Court To Decide On Death Penalty
The Supreme Court plans to hear four capital cases at the start of its new term in October with a possible decision by winter. The docket includes challenges to capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment in cases from Georgia and California, plus two rape cases raising the same issue. Justices face major questions as debates over executions and lethal punishment intensify nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
John Henry Furman
Georgia
Earnest James Aikens Jr
California
Furman
Chatham County
William J. Micke
Micke
Kens
Ventura
Mary Eaton
Elmer Branch
Grady Stowe
Vernon
Tex
Texas
Couteni
Parole Denied for Berrigan Brothers in Danbury
The U S Board of Parole ruled Philip and Daniel Berrigan must stay at Danbury Federal Correctional Institution for at least 16 more months. Daniel must finish his three year Catonsville destruction sentence, with possible release by Nov 23 1972. Philip faces a January 1973 rehearing and could remain jailed until Sept 1976.
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Washington
U.S. Board of Parole
Brothers Berrigan
Federal
Danbury
Conn
Philip
Daniel
Catonsville
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Philp
Baltimore
George J. Reed
Reed
Missouri private schools struggle to survive
In Missouri private Catholic and other nonpublic schools face closure due to money woes after a Supreme Court ruling bars public funds. Five Catholic high schools in St. Louis, Kansas City, and nearby areas will not open this fall, with enrollments shrinking from 1,000 at McBride High School to about 145,000 private school students statewide.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
A. ‘Lutheran
U.S. Supreme Court
Msgr
Joseph O'Brien
Kansas City-St. Joseph
State
Catholic School Board
McBride High School
McBride
O’brien
Augustinian Academy For
de la Salle
McCosey High School
Hannibal
St. George
State Department of Education
O'Brien
Supreme Court
Illinois
Centertown
Missouri Supreme Court
Rue de Vallee Name Change Blocked by Los Angeles Council
Los Angeles AP report notes city council delayed action on Rudy Vallee’s bid to rename his Hollywood Hills street Rue de Vallee. Vallee blasted the postponement as stupid and vowed to refile in about a year. Carson settles early morning window washing suit at his New York cooperative for 375000.
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Rue de Vallee
Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Hollywood Hills
New York
Johnny Carson
Carson
Ahead With Airport Plan In Illinois
Edwardsville AP The chairman of the St. Louis Area Metropolitan Airport Authority warned of partisan and irrational opposition to the proposed site of the St. Louis area second major airport. The authority hired a public relations firm for 1500 dollars a month to improve messaging as Arven Saunders, the executive director, said the firm would provide better ideas to get their words across.
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Edwardsville, MI
St. Louis Area
Waterloo
Ill
Lamkin
Missouri
Illinois Waterloo site favored for second airport plan
The airport authority defends Waterloo Illinois as the preferred site amid criticism from opponents urging a Missouri option. Missouri officials discuss a special airport district with tax powers, while Illinois schedules three environmental hearings next month. Steve Kirk earns Hoy Nelson Johnston Scholarship at the University of Kansas.
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Steve Kirk
Route 5
Mexico
Hoy Nelson Johnston
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