Court Rejects Appeal On Prayer
The Supreme Court refused to hear a New Jersey school board bid to resume daily prayer readings at Netcong High School. The vote fell short by two, with dissenters urging a hearing. The decision follows 1962 and 1963 prohibitions on official school prayer and upholds earlier rulings that such programs violate the First Amendment.
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Supreme Court
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Rhode Island
Lackawanna
N.Y
Kennedy Park Homes
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Buffalo
Supreme Court voids ruling on draft law for Catholics
The Supreme Court set aside a federal judge Alphonso Zirpoli decision that the draft law violates Roman Catholic conscience in Vietnam era service. It ordered reconsideration and stated conscientious objectors cannot choose which wars to refuse, while noting Justice Douglas dissented. McFadden had been indicted for refusing Army induction on religious grounds.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Dist
Alphonso J. Zirpoli
San Francisco
William O. Douglas
High Court
Zirpoli
James Francis McFadden
McFadden
Nixon silent on speed of Calley life sentence review
AP dispatch notes aides say President Nixon has not moved to speed the review of Lt. William Calley Jr.’s life sentence for the My Lai killings. The file covers Vietnam withdrawal signals, Proxmire’s bombing study commission proposal, and regional upheavals from Saigon to Chile.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Washington
William Proxmire
U.S
Indochina
331 Scouts Attend Camporee in Little Dixie District
Boy Scouts from 18 troops in nine towns gathered at Vandalian reservoir for a weekend spring camporee. Charles H. Shaffer said 331 scouts checked in Friday night and competed Saturday in fire building, signaling, first aid, knot tying, and other skills. Troop 58 Mexico won first, Troop 57 Mexico second, tied for third were Troops 38 Mexico and 53 and 50 Fulton.
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Vandalian
Charles H. Shaffer
Vandalia
Troop 58
Mexico
Troop
Fulton
Shaffer
Farber
Centralia
Middletown
Wellsville
Auxvasse
New Bloomfield
David Black Wins Pinewood Derby For Troop 57
David Black wins the Pinewood Derby for Cub Pack 57 with 61 bays entering. Curtis Little finishes second and Larry Young third as trophies are awarded by Charles Vanlandingham. The event honors Wolf Bear and Webelos badges along with arrows, pins, and various merit recognitions to numerous scouts.
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Mark van Tress
Phillip Moss
Steve Campbell
George Pryor
Clay Smith
Seth Wortman
Greg Keith
Mark Smith
Eldon Benus
Darren Donaldson
Matt Lukacs
Webelos
Brian Smith
Tim Jones
David Schade
Jerry Bell
Charles Crews
Alan Kimbel
Gary Vanlandingham
Kevin Cash
Tony Hodgson
Mark Peak
Donnie Griggs
Sam Bevell
Glen Davidson
Mark Prater
Quack personalized plate spotted on San Francisco physician
A San Francisco physician shows off a new personalized license plate reading QUACK on his car, highlighting a lighthearted trend in specialty plates. The plate emphasizes the doctor’s playful nod to his profession and local car culture.
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San Francisco
QUACK
Jackson Day 1972 Should Be Livelier
Jefferson City AP reports Jackson Day 1971 ended quietly with 1,200 attendees, a sparse closing banquet at the mosque, and limited candidate talk from Gov. Warren E Hearnes. Dems look to energize the 21-35 age group and question passage of two proposals before the General Assembly for 1972 voting.
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Andy Dalton
Springfield
Warren E. Hearnes
Hearnes
Democratic Party
Missouri
General Assembly
Jackson
Festival At Desert Town Draws Youth Mass Campout
Independence California AP report describes 500 plus people converging on Ballarat Inyo County for a free Easter religious festival. Promoter Rudy Zamora predicted up to three million attendees while officials warned of extreme heat and lack of medical facilities. Ballarat sits in Panamint Valley 60 miles south of Independence with minimal services.
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Calif
Inyo County Sheriff's Office
Ballarat
Panamint Valley
Los Angeles
Death Valley
Rudy Zamora
Hollywood
Zamora
Death Valley National Monument
James Randolph
Randolph
Vivian Kellems Faces New IRS Tax Challenge
Vivian Kellems, 75, of Haddam Connecticut, fights a 25 year IRS battle as TRS Commissioner Randolph W. Thrower says the signed 1970 income tax return she filed is not a valid tax return and will be investigated.
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Washington
Vivien Kellems
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
Randolph W. Thrower
Haddam
Uncle Sam Pays Motel Bill After Eight Months Late
Washington AP reports the government paid a $360 motel bill in Taos New Mexico for a White House emissary party eight months late The delegation included Spiro T Agnews daughter Kim and Leonard Garment Agnew chaired the National Council on Indian Opportunity The stay at Kachina Lodge occurred last July during a Pueblo Indian ceremony with a ceremonial cane presented and a dance in a mini skirt to mark tribal land restoration efforts
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Washington
New Mexico
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Robert Robertson
National Council On Indian Opportunity
Agnew
Kim Agnew
Leonard Garment
Taos
N.M
Nixon
Blue Lake
South Viet Forces Leave Behind Thousands of Shells
In Quang Tri and surrounding areas South Vietnamese units retreating from Laos reportedly left thousands of 105mm and 155mm shells, mortars and small arms ammo at bases in northwest South Vietnam. U S officers called the neglect a disgrace and orders to collect the ammunition were issued.
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Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Quang Tri
50 Foot Candle Lights Mother's Day in Scappoose
Oregon Governor Tom McCall, a tall figure at 6 foot 6 inches, is expected to light a 50 foot high candle for Mother's Day in Scappoose. The candle, 18 feet in diameter and weighing about 45,000 pounds when finished in mid April, is the project of Darrel Borch, who runs a candle factory from a converted dairy barn. How McCall will light the candle on May 9 remains undecided.
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Ore
Oregon
Tom McCall
Columbia County
Darrel Borch
McCall
Yippie Meet Ends With Riot in Madison
A Youth International Party conference in Madison ended with a six hour street riot on Mifflin Street. About 1,200 demonstrators clashed with riot police, 20 arrests made, several injuries including officers, and 200+ police deployed to manage the event.
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Madison
Wis
Mifflin Street
Youth International Party
New Nation
William Dyke
Washington
Gibbons Weighs Run For Teamsters Presidency
St Louis AP Harold J Gibbons international vice president says he is undecided about seeking the Teamsters presidency. He is reevaluating after last week’s parole setback for Hoffa and has no stated plan for the Miami Beach election in July. Gibbons, former Hoff a aide, is president of Joint Council 13 and secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 688 in St Louis.
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Gibbons
Hoffa
Frank Fitzsimmons
Washington
Joint Council 13
Teamsters Local 688
St. Louis
Names May Be All That Subsidy List Publishes
Washington AP Agriculture Department officials weigh how to disclose recipients of 3.7 billion dollars in farm subsidy payments. Some lawmakers want only names shown for 5,000 plus earners, while ASCS urges listing state county and postal address as in the past. A final decision may come in May after broader congressional requests and internal deliberations.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
Senate Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee
USDA
Spessard Holland
D-Fla
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
Congress
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
McGee
Farm subsidies and payment limits noted in farm program
The text discusses congressional access to names and addresses likely leading to publication in the Congressional Record. It notes large farm subsidies above $1 million and a new law capping payments at $55,000 per crop for cotton, wheat, or feed grains, signaling a shift in farm program rules.
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McGee
Congress
Department
Congressional Record
Hijacker Is Just A Drunk On Atlantic Flight
An American man on a Pan American Boeing 707 from Boston to London claimed a gun and caused fear of a hijack. Security marshals found both men unarmed. airline and police said drunk actions prompted the scare. They were questioned in London and released with no charges after landing.
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Boston
Pan American
Rev Collins To Speak At St. Paul Lenten Service
The seventh and final special Lenten service will be held at St. Paul Church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday with Rev. Robert R. Collins of First Presbyterian Church delivering the sermon. Rev. C A Trotter will introduce the guest, and the service will include meditation, linking words, and fellowship. Open to the public.
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St. Paul
Robert. R. Collins
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Trotter
Cancelled Kansas City Philharmonic Spring Concerts
The Kansas City Philharmonic Association cannot meet payroll and has canceled its seven remaining spring concerts.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Philharmonic Association
McNeely Dies at 75 in Macon Democrat Leader
F. B. McNeely, a Macon businessman, former county assessor, and active Democrat, died Saturday at age 75. He was known for political involvement and local civic work.
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F. B. McNeely
Macon
B. McNeely
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