Supreme Court Kills Los Angeles Criminal Registration Law
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that Los Angeles 1933 criminal registration ordinance violates due process of the 14th Amendment. The ruling notes 47 municipalities and five states with similar laws. The decision was written by Justice Douglas and joined by Warren Black Clark and Brennan.
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Voodoo Fighter-Bomber Sets Speed Record
The Voodoo fighter-bomber in a test flight reportedly topped 1,207.6 miles per hour, surpassing the official world speed record cited by U.S. Air Force Maj. Adrian Drew.
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Famine in Java as Indonesian clampdown halts shipping
Jakarta reports famine across 30 areas of Java and severe food shortages in East Indonesia as dockyard and port workers refuse to unload Dutch KPM ships after the government seized control. Rice stocks in Jakarta harbor exceed 50,000 tons with 80,000 tons expected from Egypt and Spain. prices have surged over six months. Parachute troops detained over 100 civilians and soldiers amid tensions over West New Guinea.
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Must Guard Our Freedoms Says Adlai Speech
In Chicago Adlai Stevenson argued the United States must guard freedom more than ever while racing with the Soviets in technological power. He warned against a false choice between freedom and survival, insisting national policies ensure survival without sacrificing liberty. He spoke before the American Civil Liberties Union.
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United States aims set at NATO Paris meeting
A former Democratic candidate, twice defeated, told reporters in Paris that the United States should first catch up technologically then create bold programs to aid global freedom and meet rising needs of the world’s poor while guarding the Bill of Rights. He previously advised the Eisenhower administration on US policy at NATO talks.
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Soviet test pilot predicts faster jet speeds soon
Lt Col Nikolai Korovushkin, in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda aired by Moscow radio, said the recent flight of a new Soviet jet fighter accelerated beyond 2,000 kilometers per hour but he did not call it a record and predicted even faster speeds ahead.
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