Supreme Court allows welfare denial to unwed mothers
The Supreme Court upheld a federal ruling allowing states to deny welfare payments to unwed mothers who do not cooperate in obtaining support from the fathers of their illegitimate children. The 1975 study cited 2.95 million of 8.1 million welfare children were illegitimate. appeals came from the National Welfare Rights Organization, Alaska, and five welfare mothers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
The
National Welfare Rights Organization
Alaska
Welfare Mothers
Rene ousts Seychelles playboy president in coup
Prime Minister Albert Rene ousted James Mancham while he was in London declaring the nation free of capitalists and foreign powers. Mancham, 37, sought UN and African help to regain office, accusing the Soviet Union of backing the coup amid reports of 200 armed men storming a police barracks with two policemen killed.
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Victoria
Seychelles
Albert Rene
Playboy
James Mancham
Mancham
London
Indian Ocean
Britain
United Nations
U.S
Craig Matson
State Department
Washington
Common Cause grows reach as it targets public financing drive
National Chairman Nan Waterman says Common Cause has expanded its membership to about 255000 and will push for public financing of congressional campaigns. The group now lobbies on disclosure, open meetings, and Equal Rights Amendment while avoiding broad social issues.
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Gordon Britton Lindsay-Schaub
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby Group
Nan Waterman
Congress
Waterman
Illinois
Mrs. Waterman
John Gardner
John
Gardner
Freed hostages say Dutch train captives treated OK
Two pregnant women freed by South Moluccan terrorists after 13 days on a northern Holland train said the remaining 53 hostages were in good condition despite psychological pressure. They described overall fair treatment and requested more reading material and embroidery patterns as the standoff stretched into a third week.
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Holland
Groningen University
Ellenbroek
Brouwer
Justice
Andreas van Agt
Assen
van Agt
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
JFK Probe Finds No New Ground In Kennedy King Cases
The eight month old House assassinations committee has found little new evidence on John Kennedy's or Martin Luther King Jr.'s deaths. A committee source says much of the so called new information is incorrect and that witnesses often conflict with books by Mark Lane who shaped the inquiry. Lane's role and a $100,000 publisher advance are noted as guiding factors.
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John Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Congress
The
New York Times
Mark Lane
Lane
New York State
Kennedy
Dallas
King
Coretta King
Congressional Black Caucus
Dick Gregory
Memphis
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Illinois
Herrin
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Southern Willnolsan_ Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
12Th Street
Carbondale Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Dally Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Southern Illinois and Military
Ilinois
Bilandic Seen Set for Easy Chicago Mayoral Victory
Acting Mayor Michael Bilandic faces a likely lopsided win as Chicago voters pick a permanent successor to the late Richard J. Daley. Republican Dennis Black urged at least 800000 votes for a chance, while Democratic leaders expect turnout below 697000 from 1975. The winner fills Daley’s unexpired term to April 1979.
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Michael Bilandic
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Judge upholds Wilsonville landfill case role for Scott
Macoupin County Judge John Russell allows Illinois Attorney General William Scott and Macoupin County State’s Attorney Kenneth Boyle to participate in the case against Earthline Corp. over a Wilsonville landfill. The ruling lets multiple parties file as plaintiffs while addressing whether Scott’s dual role creates a conflict.
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Wilsonville
Carlinville
John Russell
Circuit Court
Macoupin County
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Russell
Earthline Corp
Earthline
Kenneth Boyle
Illinois Atty
William Scott
Attorney General’s Office
Stuart Dobbs
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D-Tex
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