Justice Dept Opposes Abolition of Death Penalty Procedures
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court not to require standards guiding jurors or a separate sentencing phase in capital cases. The brief argues two two stage trial ideas could raise death sentences, noting jurors may be swayed by tactical pressures and that enumerating factors or admitting penalty evidence may harm defendants.
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Nixon Cee
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Erwin N. Griswold
Philip A Lacovara
John N. Mitchell
James E. Crampton
Toledo
Dennis McGautha
al Los Angeles
Bomb Hurts 2 Kansas City Police Officers
A bomb shattered a side door of a police storefront center in Kansas City, injuring two patrolmen. Officers Kenneth Fleming and Charles Robinson suffered multiple lacerations and were admitted to Menorah Hospital.
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Kansas City
Kenneth Fleming
Charles Robinson
Menorah Hospital
State Costs For Welfare Rise Sharply in Maryland
Maryland welfare caseloads surged as economic downturn drives aid to families with dependent children up 19 percent from July 1969 to July 1970 according to Raleigh C. Hobson director of the Department of Social Services. He cites higher poverty program awareness and unemployment as factors, noting deficits and a likely January 1971 supplemental appropriation to cover rapid increases in General Public Assistance and GPA Employables.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Raleigh C. Hobson
Department of Social Services
Model Cities
Community Action Agency
Hobson
Dependent Children
Independent Children Aid
Bombing Report Notes Condition of Victims
Police said victims were listed as in good condition and the type of explosive had not been determined. Investigators indicated the device appeared to have been placed or thrown at the door. The report reflects early details from the incident.
Agnew Attacks Humphrey Amid Florida Campaign Swing
Vice President Spiro Agnew accused Hubert Humphrey of a vicious assault on Lyndon Johnson, calling it a turncoat act. The Florida rally capped a four day swing that boosted the Republican treasury by about 125000, part of a nationwide tour supporting Cramer and Kirk amid Holland’s Senate seat race.
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Fla
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Agnew
Jacksonville
U.S. Senate
Minnesota
New York Times
Johnson
Vietnam
Humphrey
St. Paul
Minn
Florida
Republican Party
Texas
Delaware
Bay Hills Country Club
U.S
William C. Cramer
Spessard Holland
Claude Kirk
Customer Shot In Bank Holdup In Baltimore
A customer was shot in the chest during a robbery at Maryland National Bank in Northwest Baltimore. Victim Robert West, 57, was in critical condition at Sinai Hospital. A suspect was arrested minutes after the Park Heights Avenue branch robbery. police recovered the loot, amount not yet determined.
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Baltimore
Maryland National Bank
Robert West
Sinai Hospital
Park Heights Avenue
Jury Indicts Court Aides In Fix Cases
Two Baltimore court clerks face sealed indictments from a special grand jury probe into the city's traffic court. Chief clerk Edward S. Starkloff is charged with obstructing justice larceny of 3 dollars and fixing tickets and was named earlier in a related indictment.
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Baltimore
Edward S. Starkloff
Municipal Court
Starkloff
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