Calley faces jail and space shuttle ferry plan outlined
Former Army Lt. William L. Calley faces transfer to Ft. Leavenworth to serve a 10 year murder sentence for My Lai. A 5th Circuit panel refused bond relief and ordered return to custody. Separately NASA will ferry the space shuttle orbiter atop a Boeing 747, replacing earlier engine plans.
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New Orleans
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
William L. Calley
My Lai
Calley
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California Senate Advances Retirement and Open Space Reforms
The Senate approved retire in increases for state legislature retirement and moved to floor SB1556 to expand the Air Resources Board. Open space preservation tax breaks program restructuring passed 7-0 to the Senate, while other measures include airport runway closure, a 65 mph speed limit debate, and legalizing midwifery with SB1332.
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Sacramento
United Press International
Senate
Casanovich
Westlake Village
State Air Resources Board
Biddle
R-Riverside
California
Robbins
van Nuys
Assembly
Oakland International Airport
Lockyer
San Leandro
Dunlap
D-Napa
Palace security probe ordered after Westminster bombing
London authorities ordered an urgent probe into security at the Palace of Westminster after an explosion believed to be carried out by the Irish Republican Army. The blast injured 11 people, one critically, as smoke filled Westminster Hall near Big Ben.
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London
UPI
Palace of Westminster
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Westminster Hall
Noisy Fourth May Be Last Under Firecracker Ban Delay
The Consumer Product Safety Commission granted a 30 day delay in the nationwide ban on firecrackers and start of new fireworks rules. Firecrackers stay on the market until mid July while a public hearing is held to decide if broader changes are needed. Trade associations cited $50 million in inventories and other objections to the regulations.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Birth rate declines faster among minorities and poor
New studies in Family Planning Perspectives show fertility in poor black Mexican American and Native American families fell more steeply than in white urban families from 1957–60 to 1967–70. Despite declines, rates for the poor remain higher, affecting future child-rearing patterns and urban demographics.
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New York
UPI
United States
Family Planning Perspectives
Planned Parenthood
Center For Family Planning Program Development
James A. Sweet
University of Wisconsin
Frederick S. Jaffe
U.S
Jaffe
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