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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1976
Page
3
Former Gov. John Connally said he hopes to explain, within 10 days of the May presidential primary, his neutral stance on the Ford and Reagan contests. He insisted no political reward was offered and the issue concerns public business, not an appointment.
A man who says he struck the fatal blow to Lynn McClure testifies that McClure begged for mercy during a Marine Corps pugil stick drill at the San Diego depot. The tragedy followed brutal training, with witnesses recounting multiple blows and distressing incidents during the Motivation Platoon exercises.
The article notes Queen Elizabeth II marking her 50th birthday as Britain faces diminished power and a shifting empire after 24 years on the throne. It quotes observers from New Statesman and Daily Express on monarchy’s stability despite national decline, and references long-historic continuity at Westminster.
Justices grill on a Nebraska mass murder case and a judge’s order barring news coverage of evidence from a preliminary hearing. Lawyers urge the court to curb prior restraints as journalists warn such orders threaten impartial trials.
Prosecutor says Patricia Hearst lied to protect her underground lover Steven Soliah about the April 21 1975 Crocker National Bank robbery in Carmichael where a customer was killed. A hearing to determine the credibility of Hearst’s secret statements was ordered by Judge Wilkins with Soliah’s defense seeking public access.
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