Veney Brothers Death Row Appeals Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court rejected without comment separate appeals from Baltimore brothers Samuel and Karl Veney. Samuel, 29, was on death row for the 1964 killing of Baltimore Police Lt. Joseph Maskell during a bank holdup investigation. Karl, 34, faces a 30-year term for armed robbery. The cases cover jury fairness and trial venue claims amid prior Veney raids and a 1965 Long Island capture.
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Dilemma Over Ray Trial Postconviction Plea In Tennessee
Prison letters from James Earl Ray and the death of Judge W. Preston Battle sparked a legal clash in Shelby County over whether Ray may demand a new trial or habeas corpus review. Five judges weighed differing views on whether a postconviction filing auto grants a new trial or requires separate ruling.
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State Criminal Appeals Court
Charles Galbreath
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Tennessee Supreme Court
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Radar Units On Lookout For Speeders
Frederick City police used a radar unit to curb speeding as area traffic rose this spring. Nine motorists were charged with driving over the posted limit Monday evening by officer Richard Ashton and Wayne Mohler in spots where excessive speeds were noted. fines range from 18 to 28 dollars depending on the haste of the motorist.
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Mao’s Drive to Remake Red China Faces Final Congress
Mao Tse tung leads Red China’s ninth party congress in Peking as he seeks to rewrite the constitution and solidify power. Delegates, chosen for loyalty, aim to bolster the army under Lin Piao while plans form for a new central committee and eventual government reshaping.
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Goldwater Son Wins Congress Nomination
Barry Goldwater Jr., son of Senator Barry Goldwater, easily won the GOP nomination for a U S Congress seat in California's district. He faces Democrat John Van Der Kamp in a runoff April 29 for the vacancy caused by Td Reinecke.
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Justice Department
Richard Nixon
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Potomac Disgrace Prompted Hickel To Back Cleanup Plan
Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel called the lower Potomac River a national disgrace and urged an enforcement program to clean it up at a three day water pollution conference. He cited a 500 million dollar plan proposed by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration and noted past recommendations have not been fulfilled.
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Potomac River
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Potomac
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Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
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Virginia
District of Columbia
Reagan Blames Trouble Makers for Campus Riots
California Governor Ronald Reagan says campus unrest stems from a ring of troublemakers with a missionary cause. He advocates separating and expelling the troublemakers to end the disruption.
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Nugent Completes Viet Duty Tour
Airman J C Nugent husband of Luci Johnson leaves Vietnam for Bergstrom Texas after a year of duty. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for guiding a C123 with 55 soldiers under mortar fire on Jan 2. Marine Maj Charles Robb, Johnson’s other son in law, also set to depart Vietnam later this month.
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Battle Over Pill Brings Divorce Battle
London AP report. Eileen Lewe sought divorce from John Lewis after he destroyed her birth control prescription and she bore three more children beyond an agreed size. She cared for three of his seven children from a previous marriage. Judge Jocelyn Simon granted a cruelty divorce after 17 years of marriage.
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