Retirement prompted by letter from schoolgirl to U S Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, 66, announced he would retire effective July 3, 1980 after submitting his resignation May 18 to President Reagan. He credited a Feb 19, 1980 letter from a St. Cloud Minnesota high school girl for influencing his choice to leave the bench rather than retire during an election year. JFK
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Mary Ann
George Bush
Yale University
Letter from St Cloud student spurs Supreme Court retirement
Donna Gallus, 19, says she was scared and surprised when Justice Potter Stewart retired after receiving her letter asking why he stayed on the court. Stewart told reporters it was the girl’s letter that tipped his decision, while Gallus recalled she wrote for extra credit.
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Firefighters encircle last Southern California brush fire
Fire crews ringed the final brush blaze amid a batch that scorched 60,000 acres, damaged or destroyed 80 homes, and killed a 6 year old boy. The drought year and record water use framed a struggle with heat above 100 degrees and shrinking rainfall.
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Mount St Helens erupts in non explosive dome growth
Mount St Helens erupted Friday in a non explosive technical event. It marked the ninth eruption since May 18, 1980, with a large dome building effort visible as lava chunks advanced on the crater floor.
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Evansville printers return to work after 19 day strike
Evansville printers with the Evansville Printing Corp have accepted a contract and are back on the job after a 19 day walkout. Members of the International Typographical Union Local 35 voted 47 to 6 to return to work at the southern Indiana company, which prints the Courier, Evening Press, and Sunday Courier and Press.
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