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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
2
A South Vietnamese task force clashed with Communist forces about 12 miles northwest of Svay Rieng along Highway 1. The battle left 42 enemies dead, 25 by helicopter gunships, with no South Vietnamese casualties, as helicopters supported an operation to keep the highway open.
The Supreme Court plans to hear four capital punishment cases as the new term begins in October. Justices may decide whether the Eighth Amendment bans cruel and unusual punishments, potentially affecting inmates on death rows in 33 states. The docket includes Furman and Aikens challenging the death penalty amid rape and murder cases.
Baltimore attorney Juanita Jackson Mitchell, prominent in civil rights circles, says she will request a HEW investigation into Maryland school racial discrimination. She cites state board surveys and Maryland Teachers Association findings and criticizes staffing and local district practices. The move follows a Maryland Board of Education rejection of Irene Nutter’s bid for a principalship and calls for board reorganization.
The article profiles Jackie Sternberg and Jamie Nathanson, two Baltimore students who operate push carts and sno ball stands in downtown areas to earn summer income. Sternberg buys her own produce and cart, pricing above wholesale yet below grocery stores, while Nathanson works a fixed fee sno ball stand run by an employer.
In Berkeley, health officials warn Culex tarsalis mosquitoes have become pesticide resistant, threatening VEE and other sleeping sickness strains. A state plan to mobilize veterinarians to vaccinate about 400,000 horses accompanies calls for natural controls and research to curb the outbreak.
Washington AP House negotiators offer a no-deadline substitute to Indochina pullout language. The nine month deadline proposal is rejected by the House Hebert and there is little chance of an early compromise. Senate leader Mansfield has not seen the new House plan and filibuster threats loom.
Robert Diem, 28, a plumber under investigation since an auto explosion earlier this month injured four, will be arraigned in Northeastern District Court on 10 counts. He has been followed by homicide detectives since the July 18 blast under a 1971 Cadillac hood. Dominic J. Carozza, 40, remains hospitalized with a severed leg after the blast that shattered windows and damaged rowhouses. police said a blasting cap and four to six sticks of ammonia based dynamite were wired to the ignition.
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