and caused several deaths. Weather shifts reduced flood fears as rivers were forecast to peak near flood stage.
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United Press International
Meigs Field
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Albert Prendergast
Chicago Skyway
Northwest
Washington
National Weather Service
Supreme Court weighs police hair length case
The Supreme Court considers whether Suffolk County New York police hair rules infringe personal liberty. Justices press both sides about grooming versus duty, with union attorney arguing for choice and county advocate saying standards reflect job requirements.
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Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall Union
Leonard D Wexler
Smithtown
Marshall
Wexler
Tim Turney dies after nine year coma in Oakland
Timothy Turney died at Fairfield Hospital after a nine year coma from injuries suffered at age five when struck by a hit and run driver near his East Oakland home. Doctors said he never regained consciousness, though he breathed on his own. Coroner’s office noted his parents moved to Alaska and his father worked on the oil pipeline.
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Oakland, Calif
UPI
Timothy Turney
East
Oakland
Timothy
Alameda County
Fairmont Hospital
Alaska
Fairbanks
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McIntosh
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Cher
Lompoc Shopping Center
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Warren
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Patrick A. Sweeney
Northport
Santa
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Pharmacy 101
H’’ Street
Mission Federal
al Geiberger
Mission Federal Savings
North H Street
E. Main Street
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