Supreme Court blocks death verdicts issued by biased juries
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, held that imposing death sentences with juries that exclude conscientious objectors or religious opponents to capital punishment is unconstitutional. Justice Stewart stated a hanging jury cannot represent community conscience. The decision reversed William C. Witherspoon’s 1959 Illinois case for a death sentence based on 39 excluded veniremen.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Illinois
William C. Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Chicago
Mitchell Stone
Stewart
Marvin L. Pickering
Lockport Herald
Retirement cost for couple near 4200 dollars a year
The Labor Department says a mortgage-free retired couple needs about 4200 dollars annually to sustain a moderate urban lifestyle. The figure excludes unexpected medical expenses.
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Washington
Labor Department
National duty urged as French strikes drag on
Premier Georges Pompidou called it a national duty for strikers to return to work while noting a back to work trend in small businesses and administration. He warned the mass of 10 million strikers shows little sign of budging and outlined severe economic costs, with progress limited to coal mines oil refiners and Paris stores. Political leaders worked on candidacies for the June 23 and June 30 elections with filing due June 9.
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Pompidou
Matignon
France
Paris
de Gaulle
California primary showdown shapes Kennedy McCarthy clash
In California Kennedy and McCarthy dispute the state's 174 Democratic nominating votes in a climactic race while Reagan leads the Republican ballots for 86 GOP convention votes. McCarthy campaigns in Los Angeles area and San Francisco. Kennedy forecasts victory and proposes a post primary alliance.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
Kennedy
Thomas C. Lynch
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
McCarthy
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Negotiators optimistic as steel contracts open
AFL-CIO United Steelworkers begin national talks with 11 major steel producers covering about 480000 workers after weekend settlements. The Coordinating Committee of Steel Companies represents the industry while the union projects a pattern for affiliates not in current talks. White House involvement noted.
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Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Coordinating Committee of Steel Companies
White House
Sunny and warm with mid to upper 80s today
Sunny and warm conditions prevail with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Clear and mild tonight with lows in the 60s. Mostly sunny skies continue tomorrow as warm spell continues. Weather details on map page 14.
Golfer Edward Faber Buried on 18th Green at Stow Acres
Memorial service held at dusk on the 18th green as Edward Faber of Mansfield, died February 14 at 62, requested cremated remains be buried on the golf course he loved. Owners and widow described mixed reactions, but support and humor emerged from club members.
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Stow
Mass
Edward Faber
Mansfield
Stow Acres
Faber
Page Brothers
Six Viet officials killed in misfired rocket probe
A U.S. helicopter misfire killed six South Vietnamese officials in Saigon, triggering a full-scale U.S. investigation. Revelations include Gen Abrams restricting further air strikes without approval and disputed target area details.
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U.S
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Gia Dinh
Looting in Saigon Amid Tet Fighting Draws GIs and Civilians
Amid renewed Viet Cong street battles in Saigon, South Vietnamese troops and others loot radios, television sets, liquor, and other goods from shops and homes. The scene shows soldiers, policemen, and tank crews joining in looting as fighting rages, with looting tied to heavy combat and shortages since the Tet offensive.
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Saigon
Poor People Campaign Cancels Planned DOJ March
The Poor People Campaign, including diverse ethnic groups, met late at night to plan actions in Resurrec tion City. A 10 a.m. march on the Department of Justice to protest 13 Mexican Americans’ arrests in Los Angeles was called off without explanation. The arrests stem from a March boycott of four Mexican-American high schools. seven were slated for arraignment on felony conspiracy charges.
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Resurrection City
Department of Justice
Los Angeles
Johnson asks 1000 more capital police for Washington
President Johnson urged Congress to add 1,000 police in the capital amid a 24.5 percent rise in crime over 12 months and a drop in tourism. The move would bring total Washington officers to 4,100 as fears of disorder grow after civil disturbances and a high profile bus robbery.
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Johnson
Martha Cole
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
U.S
FBI
Washington Post
Abby Upgrades to Hurricane Aims at Tampa Bay
Tropical storm Abby strengthened to a hurricane with top winds near 75 mph and is moving toward the Tampa Bay area. Forecasters placed Abby about 170 miles south-southwest of Tampa, expected to reach the coast by late afternoon as heavy rains and winds lash the Florida coast.
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Fla
Abby
West Florida
Tampa Bay
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Tampa
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Robert H. Simpson
The
Hurricane Center
Cuba
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