Sindermann Wins Long Legal Battle Over Job Ruling
The U S Supreme Court ruled that Roberio Sindermann had an unwritten right to job tenure when fired as a government instructor at Odessa College. The decision, delivered by Justice Potter Stewart, sends the case back to the Fifth Circuit for due process considerations while noting colleges may not be required to grant hearings for teachers without contracts.
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Two 13-year-olds die in East Second crash
Two Nimitz Junior High ninth graders Paul Ares and Randy Ford were killed when their motorcycle was hit in the 2500 block of East Second. A 26-year-old man was jailed as police sought the driver of a second car that struck Ford’s body and fled.
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Court Outlaws Death Penalty in US
The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty as applied in the United States violates the Constitution and cannot be imposed. The decision allows legislatures to reinstate capital punishment only in certain circumstances, removing the immediate use of the death penalty.
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Price Lid on Foods Broadened
President Nixon broadened price controls to fresh vegetables fish and other raw foods at wholesale and retail after the first sale. The action hints at discipline on markups while meat remains largely unchanged. Rumsfeld said price cuts require supply growth or demand drop. A court decision section follows with multiple opinions on capital punishment and related political matters.
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Space Center Economy Stays Boom Amid Slow Space Program
The Odessa American notes the Texas Space Center near Houston continues to grow economically even as the national space program slows. Separate coverage reports a defense prosecutor accusing Speaker Gus Mutscher's side of a blunder by not presenting the other side to the jury.
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Man Arrested At Home Held In Skyjacking
DETROIT AP A 28-year-old unemployed man from Wyandotte is charged with air piracy in a weekend hijacking. Martin J. McNally was arrested at his home and held by the FBI in Detroit pending arraignment. The hijacker aboard an American Airlines Boeing 727 demanded 502,500 in St Louis and parachuted over north central Indiana after a flight from St Louis to Tulsa. A bag with 500,000 and a submachine gun were found near Peru Indiana as agents combed the area.
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Farmer returns hijacker ransom, declines reward in Peru Indiana
Lowell F. Elliott a 61 year old farmer in Peru Indiana says honesty deserves more than ten thousand dollars after returning five hundred thousand dollars found in a field linked to a hijacking ransom. Elliott turned down the offered reward while noting the hijacker received the ransom and parachutes. FBI tied the case to D B Cooper era hijackings with multiple arrests reported across Missouri Indiana Michigan and Nevada. The hijacker McNally was captured with local police and federal agents after the St Louis diversion.
Torrid 104 Nears Area Heat Mark
West Texas bakes under a 104 degree high in Midland Odessa area. Forecasters predict mid to upper 90s for today and Friday with a slight chance of thundershowers. Rainfall possibilities increase as Gulf air streams into the Permian Basin.
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