Nixon on verge of Supreme Court picks amid ABA split
President Nixon neared picks for two Supreme Court seats as reports tied Herschel Lillie and Mildred Lillie to potential vacancies. ABA’s 12 member panel reportedly rejected those names while a White House meeting pressed ahead. Attorney General Mitchell urged resuming the traditional practice of submitting the AG’s recommendations.
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S Angeles
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Owell
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Juli
Mitchell
Nixson
Attorney 'General
Walsh
Powell
Robert W. Meserve
Meserve
Ziegler
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-a
Byrd
High court backs easing of iSchool tax ruling
The high court ruled the total property tax system unconstitutional for penalizing poorer counties, prompting Attorney General Younger to study an appeal. The decision noted school funding relies heavily on property taxes, with large disparities in tax bases across districts. Superintendent Hiles and State Controller Flournoy said they will oppose any appeal, while the governor and ABA figures weigh in on future confirmation issues.
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Byelle Younger
Younger
IULS
Suprane
Rease
Wilson
Hiles
State Control
Houston J. Flournoy
Firehoo
Rehnquist a law and order man
Rehnquist emerges as a strong law and order figure in the administration guiding wire taps and surveillance policy. A Stanford graduate with Harvard and Stanford law degrees, he defends the view that the president may use electronic surveillance without court approval against political extremists. He cites concerns over criminal defense advantages in some courts and lives with Natalie Cornell in McLean Virginia with three children.
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Stanford University
Harvard
Stanford
Natlalie Cornell
San Diego
Calif
James
Janet
Nattcy
McLean Va
Powell described as a quiet scholarly lawyer at state firms
Powell, 38, a lawyer who has focused on corporate law and antitrust issues, aided the state attorney general this year by filing a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Charlotte Mecklenburg school case that upheld busing as a desegregation tool. He is viewed as a lawyer’s lawyer and has advised Virginia governors and served on the Blue Ribbon Defense panel appointed by Nixon. He has met Nixon twice, not related to his nomination.
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Powell
James G. Eastland
D-Miss
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Supreme Court
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Earner
Su ‘Preme Court
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Virginia
Nixon
Blue Ribbon Panel
Defense
American Bar Association
White House
Pompidou greeted by protests in Brest visit
President Georges Pompidou faced whistles and jeers in Brest Brittany as he inspected France's nuclear submarine program, drawing strong nationalist opposition during the visit.
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Brest
France
UPI
Georges Pompidou
Seattle judge heads Pay Board list of appointees
The Pay Board appointments include 22 members with ex government and industry leaders. Marina Whitman, economics professor, is the sole woman, named to the Price Commission. The panel also features Virgil Day, Robert Basseil, Leonard McCollum, and others from GE, Continental Oil, Southern Pacific, and major unions.
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Los Angeles
Virgil Day
General Electric Co
Robert Basseil
Chicago
Leonard F. McCollum
Continental Oil Co
Repjamin
F. Biageini
Southern Pacific Co
Meany
J. W. Abel
United ‘Steelworkers “Union
Leonard Wondeack
United Automobile Workers
Floyd BE. Smith
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Frank F. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Nixon
Marina Whitman
University of Pittsburgh
Longshoremen contempt case ends as resignations rise
Judge dismisses contempt case amid mounting resignations. by Thursday night 58 longshoremen quit, sparking fears of port shutdown. PMA warns harbor operations may be halted if more men resign. Ratcliff claims PMA planning a port area shutdown this weekend in retaliation. Contempt hearings set on 48 hours notice for new complaints of slowdown or work stoppage.
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Pacific Maritime Association
War
PMA
James D. Rateliff, Jr
Bella Steamship Co
Sweigert
Ratcliff
Richard Ernst
Charles Welson
Harry: Bridges
ME Redla
Taft-Hartley
AF sergeant accused of spying for Russ says he'll be cleared
At Tyndall Air Force Base Florida master sergeant Walter Perkins 38 a 19 year veteran faces charges of conveying classified data to unauthorized persons and giving false statements about destroyed documents The Air Force cites Russian involvement but disclosed few details His attorney Captain Clyde Hassell says Perkins believes justice will vindicate him Perkins born in Perry New York has been at the Weapons Center since 1969 and could face up to 13 years in prison plus dishonorable discharge
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Tyndall Air Force Base
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Air Force
Soviet Union
Clyde W. Hassell
Walter Perkins
Perkins
Defense Department
Per- Atlas
Russell
Perry, N.Y
Agnew Enjoys Quiet Greece Visit As Tourists Expect Policy
In Athens Spiro Agnew visited as a tourist with aides saying he planned only sightseeing after a two day Greek countryside tour to Gargalianoi and the islands of Rhodes and Crete. Local observers doubt the strictly non political nature of the trip.
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Gargalianoi
Rhodes
Crete
Agnew
Big Douglas faces 2 week push to settle labor row
Douglas talks hinge on two week deadline as union executives consider strike options. Gregor y cites potential air craft production disruption and possible seven day notices to terminate. Key issue is a 34 cent per hour wage raise claimed by union not tied to presidential freeze. Locals 720 and 1578 at Santa Monica and Torrance facilities face labor strain with about 6000 members set to meet at Shrine Auditorium in Long Beach area.
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Rninn
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Gregory
McDonnell Douglas
Santa Monica
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ED Shaw
Pam
Civic Audito- Trim
Royal
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