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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1981

Page

2

Stewart’s Supreme Court Career Faces Shifting Wind

The court defining interrogation as questioning with incriminating intent and Justice Stewart, famed for lucid opinions, has grown more conservative. He resisted affirmative action while supporting 1970s rulings against sexual discrimination, yet questioned First Amendment zeal in recent years and coined memorable phrases in key dissents.

Stewart California Supreme Court

Vacancy raises question of female court justice

Justice Potter Stewart's retirement sparks a nationwide guessing game over Reagan's pick for the first Supreme Court vacancy in six years. The White House signals a formal search, with focus on qualified women amid pressure from women's groups and conservatives alike.

Associated Press Washington Potter Stewart Supreme Court Reagan Stewart White House Carolyn Sand High Court William O. Douglas Jimmy Carter Oval Office Larry Speakes William French Smith Speakes Smith Senate David R. Gergen

Parson family settlement ends million dollar deprogramming suit

In Springfield, Richard Parsons and his wife Betty prepare to return to Pennsylvania after their daughter Debra Rausch drops her $1 million lawsuit accusing the family of religious deprogramming in 1977. The case settles with four other defendants as Debra says she lied to gain freedom.

Springfield Mass Richard Betty Parsons Pennsyvania Parsons Hellertown Denis David Frankenfeld Debra Rausch Lafayette Colo Winston-Salem N.C Willie Pitts Pitts Forsyth Memorial Hospital

Butz Sentencing Scheduled After Tax Fraud Guilty Plea

Former Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz faces sentencing in Fort Wayne Indiana after pleading guilty to fraudulently understating his 1978 income by over 148000 dollars and tax due by more than 74000 dollars. He told Judge Jesse Eschbach there is no justification for his actions.

Fort Wayne, Ind Earl L. Butz U.S Butz Jesse Eschbach

Vetoes Key Texas Tax and Appropriations Panel

Governor vetoes a committee including the governor, lieutenant governor, House speaker and chairs of taxes and appropriations. He also vetoes a single bill shifting court appointed attorney payments in capital cases from local governments to the state, saying it clashed with historical practice.

House Senate Clements Prac

Bill would grant five day grace period for annual vehicle stickers

A proposed law would allow motorists a five day grace period to obtain annual vehicle stickers, during which law officers would not enforce. The measure also faces opposition to shifting gasohol production regulation in Texas away from the Railroad Commission, arguing it should stay with the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Agriculture Department due to its agricultural by product nature.

Texas Texas Railroad Commission Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agriculture Department

Clear and hot Permian Basin forecast dominates Texas weather

Forecasters expect clear to partly cloudy skies across Texas with lingering warmth through Saturday. Permian Basin temperatures near 90s to 100s, with a few thunderstorms in South Texas possible. South winds 10 to 20 mph, overnight lows in upper 60s to 70s, Panhandle cooler but seasonally warm.

Permain Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional Texas Big Bend Panhandle

Khomeini Ally Bani Sadr Shapes Iran Before 1979 Rise

Western Iran born Ayatollah son Bani Sadr studied at Tehran University, fled to France after jail in 1964, and joined Khomeini in exile. He advised, then became finance minister and acting foreign minister during the hostage crisis. Elevation to president followed as hardliners moved to consolidate power.

Iran University of Tehran Khomeini Bani-Sadr France United States University of Paris Iraq U.S Tehran Mehdi Bazargan Bani Sadr Foreign Affairs Islamic Republican Party

Iran’s Bani Sadr Is Ousted After Power Struggle

The article chronicles President Bani Sadr’s clashes with parliament and clerics leading to his impeachment. Rajai gains control of foreign affairs and finance as Khomeini shifts away from Sadr. The hostages' crisis ends, but Sadr faces accusations of inciting violence and defying constitutional norms.

Bani Sadr Mohammad Ali Rajai Rajai IRP Iraq Iran United States Majlis Khomeini Ayatollah

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