States Restore Death Penalty Across Multiple Legislatures
An Associated Press survey shows about a dozen states reinstating capital punishment with measures under consideration in about 15 more. Florida, Montana, Nebraska, Georgia, Connecticut, Nevada, Arkansas, Wyoming, Ohio and Utah enacted penalties for certain crimes, with Arkansas and Tennessee awaiting governors. The Supreme Court’s ruling last July opened the path for reinstatement if applied uniformly.
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Montana
Nebraska
Georgia
Connecticut
Nevada
Arkansas
Wyoming
Ohio
Utah
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Texas
Miller rejects Balmoral Park sale offer in Illinois
William S. Miller former Illinois Racing Board chairman turned down a 6 million dollar bid for Balmoral Park at Crete Illinois and seeks 10 million in Wall Street Journal ads. Miller stockholders prefer an outright sale while the board orders divestment before Friday meeting at East Moline to decide on racing dates for Balmoral associations.
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Crete
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Florida
Oregon
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Sportsman's Park
Illinois hitchhikers charged with abducting Wisconsin driver
Two Illinois men, Thomas F. Bartels and James A. Drennan, both from Franklin Park, were arraigned in Waushara County Court on kidnapping charges. Sheriff Virgil Batterman said David Parks, 23, was abducted after refusing to drive to Rockford. Parks was struck with a pistol, car halted for a service stop, and the suspects fled. Parks was not seriously hurt.
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Waushara
Virgil Batterman
David Parks
Vilas County
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Parks
Plainfield
Bartels
Drennan
Illinois House passes anti abortionist protection bill
The Illinois House approved a bill shielding doctors and nurses who refuse abortion from discrimination, with damages starting at 2000 dollars. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Edmund Kucharski, moves to the Senate amid other passes including mental health, insurance coverage, and a Pulaski Day holiday.
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Chicago
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Harold Katz
Dglencoe
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Historical Library
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Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Downstate
Nixon faces funds cutoff amid Cambodia bombing debate
Rep. Paul Findley urged President Nixon to seek limited bombing authorization or risk Congress cutting funds. He said the House may amend the 1973 supplemental appropriations bill to strike bombing funds unless Congress approves the action, arguing a need for a lawful war powers process.
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Paul Findley
R-Ill
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Cambodia
Congress
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House
William
Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Amoco limits gasoline sales on Illinois Tollway
Amoco will cap gasoline and diesel sales on six Tollway service cases effective Wednesday. Gasoline is limited to 10 gallons per passenger car and diesel to 35 gallons per truck as part of a nationwide allocation program to prevent runouts this summer.
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Chicago
American Oil Co
Amoco
Harry Rinkema
Central Region
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Price Theories and Processed Foods in New York Area
Observers question the belief that higher costs come from more processed foods. In New York and northeastern New Jersey, processed food prices rise less than raw products, suggesting time and skill costs in home cooking may not fully drive price increases. The article cites government data on a 10 pound bag of potatoes.
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New Jersey
Washington
McGraw Hill Economics Department of
Basic Industries
UW student and fellow lab subject earns as guinea pig
University of Washington senior David Cargo, 22, works as a computer operator and has used pills, marijuana, and medical tests for about $500 over two years. He recalls early experiments for class credit and notes curiosity and money as drivers, with one project involving wearing skin-temperature devices and another testing a male contraceptive.
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David Cargo
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