Burger sworn in as chief justice of the U S
Warren Earl Burger was sworn in as the 15th chief justice at 10 42 am marking Earl Warren s 16 year tenure. President Nixon lauded fairness integrity and dignity as Burger took the oath and the court adjourned for summer. The ceremony drew cheers from onlookers outside the Supreme Court. The other item notes a Supreme Court ruling that double jeopardy applies to state criminal trials in a 6 2 decision reversing a Maryland larceny conviction.
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Warren Earl Burger
United States
Earl Warrer
High Court
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Burger
Nixon
Supreme Court
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Army to cut 13000 as draft calls rise in August
The Pentagon announced an August draft of 29500 while allowing Army strength to fall by 13000 as Nixon scales back Vietnam forces. 8000 of 15000 leaving Vietnam will not be replaced, and 5000 more terminations won’t be replaced. Global Army strength would hover just above 1.4 million, with about $230 million saved in the budget. Meanwhile 24008 U.S. troops to be replaced by South Vietnamese forces in coming months. The 4th Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division returns to Ft. Lewis for discharge processing. other battalions follow later. North Vietnamese forces attacked a besieged Special Forces camp, surrounding it with ~2000 enemy forces.
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Seattle
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Illinois Senate backs curb on campus protests and parental liability
The Illinois Senate approved a bill to revoke state scholarships for students convicted of participating in disturbances, advancing a broader campus disorder package. A companion bill on parental responsibility would make parents liable up to 1000 dollars for damages caused by a minor, if they knew of prior misbehavior and failed to discipline. In a separate item, a crash near Robinson killed three people, Everett Snearly age 52 of Paris, his wife, and Floyd Thomas age 21 of Lincoln, during heavy rain.
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Everett Snearly
Paris
Floyd iThomas
Lincoln
SDS factions split as regulars and PL name leaders
The SDS split into rival factions as the Regulars elected Mark Rudd and Jeffrey Jones while the Progressive Labor faction chose John Pennington Alan Spector and Pat Forman. Each group held separate news conferences claiming to be the real SDS as security was tightened and PLs were expelled.
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Students For A Democratic Society
Mark Rudd
Columbia University i
Progressive Labor Party
Coliseum
John Pennington
Alan Spector
Pat Forman
Fred Gorden
Coliseuma
Rudd
Jeffrey Jones
San Francisco
William Ayres
University of Michigan
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University of Ilinois
Pls
Black Panther Party
All Workers
Panther Party
Rainy spells with possible storms into Tuesday
Weather outlook calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. High Tuesday near 90 degrees, low tonight in the lower 70s, with a map page reference and brief section tags for features.
Floods knock out IC tracks near Makanda area storms
Severe weather across Southern Illinois causes five inches of rain and floods washing out Illinois Central Railroad segments near Makanda. Tornado alerts and funnel clouds were reported. three people died in the storms, including a Carbonale couple in Missouri and a Benton man electrocuted. IC detours trains overnight. southbound lines reopen around 5 PM today.
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Makenda
Ilinois
Carbondale
Farmington
Flooding Strikes Pomona and Surrounding Towns in Jackson County
Flash flooding Sunday night spurred water four feet deep on Pomona main Street and minor store damage. Grand Tower Township reports heavy rains, six to seven inches, forcing evacuations but no injuries. Rural areas suffer crop damage as creeks overflow and erode fields.
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Jackson County
Reginald Stearns
Pomona
Stearns
Masters
Grand Tower
Missouri Tornadoes Kill Six In Lead Belt Area
Storms sweep through Missouri and Kansas leaving six dead in the lead mining belt near Farmington and Old Mines. A camper bus wreck claims Kathryn Betterton and a music professor, while two elderly brothers die in a separate Farmington twister. Hospitals treat about 35 with minor injuries amid extensive property damage and multiple possible tornadoes. In Kansas, Salina reports heavy airport and home damage with dozens of buildings destroyed or damaged.
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St. Louis
U.S. 67
Farmington
Highway Patrol
Iden
Betterton
Southern Illinois
Kathryn
University
William F. Betterton
Old Mines
Teister
Rey Pratt
Francis
Tacob
Herman Hurst
Ironton
Potosi
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Salina
Floods wash through Red Boiling Springs area Tennessee
Severe flash floods roared through Red Boiling Springs Tennessee and reached nearby Macon and Allen counties. Homes were swept away and power lost as residents faced rescue efforts and widespread damage. A passenger was stranded atop a vehicle as crews warned of continuing heavy rain. Authorities reported missing persons and warned of more flooding across southern Middle Tennessee and northern Kentucky.
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Red Boiling Springs
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Middle Tennessee
Macon County
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Norman Farley
Isafe
Ives
Allen County
Kkentucky
Trammel Creek
Benks
Adalptus
Mount Union
Kentucky
Charles Jordan
Seolisville
Nashville
Weather Bureau
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