Court Rules Indigent Defendants Cannot Be Jailed for Fines
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that sentencing debtors to jail beyond the maximum term for fines is unconstitutional when they cannot pay. Chief Justice Burger said enforcing jail time tied to pay discriminates against the poor, upholding equal protection. The case centers on Willie E Williams of Chicago who, after a petty theft conviction, was jailed longer for unpaid fines and costs.
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Supreme Court
Inuins Seldy
Warren E. Burger
High Court
Earl Warren
Burger
Illinois
Williams
Warren Court
Byron R. White
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Mark
White
Maryland
Church leader decries youth revolt as moral war
Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Americas warns that the home front youth revolt is an ideological war worse than Vietnam. He cites declining youth participation and calls for revived English liturgy while urging stepped up youth involvement and criticizing what he calls brainwashing and false philosophies.
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Iakovos
Greek Church
New York
Americas
Vietnam
Millon
Danny Harrell
Memphis, Tenn
Orthodox Youth of America
Roosevelt and Rockefeller Divorce in Juarez Mexico
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr aged 55 and Suzanne Roosevelt divorce in Juarez with uncontested decree. Anne Marie Rasmussen Rockefeller, a Norway born housemaid, splits from Steven Rockefeller, son of New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller. Roosevelt seeks later marriage. custody granted to Rockefeller wife for their three children Nancy Suzanne Laura Delano.
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Juarez
Mexico
Roosevelt
a _ Rockefeller
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Suzanne Roosevelt
Anne Marie ‘Rasmussen Rockefeller
Steven Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nancy Suzanne
Laura Delano
Rockefeller
Kennedy widow Joan Kennedy defends Ted in Chappaquiddick interview
In a Ladies' Home Journal interview Joan Kennedy says she believes Ted did what he could after Mary Jo Kopechne's drowning and that she supports him. She rejects speculation about a midnight swim, notes she worries for Ted's safety, and says she never wanted him to be president.
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New York
Ted
Joan Kennedy
M Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mary Jo
Tia
Miss Kopechne
Mrs. Kennedy
Jack
Bobby
Bob
Chicago
Color consultant links color taste to fate and childhood
Faber Birren argues in a colorful theory that liking black signals fatalism while yellow appeals to intellectuals and idealists. He adds that those who have overcome poverty or cruelty as children tend toward pink in color preferences.
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New York
Faber Birren
Probation Violator Sent To County Jail
Raymond Martin, 27, of Middletown, was sentenced to six months in Butler County jail for probation violation. He was among three men jailed by Common Pleas Judge Robert Marrs. others were sent to the Ohio Pen and Mansfield Reformatory. Martin had been on probation since May 6 for assault and battery after pleading guilty, and he reportedly failed to pay child support and to seek ordered psychiatric care.
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Raymond Martin
Jackson Lane
Middletown
Butler County
Common Pleas
Robert Marrs
Theother
Ohio Pen
Mansfield Reformatory
Martin
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