Court Studies Effect Of Smut On Children
The Supreme Court weighs whether smut’s impact on children should shape obscenity definitions when the case does not involve minors. Pinkus challenges a four-year prison term and $5,500 fine after mailing explicit material to adults in six states. The court also agreed to review Alaska job preference laws and reverse-discrimination issues in education and media.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Pinkus
Sth
U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Rosslyn News. Co
Kamera
Alaska
Idaho
High Court
State Board delays hiring consultants for office buildings
Jefferson City AP The Missouri Board of Public Buildings postponed two decision dates on hiring a financial consultant to oversee 21 million dollars in revenue bonds for three state office complexes and on hiring a land-acquisition attorney. The delay follows Lt. Gov. Phelps and Atty. Gen. Ashcroft requesting broader firm offers and qualifications review. Stephen Bradford urged John Fogarty of Shearson Hayden and Stone as lead consultant, noting prior Missouri bond experience and a roughly 175000 dollar fee. The attorney search favors Klutho Cody and Kilo for land acquisition, while Armstrong Teasdale Kramer Vaughan remains the incumbent choice cited by Ashcroft.
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Jefferson City, Mo
State Board of Public Buildings
William Phelps
Joseph Teasdale
Atty
John Ashcroft
Stephen Bradford
John Fogarty
Shearson, Hayden and Stone
Kansas City
Wainwright
Mid-Town
St. Louis
Bradford
Fogarty
Landers
Klutho, Cody & Kilo Inc
Ashcroft
Armstrong, Teasdale
Kramer, Vaughan
Excessive Violence Charged Against Sedalia Policemen
Two men charged after a Sedalia discotheque altercation faced arraignment amid claims police used unnecessary force. William Futscher and Rodney Bowlin, both 23, were charged with assaulting an officer. Futscher also faces a concealed weapon count. Bond set at 7000 and 3500 respectively. Witness statements and police reports were contested by attorney Craig Cassing, while Police Chief Miller defended the actions. Preliminary details say officers asked revelers to move from the street, then their car was pelted with beer and bottles as the group resisted.
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Sedalia
Pettis Court
William A. Futscher
Rodney LeRoy Bowlin
Jural Sedalia
Futscher
Bowlin
Craig Cassing
William EB. Miller
Mark Kempton
Kempton
Cassing
Mitchell Urges Getting Away From It All
MITCHELL urges breaks from routine in an interview noting his moonwalk experience on Apollo 14. He describes space as revealing humanitys limits and Earths smallness, advocating trips to gain perspective and meaning in life.
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Chicago
Edgar D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Earth
Beef Prices Rise In Missouri Market Basket Survey
AP report shows mixed moves in the Missouri Farm Bureau weekly market basket. Beef cuts led gains with T bone up to 2.18 per lb, rib and round steaks up, while sirloin and blade roast eased. Pork, eggs, bread, produce, and dairy showed small changes across varieties and sizes.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Farm Bureau
Missouri foresees record coal despite UMW strike
Missouri officials estimate 6.75 million tons of coal may be mined this year despite a Dec 6 strike by United Mine Workers. Production rose from 6.16 million tons last year to higher totals in recent years. 1,441 miners work in Missouri, with stockpiling underway as talks stall and utilities begin feeling the impact.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
United Mine Workers
Donald Davis
State
Davis
UMW
Arnold Miller
William Marbaker
Mining Industry Council of Missouri
Editor Ready To Go To Jail In Source Case
Lewiston editor Jay Shelledy says he is prepared to go to jail after the Supreme Court refused to review his contempt conviction for defying a court order to reveal a confidential news source. The 30 day sentence stands, upholding the Idaho court ruling in a civil libel case.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Jay Shelledy
U.S. Supreme Court
Shelledy
Lewiston Morning Tribune
Cage
Supreme Court
Idaho 2Nd District Court
State Supreme Court
Reed Clements
The
Tribune Publishing Co
Scattered Walkouts Mark Greyhound Labor Action
A national strike vote is called by the Amalgamated Transit Union for 13,000 Greyhound drivers, mechanics and other employees after talks failed. Reports of scattered walkouts emerge in Cleveland Charleston Pittsburgh Virginia and North Carolina with depots using recording messages about a temporary work stoppage. Owen Jones, head of the Greyhound Council, calls the offer insulting and says talks were halted after the union disbanded its bargaining team. Union members nationwide to vote by mail for strike authorization.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Greyhound Bus Company
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
Cleveland
Charleston
W.va
Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Virginia
North Carolina
Owen Jones
Greyhound Council
Jones
ATU
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William Pinkus
Lawrence Drug
Logan
Rexall
Atten
Mexico
Mexico, Mc
Kinkead Pharmacy
Centralia
Niles, Ill
Auto Glass Specialists
Gamble Paint & Glass
Mexico Area
Clinton
Kan ‘Tad
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