Senate Confirms Burger as Chief Justice
The Senate approved Warren E Burger as the 15th chief justice by a 74 to 3 vote. Supporters praised his tough stance on crime while opponents cited the Fortas affair and desired closer scrutiny of the appointment. Burger, 61, succeeds Earl Warren and will join a court aimed at a more conservative direction.
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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D-Miss
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Supreme Court
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Wisconsin
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Sayer
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
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District of Columbia
John Stennis
Stennis
Senate exchange over Figueres name during Douglas dispute
In a sharp Senate clash Sen Thurmond challenged Sen Kennedy over pronouncing Figueres name while debating Justice William O. Douglas. Kennedy defended the Inter-American Center for Economic and Social Studies as anti Communist. Thurmond accused Douglas of ties to Parvin Foundation and CIA backed leftist Latin American figures.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
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Parvin Foundation
Latin America
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Dominican Republic
Jose Figueres
Costa Rica
Illegitimacy Rate High Among Cape Town Youths
Dr. Sally Woodrow, president of the National Council for Maternal and Family Welfare, reports more than one third of colored mulatto children born in South Africa are illegitimate. The rate climbs to eight out of ten among colored teenage mothers.
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South Africa
Sally Woodrow
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Jury Deliberates Fate in Algiers Motel Murder Trial
In Mason Michigan an all white jury begins deliberations in the murder trial of Ronald August the 30 year old suspended police officer accused in the 1967 Algiers Motel Killing of Aubrey Pollard 19 during Detroit riot unrest. Judge William Beer instructs verdicts limited to first degree murder or acquittal.
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Algiers
Detroit
William Beer
Michigan
Beer
Ronald August
Aubrey Pollard
Pollard
August
Avery Weiswasser
Wayne County
Weiswasser
Tricia Nixon to Attend Prince Charles Investiture in Britain
Tricia Nixon, 23, will travel with her parents to Great Britain June 28 to July 5 and attend the investiture of Prince Charles at Caernarvon Castle on July 1. She will stay with U S Ambassador Walter Annenberg and attend Wimbledon and a Fourth of July embassy garden party. Charles will be invested as Prince of Wales at age 20 in November.
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UPI
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Prince Charles
Tricia
Pacific
Great Britain
U.S
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St. James
Caernarvon Castle
Charles
Prince of Wales
Solons Debate Prospects of Further Vietnam Troop Cuts
Washington lawmakers from both parties push for deeper U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam. Senate hawks and doves alike call Nixon 25,000‑troop pullout just the start, with leaders urging more reductions depending on Hanoi’s responses and Saigon’s readiness.
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Vietnam
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R-Ky
John Sparkman
D-Ala
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Sparkman
Alabama
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Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
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Dmass
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
GOP mayor candidate seeks big turnout in Minneapolis race
Republican Dan Cohen, runner up to Charles Stenvig in the nonpartisan primary, urges large voter turnout as Minneapolis elects a mayor. Stenvig, 41, a police veteran, led the primary with about 8,000 votes ahead of Cohen after 30 percent turnout. Stenvig promises strong, fair law enforcement. Cohen pledges firm enforcement. Nixon endorsed Cohen, while local Democrats give cautious support. Mayor Naftalin stays neutral. Gerad Hegstrom, the Democratic candidate, finished third. Stenvig defended arming at home after a bomb threat. Cohen labeled him goofy for such comments.
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Minneapolis. Minn
Dan Cohen
Charles Stenvig
Minneapolis
Law and Order
Stenvig
Minneapolis Officers’ Federation
Cohen
Nixon
Arthur Naftalin
Gerard Hegstrom
Goofy
Harvard Expels and Budgets Disciplinary Actions Over Building Takeover
A faculty student committee disciplined 36 students for the April 9 seizure of University Hall at Harvard. Another 99 warned about probation or ouster for further breaches. 13 more faced suspensions and six were to graduate this week. SDS denounced punishments amid class day plans and protests.
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Harvard
University Hall
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Students For A Democratic Society
Stanley Hoffman
SDS
Memorial Church
Nathan M. Pusey
Radcliffe
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
TV show emcee helps place hard to adopt children
Hollywood AP report on KTTV host Ben Hunter using a 15 minute weekly segment to recruit families for 110 hard to place children in Los Angeles County Adoptions. The piece notes the method draws 40 to 60 more applications, highlights racial and disability considerations, and cites staff opinions on ethics and outcomes.
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Ben Hunter
Los Angeles County Department of Adoptions
Hunter
KTTV
Department of Adoptions
Nancy
Walter Heath
Garth
Heath
Wage price controls face broad business and labor opposition
Washington reports show both organized labor and a large majority of industrial leaders oppose wage price controls to curb inflation. AFL-CIO backs optional government action only in emergency, while AFI-CIO and Chamber of Commerce remain adamantly against controls.
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UPI
Chamber of Commerce
Arch N. Booth
Chamber
Afi-Cio
Booth
Labor Federation
Firelight at Monroe Bell Building Produces Light Damage
A small blaze in the South Central Bell Telephone building at 301 Catalpa Monroe Monday afternoon was traced to faulty spot welding. Three Monroe fire units responded at 6 04 under District Chief C A Roddy, with one unit later released. The two by four beam ignited the wall on the upper story causing light damage.
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Monroe
C. A. Roddy
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