Court bans death penalty for rape in historic ruling
The U S Supreme Court ruled 7 2 that the death penalty may not be imposed for the crime of rape, striking down Coker v Georgia and signaling the penalty may be unconstitutional for crimes not resulting in murder. The decision affects six inmates on death rows but could reshape capital punishment in the United States.
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Supreme Court
Georgia
Ehrlich Anthony Coker
United States
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Women
Women Against
Illinois
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Burger
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Coker
White
David E. Kendall
New York City
Kendall
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
High Court
Wavcross
Florida
John Wallace Eberheart
John Wesley Hooks
Adel
Milwaukee
Omaha
Albert G. Schatz
7Th US Circuit Court of Appeals
Natural Gas Price Controls Win Test in House Panel
The House Commerce Committee approved Carter's plan to regulate prices on new natural gas 22 to 21 with Krueger's deregulation proposal losing. Supporters warn deregulation raises consumer bills while opponents worry about supply, while the White House says the battle is far from over and the issue will likely reach the floor of both houses.
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House
Carter
House Commerce Committee
Bob Krueger
D-Tex
Krueger
Commerce
Texas
Clarence Brown
Ohio
White House
Congressiana
Cutter
Senate
Storms Diminish Across South Plains and New England
Weather update notes temperatures in lower 90s with a high of 91 in New England and main storm activity shifting east ahead of a cold front. Tornado was reported in Wilbraham Massachusetts with warnings in western parts of the state while watches covered Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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New England
Wilbraham
Mass
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Appalachians
Arkansas
Gulf Coast States
Arizona
Rockies
Montana
New Mexico
Carter to Announce Bomb Bomber Decision Today
President Carter will reveal his decision on the B1 bomber program in a 9 a.m. CDT news conference after meeting with Defense Secretary Harold Brown. Options include canceling the program or producing all 240 bombers at an estimated cost of 24.8 billion dollars, with lawmakers split over funding.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Defense
Harold Brown
Jody Powell
Powell
Congress
Air Force
Joseph Addabbo
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Congress Hikes Salaries Amid Ethics Clamp and Debate
The House backed a salary increase with a new ethics code on outside income. Backers said adjusting for cost of living since 1969 would push pay above 70 000, or 77 500 with media wage parity. Opponent Rep Armstrong argued the pre raise 44 600 salary is far above national averages and urged a cutback.
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Congress
William L. Armstrong
Girl Scout Abduction Suspect Sought Near Osprey Park
A missing Girl Scout prompted a park search near Osprey Florida as deputies and rangers manned a command post about a half mile from the abduction site. The park near Sarasota was closed and roadblocks set on US 41 as investigators trace a suspect linked to an outside case.
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Ward
Osprey
Sarasota
U.S. 41
James Burke
Sarasota County
Jim Hardcastle
Oklahoma
Richard Grosse
Carol
Venice
County faces budget strain as expenses rise and revenues lag
County officials warn 1978 could require a property tax hike via higher assessment ratios. Last year’s requests reached 59 million with 55 million income, leaving about 400 thousand short. This year the gap is 300 thousand amid locked in costs and new unemployment and salary expenses. The county relies on cash reserves and unbudgeted funds to balance, with 1.5 million still in reserve.
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Gallimore
Brazel
Brazell
Royal
Nuclear Damp Fears Aired At Briefing On Waste
During a briefing on long term storage of nuclear waste officials warned studies are in early stages with site selection not until 1978 to 1979. Geophysicist Donald Acrey warned water movement in salt beds could dissolve formations. UT Austin geology official said a repository would sit under the Ogallala aquifer far below the surface. ERDA aims for two sites by the mid 1980s and four by the 1990s with civilian plant waste not military. A Carlsbad NM military dump and a gas cooled breeder reactor in the Panhandle were also discussed.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Donald Acrey
West Texas
ERDA
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas At Austin
Ogallala
Panhandle South
Southwestern Public Servce Co
Panhandle
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Price Freedom
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Tea
Thomas PC Ned
D Mass
Girl Scout
Charlotte Grosse
Oscar Scherer
Shara Fredenburg
John Fredenburg
Rt. 9
Lubbock
27Th St
Milton Adams
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