Supreme Court Term Sees Conservatives Dominate Rulings
The Supreme Court issued 176 decisions in a nine month term, continuing a conservative tilt under Chief Justice Burger with Justices Rehnquist Powell and Stevens shaping key criminal and rights cases. Nixon tapes ruling, limits on abortion and pregnancy benefits marked notable decisions amid a mostly conservative majority.
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Bicentennial Plus One Celebrated Low Key
The Fourth of July 1977 returned to normalcy with light spirit and large fireworks. Billy Carter joined events in Lexington Tennessee while air displays and parades filled cities from New York to Muscle Shoals. Incidents ranged from a nine hour hostage bus siege in New York to clashes between Ku Klux Klan rally attendees and counter-protesters in Columbus Ohio.
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Violence Erupts At Columbus Klan Rally On Statehouse Steps
About 100 demonstrators clashed with Ku Klux Klan members as eggs, flagstaffs, and fists flew on the Statehouse steps in Columbus. Klan Imperial Wizard Dale Reusch, 38, vowed to return in September after being knocked to the ground and injured. Police restored order. a cameraman was slightly hurt and Reusch was cut in the face.
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Bears in Clover Not At Roadside West Glacier Park
In Glacier National Park bears thrive where clover covers a two mile roadside stretch from Apgar area to Camus Ranger Station, a shift from roadside bear control now called “bear alley.” Park Service planted clover to revegetate the highway as chief ranger Charles Sigler notes the initial mistake of feeding bears.
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No Beer, But Billy Was There at Pole-Climbing Contest
No beer was on hand but Billy Carter attended Lexington Tennessee on the 201st birthday. He kissed women, signed autographs, and presented the top prize at the World Champion Pole-Climbing Contest. Carter appeared in good spirits with his teen daughter Kim, posing for photos and playing in a Pratt Park softball game.
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Billy Carter
Lexington
Kim
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Wisconsin workers walk picket lines in first state strike
Madison and Milwaukee ship out in a broad walkout as most offices stay open. Prison guards join the action and a push for higher pay and cost of living protections fuels negotiations with Gov. Lucey planning an injunction to restore operations at centers for the mentally disabled.
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Vatican Urges Help For Catholic School Funding
The Vatican urged bishops to seek government funds to support parochial schools, arguing Catholic education counters secularism and safeguards religious freedom. A 10 000 word document urged maintaining high standards, condemned elitism, and called for clergy to keep teaching roles while governments may provide financial and legal parity with state schools.
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Eddie Fisher Returns for One Night Stand at Grossinger’s
Eddie Fisher, the 1950s “Golden Throat,” opens a comeback with a one night stand at Grossinger’s in the Catskills. He calls Sunday’s show a rebirth and hints at a countrywide tour and a new Vegas act projected for October amid past wife debts and amphetamine battles.
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Skokie melee: Nazis, 40 to 1 outnumbered by Jews
In Skokie Illinois independence day clash Nazis barred by court order were outmanned forty to one by militant Jews. Three village ordinances blocked a National Socialist Congress demonstration at Village Hall while JDL leaders warned the threat could spread. Rabbi Meir Kahane and Ralph Locher urged action as a legal battle over Nazi rights continued.
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