States Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Obscenity Laws
Massachusetts and Texas top lawyers urge the Supreme Court to clarify obscenity laws and uphold state power to suppress newspapers and films. Massachusetts targets the Swedish film I Am Curious Yellow as explicit pornography, while theater manager Serafim Karalexis faces ongoing threats of prosecution for showing it.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Texas
Supreme Court
U. S
Robert H. Quinn
High Court
Boston
Serafim Karalexis
More Benefits Proposed for Social Security Increase
Washington AP reports the House will receive legislation next week to raise Social Security benefits for retirees by about three percent and to boost payroll taxes on workers. The Ways and Means Committee, near completion, adjourned for the weekend.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tne
Finch denies Nixon welfare reform plan plans scrapped
Welfare Secretary Robert H. Finch dismissed rumors that the Nixon administration planned to abandon its welfare reform program. Senator John J. Williams said lawmakers questioned Finch about the plan during Senate Finance Committee hearings. Finch testified for a third day and insisted the proposal remains in progress after House approval.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Senate Finance Committee
John J. Williams
Finch
House
Young sailor returns home after world solo voyage
Robin Lee Graham, 21, the youngest person to sail solo around the world, arrives in Long Beach after 37 months and 33000 miles aboard The Return of the Dove. He reunites with Patti, 22, and says a hot bath and being home beats life at sea.
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Long Beach
Calif
Robin Lee Graham
Long Beach Marina
Graham
Patti
OSU Peace Restored After Student Marshals Help
Authorities allowed student leaders to help stop disorders at Ohio State University and peace returned within hours. National Guard Col. James Folk credited about 150 student marshals for calming youths and dispersing crowds, ending rioting that injured many, with 500 arrests and significant property damage. About 1,800 National Guard troops and police remained nearby, but incidents were few.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
National Guard
James Folk
Ohio Highway Patrol
University
Kennedy Case Closes in Kopechne Death
Massachusetts Attorney General says no criminal action likely against Sen Edward Kennedy despite inquest findings. The 763 page transcript and judge article conclude legal action ends, though politics may still play. Kennedy planned public appearances in Boston before returning from Washington.
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Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusett
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert H. Quinn
James A. Boyle
Quinn
Kennedy
Washington
Aaron Copland
Lincoln
Boston Pops Orchestra
School Boycott Continues in Avalde Texas
Mexican-American pupils on strike since April 14 kept public schools closed in Avalde. Officials reported 800 of 3,560 pupils were absent for the 17th day and the average daily absentee rate stood at 281. About half the enrollment is Mexican-American. Reports said meetings were held with no details or results disclosed.
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Avalde
Tex
Lloyd Bentsen
Houston
Lower Valley
Yarborough
Bentsen
Preston Smith
Senate
Smith
Paul Eggers
Jerry Sadler
Bob Armstrong
Austin
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Congress
GOP
Rep
George Bush
R-Tex
Robert Morris
Dallas
Gordon McLendon
Bush
5 000 U S Troops Move Into Cambodian Area
Associated Press reports describe a moment in the broader story of American military activity in Southeast Asia as 5 000 U S troops enter a Cambodian region. The piece notes the political context in Texas with candidates courting undecided voters ahead of a weekend primary.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas Election Bureau
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Texas
Senate
Bethlehem Steel ups price on large steel items
Bethlehem Steel Co, a major pricing leader along with U S Steel, announced a 4.7 percent increase on hot rolled and cold rolled sheets and hot dipped galvanized sheets used by auto and appliance makers. The move, covering about 35 percent of national steel shipments, drew varying reactions from industry peers.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Co
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem
Inland Steel
Chicago
Protest Breaks Up at Stanford as Tear Gas Flies
A rock throwing antiwar protest at Stanford University was dispersed with tear gas. Walter Schirra III, 18, son of a former astronaut, was hospitalized with bruises and a broken ankle while others were wounded. Police described 100 to 300 protesters smashing windows and setting a car ablaze near campus residences.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Walter Schirra III
Free Campus Movement
Richard Lyman
Frederick Terman
West of the Pecos Weekend Weather Preview
The West of the Pecos area sees fair skies and a bit warmer through Saturday. Tonight’s low is 36 to 54 degrees with Saturday's high reaching 70 to 85 degrees.
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Pecos
Brezhnev Calls May Day Peace Rally in Red Square
In Moscow Brezhnev urged workers to use May Day as a call for peace while praising the Communist world as a decisive force against imperialism. He spoke with Kosygin and Podgorny present and did not target any country. The address followed a restrained tone compared with past parades.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Red Square
Lenin
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Thousands gather for Free the Panthers rally at New Haven
In New Haven crowds up to fifty thousand gather for a protest linked to the Black Panther murder trial of Bobby Seale. National Guard alert and federal troops standby as Yale hosts a two day mobilization amid claims of a biased trial and calls for justice for Alex Rackley.
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New Haven
Yale University
New Haven Green
Defense Department
82Nd Airborne Division
Westover Air Base
Chicopee
Mass
2Nd Marines
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
R. 1
Connecticut
Panther
David Hilliard
Bobby G. Seale
Alex Rackley
New York City
Israeli Army Rails Into Lebanon and Attacks Village
An Israeli unit moved into Lebanon and demolished the home of a suspected terrorist collaborator in Houle, accusing terrorists of using the site to attack Israeli settlements. The raid was the second in eight weeks, with reports of border barbed wire installation and air strikes elsewhere in the region. Jordanian forces also reported repelling Israeli troops near the Dead Sea, with one Jordanian soldier wounded.
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Associated Press
Charles Ryan
Cambodia
Ryan
U. S
Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Houle
Beirut
Israel- Lebanon
Palestine
Armed Struggle Command
al Fatah
Suez Cana
Amman
Ghoralsafi
Dead Sea
Pecos Enterprise Daily Publication Launch
The Pecos Enterprise announces daily publication starting today with AP wire international news and added features. It includes political and sports columnists, a crosswork puzzle, horoscope, and Helen Help Us. Local news will be fully covered with doorstep home delivery by 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. subscription is $1.50 monthly, call 445-5475.
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Pecos Enterprise
Associated Press
Enterprise
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