High Court Limits Federal Contempt Power in Jury Trial Move
The Supreme Court, easing long held distrust of federal judges imprisoning for criminal contempt, rules that serious criminal contempt sentences require a jury trial unless waived. The decision, joined by Warren Brennan Fortas and Goldberg’s successor, narrows prior judge-led punishments, while civil contempt remains jury free.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Black
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Paul B. Johnson Jr
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Arthur J. Goldberg
Warren
Douglas
Goldberg
Justic Tom ©. Clark
Barnet
William J. Brennan Jr
Abe Fortas
Congress
Clark
Brennan
Fortas
High Court
Swank Reno Objects To Cowtown Image
Reno debates a cattle drive on Virginia Street to promote the Reno Rodeo set for June 24 26. The Reno Rodeo Association backs the plan for June 21 while city councilors warn of branding Reno as Cowtown U S A and fear a stampede harming casinos or pedestrians.
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Swank Reno
Cowtown
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Virginia
Reno Rodeo Association
U.S.A
Clarence Thornton
Trial of Klan Leader Shelton Delayed to September 12
Federal Judge delayed the contempt of Congress trial of Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard Robert M. Shelton until September 12 after his attorney said the case would take one to two weeks. If convicted, Shelton faces fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and a possible one year prison term. The trial is seen as a test case for six other Klan leaders indicted in February.
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Washington
Robert M. Shelton
Matthew McGuire
U.S. District Court
Shelton
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Imperial Wizard
United Klans of America
Two Baltimore Men Die From Stabbings
Two men were fatally stabbed Sunday in East Baltimore about six blocks apart and within ten minutes. Milton J. Kurpisz, 47, was stabbed six times on South Broadway. James Simmons, 65, was stabbed multiple times on South Wolfe Street. Police believe the attacks are related though not certain. Detectives questioned a 25-year-old laborer as officers investigated the case.
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Baltimore
Milton J. Kurpisz
South Broadway
James Simmons
South Wolfe Street
Karpisz
Simmons
James Cadden
Paratrooper Carpenter Ordered Air Strikes to Hold Position
Capt. Bill Carpenter of Company C, 502nd Battalion, 101st Airborne, said he called in napalm and artillery on Communist troops overrunning his post to hold ground for his unit. The action, risking his men, may earn him the Medal of Honor. Capt. Ron Brown aided his unit and faces a Distinguished Service Cross recommendation. Carpenter, 28, led his men through a jungle fight as Operation Hawthorne unfolded.
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Tao Morong
South Viet Nam
Bill Carpenter
Screaming Eagles
101St Airborne Division
Carpenter
Lonesome End
West Point
Ron
Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
U.S
Lars
Bearded Cap
Hawthorne
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Bob” Dailey
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Vote For Progress
Action Ticket Authority
Democratic City Committee
Lloyd M. Fogle
Trens
Edward
Ed” McGuiness
Sears
Jeanne Bussard Workshop
United Appeal
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Rice Tire Center, Inc
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Heart Association
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Frederick Motor Company
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