Governor Suggests Clemency Moves to End Death Row
Governor Askew proposes immediate review of all undamned prisoners for executive clemency, a two stage capital trial plan, and reclassification to move many death row inmates into general prison population with privileges. He says the policy aims to ease death row confinement while awaiting Supreme Court rulings and possible legislation.
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UPD
Teubin Askew
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Pardon Board
Askew
Parole Commission
U8 Supreme Court
Division of Corrections
Pépwation
Pulit
Death Row
Florida
First Lady Pat Nixon Visits Volunteer Housing Rehab
Washington report notes Pat Nixon touring a Volunteer-sponsored project restoring 600 vandalized cinderblock homes in southeast Washington. Sedra Styles, 5, cried when unable to greet her. Edwin Etherington helped her, lifting her on his shoulder. The feature highlights volunteer effort and civic engagement.
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Washington
UPI
Pat Nixon
Sedra Styles
Gunner jet downed near Phnom Penh as ARVN presses edge
Communist gunners shoot down a U S Air Force F4 Phantom over a hilltop near Phnom Penh. Both crewmen ejected and were saved. ARVN and Cambodian troops push 100 square miles of sanctuary, with 6 000 ARVN and 4 000 Cambodian rear guard attempting to trap about 9 010 North Vietnamese inside. No progress reported in retaking Basel Hill.
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UPJ
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Salgot
Vietnam
South Vietnamese Army
ARVN
Chup
Cambodia
Basel Hill
Satellite Set for Saturday Launch from Cape Kennedy
The space agency plans a Saturday night launch of a civilian Atlas Centaur communications satellite using a booster identical to the Air Force spy rocket that failed two weeks ago. The Dec 6 date was delayed after the military rocket blew up near the Atlantic. Engineers confirmed the Atlas is sound and added a middle engine temperature sensor to monitor heat between ignition and liftoff.
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UPS
Space Agency
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Supreme Court Studies Verbal Abuse to Police
The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments on a St. Petersburg ordinance making verbal abuse of police a crime. The case centers on whether calling an officer pig or similar terms can be criminalized without violating free speech. The defense argues the ordinance is too broad and clears speech of its conduct, while the city asserts it targets abusive verbal conduct toward officers.
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UPD
State Supreme Court
St. Petersburg
Carl R. Lytin
Joseph Waller Jr
Gardner Beckett
Waller
Linn
Beckett
Hal P. Dekle
G. K. Roberts
Roberts
Lakeland
Waa
Soldier Detained in Conex Jail at Long Binh Vietnam
An uncharged American soldier remained over 50 hours in a steel conex detention unit outside the Long Binh provost marshal’s office. Army officials said the cell, used only when no other facility exists, held him as a deserter awaiting questioning. He was hospitalized after the prolonged confinement.
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South Vietnam
UPI
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Army
Vietnam
Saigon
Long
Binh
U.S. Army
Drying Up Grass Could Backfire
California criminologist Dr. Roger C. Smith testified to a Senate subcommittee that the government's Operation Intercept to cut Mexican marijuana supply may have pushed teens to dangerous drugs. He cited thousands of sedative pills found in Marin City schools and noted adolescents often mix them with alcohol, warning that the shortage of marijuana may have driven substitution. The AMA disputed a blanket claim about barbiturate diversion and noted barbiturate abuse remains a street problem rather than prescription misuse.
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UPI
California
Roger C. Smith
Senate
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Smith
Drug Free Clinic
Marin City
Calif
Particu
Mexico
Nixon
American Medical Association
AMA
Henderson Trial Goes To Jury
The Col. Oran K. Henderson trial went to a military jury after nearly four months of testimony over alleged cover up of the My Lai massacre. The panel of two generals and five colonels expected at least two days of deliberations, with possible outcomes including freedom, conviction and prison terms up to 39 months plus dismissal.
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Henderson
My Lai
Ernest Mediana
Money Crisis and Planning Underway
Washington finance ministers from the Group of Ten meet at the Smithsonian to discuss new currency exchange rules amid efforts to end the global monetary crisis. Talks follow Nixon’s dollar devaluation decision aiming to boost US exports and cut the trade deficit while seeking reduced foreign trade barriers with Japan, Canada, and European economies.
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UPI
West
Smithsonian Institution
Rinaldo Ossola
Bank of Italy
International Monetary Fund
Ten
Karl Schiller
Treasury
John B. Connally Jr
Group of Ten
U.S
Nixon
United States
Near-Assassins Sought in London
London authorities detained a Beirut-bound BOAC VC10 for nearly four hours and searched all aboard after a machinegun attack on Jordan's ambassador to London. A Palestinian couple were detained and later released, while another suspect remained in custody without charges.
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UPI
Anothei
Jordan
Geneva
Switzerland
Heathrow
British Overseas Airways Corp
Imajin W. Slleman
Kensington
Gatwick
BOAC
Cuba Seizes Ship Kidnaps Captain in High Seas Clash
Cuban authorities seized the Miami based cargo ship Johnny Express provided by Panamanian registry and claimed the vessel served as CIA pirates. Captain Jose Villa a naturalized U S citizen was reported missing and Nixon urged Cuba to release him immediately as Villa radioed his Miami office about torpedo boat attack in international waters between the Bahamas and Cuba.
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UPS
Nixon
U.S
Cuba
Ronald L. Ziegler
Jose Villa
Havana
Ziegler
Villa
PGCN
Isabel Villa
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