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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
3
Attorneys for 13 American and British mercenaries condemned to death or long terms met clients for the first time since sentencing and launched mercy appeals. Four men including Daniel Gearhart faced death by firing squad.
Sacramento reports 15 November ballot propositions including Prop 13 legalizing Greyhound dog racing and Prop 14 governing farm labor reforms led by Cesar Chavez. Other measures authorize up to 900 million in state bonds for housing and parks, and tweaks to university bidding rules and local taxation.
The Supreme Court in Pasadena rejected using white flight to justify annual adjustments to school attendance zones. Justices ruled that once a court-ordered desegregation plan takes effect, departures of white students do not permit revising the plan unless the order prompted the changes. The ruling means white students should not be bused to restore a fixed black‑white ratio. NAACP general director Nathaniel Jones commented on the decision.
Harold Bronson a Marine drill instructor was acquitted of all charges in the death of Pvt Lynn McClure fatally beaten during pugil sticks training. The panel of five officers and three enlisted members deliberated about three hours and a half. Bronson testified he acted within orders and felt faint upon verdict. Read more on court actions and related civil rights rulings in the same docket.
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