Supreme Court rules against jailing poor over fines
The Supreme Court unanimously held that punishing a person unable to pay court fines by imprisonment violates equal protection. The decision reversed a Texas sentence of 85 days for Preston A. Tate who had said he could not pay six traffic fines totaling 425 dollars. The ruling clarifies that jail for nonpayment is not allowed when alternatives exist.
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Washington
UPD
Supreme Court
High Court
Preston A. Tate
Houston
Tex
William J. Brennan Jr
Nevada introduces bad check bill to aid casinos
In Carson City Nevada a bill allowing gambling casinos to sue players who write bad checks was introduced in the legislature. The measure supported by several casino operators was sponsored by three Las Vegas lawmakers. Gambling debts are not now collectible in Nevada courts.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Las Vegas
Nevada
Pend Oreille Lake Stage Plan Aimed at March Repairs
Pend Oreille Lake levels fell from 2056.01 ft on Feb 15 to 2053.86 ft on Feb 28 amid high runoff. A Canadian Waneta Dam request prompted a water level drop to enable spillway repairs, with gradual drafts planned to reach 2053.00 ft by March 14 and a return to 2054.00 ft by March 22. Meanwhile Miss Sandpoint Pageant heats up with 13 candidates performing tonight at Sandpoint High School auditorium.
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Pend Oreille Lake
Waneta Dam
Canada
Sandpoint Senior High School
Panhandle
Pastime Cafe
Jim Soukup
J C Penney leaves estate to widow and four children
The late J C Penney left most of his 35 million dollar estate to his widow Caroline and their four children. In probate papers filed in Manhattan Surrogates Court the will names bequests to 19 colleges and universities, the James C Penney Foundation, and a Riverside California group.
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New York
UPI
J. C. Penney
National
Manhattan
James C. Penney Foundation, Inc
Riverside
Calif
H.C.S.C. Foundation
Joseph E. Freund
Short Hill
N.J
Roswell E. Penney
Ormond Beach
Kimball Penney
San Francisco
Mary F. Wagley
Baltimore
Carol P. Guyer
Penney
Incompetent for Trial Redden Ordered to State Hospital
John Wesley Redden, a 57 year old Pennsylvania man arrested in Ritzville for grand theft auto, was declared incompetent to stand trial after a competency hearing. He will be returned to the state hospital for psychiatric evaluation and held there until determined mentally competent. Redden allegedly attacked a deputy and caused jail floods and fires during confinement.
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Everett Hofmeister
Redden
Bonner County
Dar Cogswell
Robert Wilcox
State Hospital
Pennsylvania
Ritzville
Washington
North
Blackfoot
Idaho
John Wesley Redden
Republicans Postpone Lenaghen Appointment in Idaho Senate
Idaho Republicans defer action on Robert Lenaghen’s appointment as acting director of administrative services. Debate centers on audit of divisions and Lenaghen’s firing of two top managers. Democrats accuse stalling while Andrus’s administration faces scrutiny over the appointment choice.
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Lenaghen
Yarbrough
Cecil D. Andrus
Senate
John Evans
D-Malad
Andrus
Idaho
Harbrough
Art Murphy
D-Mullan
Vern Brassey
Boise
Murphy
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Air Force
Sandpoint
Tokyo
Morrell
Wilcox
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