Youth arsonist linked to jail fire that killed 42 in Tennessee
Andrew Zinmer, 16, who admitted starting a Maury County Jail blaze that killed 42, had prior detentions in Wisconsin for arson or arson threats. Officials plan to charge him as an adult. The fire trapped inmates and visitors amid toxic fumes from foam rubber in a padded cell, as rescue efforts faced heavy smoke and delayed key access.
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Columbia, Tenn
Wisconsin
Andrew Zinmer
Nashville
Maury County
Atty
Robert H. Gay
Zinmer
Roy Martinson
Superior
Wis
Board of Trade
Martinson
Bob Farmer
Farmer
Columbia
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Blanton
Civil Rights Act Given New Leeway
The Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling allowing a white employee to sue an employer for discrimination against blacks or other minorities, arguing bias deprives the worker of interracial associations. Laurel Waters, a white woman, claimed United Winters discriminated against women and blacks and sought class action standing for all affected. The ruling expands standing under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with opponents warning of a flood of lawsuits and wasted judicial resources.
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Washington
Supreme Court
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California
Carter Administration
Circuit Court
Appeals Court
Laurel Waters
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
United Winters
Justice Department
High Court
Waters
United Wiiters
Congress
United Writers
Key Ruling For Lawyers
Washington AP The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 allowing lawyers to advertise fees for routine services such as wills and uncontested divorces. The ruling nullified state bans as First Amendment protected, signaling broader potential ads while keeping limits on scope. Justice Powell dissented, warning broad impact on legal practice.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Harry A. Blackmun
Much Irony In Initiative Votes
In Topeka a legislative committee heard that voter initiated measures burden lawmaking with red tape and special interests. Roy Jordan of Emporia warned that petitions empower factions while the unorganized majority bears the cost. Ottawa expects a $3000 historic sites grant to back a preservation ordinance. Robert Mills said Ottawa applied last winter and should hear soon if the full amount is funded. The Kansas Historical Society said 1978 priorities favor survey and preservation. Mills believes the grant will arrive. Jordan proposed advisory elections as a nonbinding alternative, while supporters like TVan Wyatt of the Kansas Farmers Union urged a 5 percent voter petition threshold to place questions on the ballot.
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Topeka
Kan
Roy Jordan
Emporia
Ottawa
Robert Mills
Franklin County
Richard Pankratz
Kansas State Historical Society
Survey Board of Review
Mills
Jordan
Special Judiciary Committee
Kansas
California
Kansas Farmers Union
Tvan Wyatt
KFU
Wyatt
Miller weighs run for governor amid crowded Democratic field
Topeka AP Sedgwick County District Attorney Vern Miller says he is terribly interested in a second bid for governor. He notes a crowded Democratic primary could boost his chances after losing to Gov. Robert Bennett in 1974. Miller cites support from political advisers and a strong base in Wichita.
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Topeka
Kan
Sedgwick County
Atty
Vern Miller
Miller
Robert Bennett
Curt Schneider
John Carlin
Smolan
Bert Chaney
Hutchinson
Wichita
James Wells
Robert Kennedy
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Vern
Kennedy
Area Weather Forecast for County
Fair and warm tonight with low in the upper 40s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs reach near 90 while southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tougher Mileage Proposal by Carter Administration
The Carter administration proposes tougher auto mileage standards aimed to save 10 billion gallons of fuel annually. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams announced that U S built passenger cars must reach 22 mpg in 1981, 24 mpg in 1982, 26 mpg in 1983, and 27 mpg in 1984, with engines limited to four or six cylinders.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Transportation
Brock Adams
Congress
United States
Department of Transportation
Adams
Cbs-Tv
Special USD Meeting Ends Fiscal Year With Claims Agenda
A special USD board of education meeting is set for 4 30 p m Tuesday in the board meeting room at 420 Main to formally close the 1976 fiscal year. The sole agenda item is the presentation of claims.
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U.S.C. 290 Board of Education
May trade deficit shrinks as oil, coffee imports dip
U S May trade deficit falls to 1.2 billion, the lowest this year, due to a drop in foreign oil imports by 625 million and coffee by 144 million. Exports rise to a May high of nearly 10.4 billion while total year to date exports reach 49.8 billion and imports 59.6 billion.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
United States
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