Taft backs age limit for court and Congress in reform push
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. urged a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices and members of Congress at an Akron speech. He criticized the court and Congress after Carswell’s nomination rejection. Democratic candidate John H. Glenn called to end congressional seniority, proposing age-based chair turnover for efficiency. Governor race notes covered Gilligan’s Crime plan and Lukens’ ecological bill push. Edwin Lawton urged letters to Florida Governor Kirk supporting his stance on forced school busing.
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Robert Taft Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Taft
Senate
Akron
Court
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
John H. Glenn
Youngstown
Glenn
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Cleveland
Donald E. Lukens
National College of Ecological and Environmental Studies
National Science Foundation
American Independent Party
Edwin Lawton
Springfield
Ohio Penitentiary Population Drops Below Two Thousand
Columbus Ohio AP says the Ohio Penitentiary inmate population fell to a record low 1980 the first time under 2000 in 50 years State Corrections Chief Maury C Koblentz credits new and expanded facilities at Lebanon Chillicothe and Mansfield with enabling the reduction.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Maury C. Koblentz
Lebanon
Chillicothe
Mansfield
Sailor's Trial Mirrors Billy Mitchell Case in Pentagon Draft
Seaman Apprentice Priest faces court martial for publishing The Servicemen's Newsletter critical of officials while at the Pentagon. Navy bars desertion and sedition charges as a test of military discipline and free speech, likened to Billy Mitchell’s controversial 1917-18 case. Priest's lawyer calls it a classic First Amendment dispute.
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Don McLeod Washington
Billy Mitchell
Navy
Roger Priest
Pentagon. Co
Priest
Houston
Pentagon
Melvin Laird
Laird
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rein
George P. Koch
Washington Naval District
David Rein
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Koch
Army
Mitchell
Art Institute Pays 25 For One Million Bottle Caps
Kansas City Art Institute buys one million bottle caps from Overland Park third graders for 25 dollars to explore pop art use. The caps were collected over five months and will be donated to the American Cancer Society after the disposal of the 99 boxes. Cloture note explains ending debate by majority vote.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Art Institute
Overland Park
Kan
Art Institute
American Cancer Society
Dad Kills Driver Of Death Car
Beverly Hills, AP. Eugene Friedman shot and killed truck driver Lou Watts outside the Municipal Court after holding him responsible for his son Ethan’s death in a bicycle accident last September. Watts faced a revoked license probe. a police officer was wounded by a stray bullet. Friedman was booked on murder charges.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Eugene Friedman
Lou T. Watts
Municipal Court
Friedman
Los Angeles County Real Estate Management Department
Watts
Ethan
Rotary group pledges $300 for Iloilo hospital project
The Middletown Rotary Club planned a noon meeting donation of 300 dollars toward a Philippine Island hospital program. Curtis Reynolds district governor would accept the funds. The total district contribution would reach 6000 dollars for the Iloilo Rotary Club hospital project.
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Middletown
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