Weather and local notes mix in Wednesday Digest
Wednesday’s Digest reports partly cloudy weather with 30 percent rain today and 30 percent Thursday. Temperatures reach lower 90s today and mid 90s Thursday, with lows in the lower 70s and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Other items note a utilities cost claim, a two day Girl Scout meeting, a potential stadium savings, a quirky life change, a Gulf Airliner hijacking, Saigon refugees, John McEnroe’s Wimbledon milestone, and Monroe Armature’s bid for the district title.
1973 Plymouth Satellite Offered With Low Miles
Car listing describes a 1973 Plymouth Satellite with 33,000 miles, new radial tires and batteries, automatic transmission, air conditioning, and AM FM radio.
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Plymouth
Court Ends Rape Death Penalty Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that states may not impose the death penalty for rape including cases involving children. Justice White led the majority with Justices Stewart Blackmun and Stevens. Concurring opinions joined by Powell while Brennan and Marshall opposed the death penalty in all such cases. The decision remanded related Georgia cases Eberheart and Hooks for new sentences, likely life imprisonment.
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Supreme Court
States
White
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Coker
Powell
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
John Wallace Eberheart Jr
John Wesley Hooks
Georgia Supreme Court
Rebel Archbishop Lefebvre ordains priests near Econe
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre leads a contentious ordination near Econe Switzerland defying Pope Paul VI. He ordains 14 priests and consecrates 16 subdeacons as part of his resistance to modernizing reforms.
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Marcel Lefebvre
Econe
Switzerland
Paul VI
Oil Tax Plan Backed by Panel With Per Adult Rebate
A House Ways and Means Committee panel approved Carter’s oil tax and a revenue sharing rebate. Each adult would receive about $22 next year, funded from the tax, with the plan raising crude prices toward world levels and nudging gasoline and home heating oil prices higher between 1978 and 1980.
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Washington
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Market declines as economic signals weaken outlook
Stocks slip with the Dow down to 912.14 at midday as the Commerce Department reports a May drop in its index of economic indicators. The NYSE composite falls to 54.76 and the American Stock Exchange index retreats to 119.37 amid lower volume. In Washington, the House Commerce Committee tentatively approves Carter's price control plan for new natural gas by 22 to 21, signaling a shift in energy policy debates.
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New York
Commerce Department
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Carter
Commerce
Congress
Carter Signals Decision to Approve B1 Bomber Plan
President Carter indicated he has made a decision on the B1 bomber and may authorize a substantial build. Senators at a White House breakfast suggested the plan could exceed expectations, with a Thursday news conference set to reveal the final stance.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Air Force
Joseph Bu
Del
Harrison Williams
Dn.j
Jody Powell
Monroe Street Commissioner Harper Recovers After Texas Open Heart Surgery
Luther T. Harper known as Dick Harper is progressing well after an open heart operation in Texas. Friends may write to him via the Texas Medical Center, Room 8410, 6720 Berter, Houston, Texas 77030.
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Monroe Street
Luther T
Dick) Harper
Texas
Texas Medical Center
Berter
Houston
Tex
Johnson cancer operation during presidency revealed
Navy spokesman Cmdr Thomas Coldwell said surgeons removed a small skin cancer from President Lyndon B Johnsons left ankle during his term. He noted no recurrence and said most lesions between 1965 and 1969 were benign. The ankle procedure occurred in the White House.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lady Bird
White House
Reader’s Digest
Edmund Klein
New York
Klein
Navy Kesman
Lein
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Solomon Peete
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