Supreme Court weighs death penalty limits in capital cases
The justices hear government and state challenges to capital punishment with 527 inmates on death rows at stake. UPI reports Solicitor General Bork urges the penalty as a traditional sanction, while opponents argue excessive prosecutorial discretion violates the Eighth Amendment.
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UPI
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Stanford University Law School
John Hill
Amsterdam
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Callaghan Favored in Britain for Prime Minister
James Callaghan the foreign secretary led Labour MPs in the second ballot with 141 votes, short of the 158 needed. If he wins the final ballot, he would become Britain's prime minister, replacing Harold Wilson and meeting Queen Elizabeth II.
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UPI
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Sunny Jimmy Look
London Evening Standard
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Defense budget moves through House and Senate committees
House and Senate budget committees approve most of President Ford's 1977 defense request near the full amount, rejecting deep cuts. The House panel sets 112 billion while the Senate backs 113 billion. Both emphasize restrained pay rises and efficiency, arguing rising Soviet power necessitates defense funding.
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Vietnam
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Rabin government survives Communist no confidence push
In Jerusalem the Knesset defeated a Communist motion to oust Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin over the general strike and Arab fatalities. Meir Wilner accused Rabin of a premeditated anti Arab program while Rabin blamed Communists for inciting riots and harming Jewish Arab ties. Rabin attended the debate as the four Communist MPs faced a likely broad rejection.
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UPI
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Meir Wilner
Communist Party
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Tewfik Tubi
Ford forms task force to probe foreign payoffs
President Ford created a Cabinet level task force led by Commerce Secretary Elliot L Richardson to study foreign payoffs by American firms and report by December 31. The group will examine international implications, policy effects, and potential antitrust concerns without enforcement duties.
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Elliot L. Richardson
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