Justices Hear Death Penalty Ban Arguments
The Supreme Court heard four cases challenging capital punishment as cruel and unusual. The outcome could affect 694 inmates on death rows across 34 states. arguments focused on the Eighth Amendment and issues of arbitrary application and racial disparity.
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Supreme Court
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Amsterdam
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Georgia
Branch
U S Pilots Fight North Vietnamese Missiles Along Laos Border
U S fighter planes clashed with North Vietnamese missiles near the Laos border, destroying one SAM site and one radar, with no American losses. The action marked a high point in air activity during the dry season as ground fighting surged in central and northern South Vietnam, and one American helicopter was shot down near Da Nang.
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Last Of Brothers Dies Founder Of Fisher Body Firm
Detroit AP Edward F Fisher died at 80 as the last surviving founder of Fisher Body Co created by six brothers including Fred and Charles. He rose to VP in charge of production and later served as a GM corporate VP and director. The firm joined General Motors in 1926 and he remained on the GM board until 1969.
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Edward F Fisher
Fisher Body Co
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General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
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Charles Fisher
Edward
General Motors
Edward Fisher
Brother Charles
Weather extremes rule across United States
The National Weather Service reported the day’s high reaching 78 degrees in Los Angeles, excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Caribou Maine posted a low of 25 degrees below zero as a frigid contrast to the warm West Coast conditions.
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Maine
Ed Steimel to Speak at Monroe Jaycees Banquet
Ed Steimel arrives by air from Baton Rouge to address the Monroe Jaycees at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Monroe Municipal Airport and Mai Kai Restaurant hosts Boss's Night banquet where the Outstanding Young Man of the Year will be announced.
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Public Affairs Research Council
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Supreme Court to Hear North Denver School Segregation Case
The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether a Denver area school district used planning and policy to segregate black and Spanish named students, raising the broader issue of school segregation in states without clear laws. Justice Byron White abstained from participation.
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Supreme Court
Denver
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Colorado
High Court
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William H Rehnquist
Air Force
Pullman
Home Financing Here Over Average in Ouachita Parish
Local incomes guide home buying with FHA and ABA norms. Families at the area’s average income of about 9700 gross could prudently buy homes up to 21300, with monthly housing costs around one fifth of income. Median home price rose 3 percent in the past decade.
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Federal Housing Administration
American Bankers Association
FHA
Soviets Expel U S Lawmaker Over Tours and Meetings
Moscow Izvestia accused seven member House subcommittee on education tour of violating Soviet hospitality. Rep. James Scheuer was expelled last week after meeting Soviet Jews seeking to emigrate. Alphonzo Bell and Earl Landgrebe faced private meetings and material distribution, prompting a public diplomatic standoff ahead of Nixon's May visit.
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Gordon Grand Olin President Dies At 54
Gordon Grand president and CEO of Olin Corp since 1965 died Sunday at 54 in Greenwich Conn from an apparent heart attack. He led tax law advocacy at the Ways and Means Committee and authored works on tax policy. He served in WWII earning Croix de Guerre and Bronze Star. He held Yale and Harvard degrees and sat on several corporate boards. Survived by widow Ruth, three sons Gordon II, Timothy, and Dianna, three daughters, and one sister.
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Warming Trend Expected Here
Northeast Louisiana will see clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with warmer temperatures. Highs in the mid 50s today, upper 30s to 60s by Tuesday as east and southeast winds shift. FAA Monroe Municipal recorded a Sunday high of 34 and a low of 22 with no precipitation.
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Chuckle Note on Housewives Dishes Lone Minutes
A lighthearted quip suggests time for a wife to escape by starting the dishes at day’s end. The joke frames chores as a harmless way to gain a few quiet minutes.
Congress Reopens Amid Election Year Tension
Congress reconvenes as Democrats seek to shape welfare reform health care and revenue sharing programs while a group campaigns for the presidential nomination. Nixon plans a State of the Union to push the administration’s three-year agenda.
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92Nd
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White House
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House
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Mike Mansfield
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
George McGovern
South Dakota
Henry M. Jackson
Vance
West Coast Docks Strikers Resume Amid Negotiations
Longshoremen resumed a strike at 24 West Coast ports after negotiators failed to reach a settlement. Pickets began at San Francisco and Los Angeles harbor areas as talks continued and the Nixon administration eyed congressional intervention to settle the walkout.
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ILWU
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Pacific Maritime Association
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
J. S. Withdraws 5,900 More GIs From Viet Duty
Saigon AP reports the U S Command cut 5 900 troops last week reducing total to 148 100 as Nixon sets 139 000 by Feb 1 ceiling. An additional 9 100 must depart in two weeks with May 1 target at 69 000. Camp Eagle turned over to South Vietnamese forces. 101st Airborne HQ heads home to Ft Campbell Kentucky.
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TV Violence Study Finds Mixed Effects on Children
A U.S. Surgeon General report says television violence may trigger aggression in some children prone to it but does not prove it harms all youngsters. The panel criticized its selection process and noted the issue is complex with effects likely limited to certain predisposed kids.
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