Court rules minor abortion consent not required by law
The Supreme Court held that an unwed minor may not need parental consent for abortion and a married woman need not obtain spousal consent. Justice Blackmun noted limits to blanket consent and suggested court intervention could be allowed in some cases, with a 5 to 4 vote. Dissenters argued parental involvement should be required.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Missouri
Blackmun
Warren E. Burger
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Massachusetts
Senate passes $32.5 billion military procurement bill
The Senate approved a $32.5 billion military procurement bill authorizing production of the B1 bomber, sending the measure to President Ford for signature. Senator Culver opposed the compromise over a delayed production plan he had supported, citing potential shifts if Carter becomes president and noting potential $500 million taxpayer loss if production is halted after three initial B1 models.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
Ford
House-Senate
John C. Culver
Iown
Culver
Cones
Jimmy Carter
California brush fire nears containment after burning 70 000 acres
In Red Bluff UPI reports the worst five year fire in California nears full containment with crews closing the last mile of line. The blaze scorched about 70 000 acres in rugged terrain in the parched Sacramento Valley though the state later revised the area to 72 000 acres before lowering the count.
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Red Bluff
UPI
California
Sacramento Valley
LEA backs bargaining as Winton Act fades in Lompoc
Carol Singer of Lompoc Junior High leads the LEA in welcoming the Rodda Act as California's first school employee bargaining law replaces the Winton Act. The LEA seeks immediate negotiations with the district amid a dispute with the Lompoc Federation of Teachers and a request to the Education Employee Relations Board. A separate note reports firefighters gaining control of a 5,725 acre Badlands blaze near Riverside with full containment and standby crews.
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Winton
Lompoc Education Association
Carol Singer
Lompoc J High School
LEA
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
New Education Employe Relations Board
EERB
Singer
Bill Yates
Alice
LFT
Truce efforts falter as Lebanese civil war rages on
In Beirut a 1300 man Saudi Sudanese Arab force arrives to enforce a truce but heavy fighting continues around Tal Zaatar. Jisr al Pasha camp falls to Christian forces claimed killings at the camp. Arab League ministers urge immediate cease fire and 12 hour deployment window.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Arab League
Tal Zaatar
Jisr al Pasha
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
N Et
Damascus
Tal Zataar
Kamal Jumblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Shattered League
Mahmoud Riad
Bahrein
Tunis
Bicentennial travelers crowd parks from Yosemite to New York Harbor
United Press International reports millions of Americans plan Bicentennial vacations from Yosemite National Park to Liberty Island. Officials note peak crowds but many seek quiet at parks from Arkansas to Arizona as eastern crowds pack coastlines and New York Harbor preparations draw large numbers.
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Yosemite National Park
California
Pocket Island Park
Yosemite
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Teton National Parks
Yellowstone Park
John Townsley
Maine
Florida
New York
New York Harbor
Manhattan
Battery Park
Brooklyn
Liberty Island
New Jersey
Palisades
Coast Guard
James Fleishell
Arkansas
Arizona
Southwest Region Peak
Frank Mentzer
Balloonist Karl Thomas Rescued At Sea In Good Condition
UPI reports balloonist Karl Thomas was rescued in good condition by a Soviet merchant vessel 310 miles northeast of Bermuda. The Coast Guard halted a nine aircraft search and sought further contact with the ship en route to Rotterdam while details on the balloon The Spirit of 76 remain sparse. Weather outlook through Friday shows patchy low clouds with coastal highs 72 to 86 and tides listed.
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New York
UPI
Karl Thomas
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Thomas
Alitalia
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Kenya
Uganda
Israel
Radio
Air France
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
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Ers
Airbus
Paris
Orly
Athens
Betsy Ross
E. College Ave
Fillmore School
Jon Kueffer
Donald
Burger, White
Rehnquist
By Vaughn Proctor
Badlands
United Press International
Louise Kenny
Record
Santa Ynez Valley
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