Supreme Court May Allow Parental Voice in Teen Abortions
The court split 5 to 4 to strike down a Missouri parental consent rule for unmarried teens under 18 and 6 to 3 to nullify a spousal consent provision. It signaled a Massachusetts law with court override for parental veto might survive. Missouri delegates for Ellen McCormack react, urging a pro life plank as activism heightens.
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Supreme Court
Missouri
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Harry A. Blackmun
Jefferson City
D. Brook Bartlett
National Abortion Reform Action League
Promife
Ellen McCormack
U. S. Supreme Court
Henry Schall
High Court
Schall
McCormack
James Egan
St. Louis
Egan
Jack Keane
Jackie Coogan Sues Palm Springs Hospital for Privacy
Actor Jackie Coogan sues a Palm Springs hospital for 1 million dollars claiming the facility invaded his privacy by releasing personal details about a March fainting spell. The suit targets the hospital and seeks damages for the alleged disclosure.
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Jackie Coogan
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Swine Flu Immunization Plan May Flop
Washington AP President Ford's plan to immunize all Americans against swine flu faces collapse as drug makers refuse to supply vaccine without legal protection from patient lawsuits. A House subcommittee refused to advance a shielding measure, risking an impasse with Merrell Laboratories halting production. Government seeks contract, manufacturers seek indemnity before continuing tests for adults and children.
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Washington
Ford
House Health
Merrell National Laboratories
Theodore Cooper
Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Paul G. Rogers
Dfla
King Juan Carlos ousts Arias Navarro in push for reforms
Madrid AP report says King Juan Carlos dismissed Premier Carlos Arias Navarro amid unrest from right and left. Lt. Gen. Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, Ceuta commander and army favorite, emerges as likely replacement from three nominees chosen by the Council of the Realm.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Carlos Arias Navarro
Francisco Franco
Arias Navarro
Manuel Gutierrez Mellado
Ceuta
North
Africa
Council of the Realm
Franco
State Revenue View Brighter Amid Tax Exemption Threat
AP reports the state’s economy is improving with tax receipts up 11.2 percent, totaling 1.14 billion for the budget year. Treasurer James Spainhower says growth rests on prudent spending and voters rejecting a broad tax exemption proposal for food and drugs, amid prior withholdings and restored funding to schools and projects.
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Jefferson City
James Spainhower
Spainhower
Christopher S. Bond
Bond
Death Race video game draws mixed reactions at bars
Seattle report details Exidy’s Death Race, a 99 second computer game costing 2 cents where players steer to crush skeletal figures resembling pedestrians. Players earn points for each figure run down and receive ratings from skeleton chaser to expert driver. Exidy marketer Paul Jacobs defends the game as a mind pricking humor, noting its popularity and nationwide distribution as an offshoot of Destruction Derby.
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Seattle
Paul Jacobs
Exidy
Palo Alto, Calif
Jacobs
Twisted arcade game sparks debate over violence
A Seattle arcade owner defends a new game featuring a graveyard effect and shrieking sounds as drivers crash cars into pedestrians. Critics warn the concept fuels morbidity, noting psychologists fear the appeal lies in violent preoccupation while the public is split on its acceptability.
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Jacobs
BI Rubbon
Seattle Center
Rubbon
Army Patrols Peru Capital Under Curfew
Army patrolled downtown Lima with armored cars and jeeps to enforce a curfew after price rise protests. A state of emergency suspended civilian rule in parts of the country as demonstrations over bus, gas, and utility price hikes turned violent.
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Lima
Peru
Civil Guard
Miraflores
Francisco Morales Bermudez
Dead man returns in Miami twist of mistaken identity
Sixty two year old Alex Monroe is alive in Miami months after his supposed funeral. Police say another man with the same name, age and scar was buried. Monroes relatives had mourned, a burial loan was paid, and the living Monroe denied death when alerted by a friend. The undertaker refuses a refund.
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Miami
Alex Monroe
Monroe
Mamie Higgs
North Carolina
Richard Bohan
Bohan
Nassau
Funeral Home
Chicago Cancels International Live Stock Exposition
The 76 year old International Live Stock Exposition planned for this fall is canceled due to inadequate funding and falling public interest. Chicago officials cited budget constraints and waning support for the long running event.
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Chicago
Shriners Parade in KC Marks Bicentennial Celebration
Kansas City braces for a July 5 parade by 60 000 Shriners in red fezzes to commemorate a Bicentennial style event. The Imperial Council meets for its 102nd session with about 900 voting delegates from 80 Shrine Temples across North America while others enjoy a week of costumes, bands, parades, and pageantry.
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Kansas City
Imperial Council of the Shrine of North America
Canada
Mexico
United States
Three Senators Top Carter's List For VP
Carter likely picks a middle of the road senator for vice president. Leading candidates include Frank Church Walter Mondale and John Glenn, with Henry Jackson Edmund Muskie and Adlai Stevenson also considered as options. Carter plans to narrow to two or three names this weekend and consult final contenders next week.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Idaho
Frank Church
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
John Glenn
Ohio
Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Georgia
Henry M. Jackson
Edmund 5. Muskie
Maine
Adlai &. Stevenson
Illinois
Kirbo
Pecaphay
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