Supreme Court rules death penalty unconstitutional in 5-4 decision
The U S Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the death penalty as applied in the United States violates the Constitution. Justices Douglas Brennan and Marshall joined in part with Stewart. White dissented saying the penalty is rarely used to satisfy retribution, with some justices calling for state legislative consideration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
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Brennan
Marshall
Stewart
White
William H. Furman
Georgia
William J. Micke Jr
Savanna
Micke
Lucious Jackson Jr
Chatham County
Elmer Branch
Vernon
Tex
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Texas
VASCAR Units Go On Patrol In Terre Haute Police
Terre Haute Police deploy two VASCAR speed units with four officers trained to operate them. Warn ing tickets during a 30 day grace period precede city court arrests. The grant covered half the $1,970 cost, with training by Vigo County Sheriff’s Department.
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Terre Haute
Asst
Robert Kable
Ted Trefry
Vigo County
Indiana Department of Traffic Safety and Vehicle Inspection
Kable
Vascar
Richard Ernie
Tony Bauer
Roger Hall
Larry Purcell
Sheriff’s Department
After Charlemagne's death French kings named various rulers
Following Charlemagne's death France saw kings titled Charles the Bald Louis the Stammerer Charles the Fat Charles the Simple and Louis the Sluggard, reflecting evolving royal nomenclature.
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Charlemagne
Kings
France
Charles the Bald
Louis the Stammerer
Charles the Fat
Charles the Simple
Louis the Sluggard
Saigon Forces Launch Invasion of Quang Tri
South Vietnamese marines landed over 1,000 on the coast east of Quang Tri City as 20,000 government troops pushed north into Quang Tri Province. Casualties tallied 165 North Vietnamese and six South Vietnamese killed, 34 wounded. U S B52s supported with bombs on troop concentrations and staging areas.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Copters
Quang Tri City
Highway 1
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Harold Cooksey
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Hue
An Loc
Vigo County Fair Gears Up With New Exhibits
The Vigo County Fair plans a colorful 1972 lineup for August 6 to 11 as 80 percent of exhibit space is booked. Prominent exhibitors include Public Service Indiana with an all electric mobile home display, the American Legion Kadet Band, General Telephone, Indiana Genealogical Society, and Vigo County Taxpayers Association. John Ermisch of Ermisch Cleaners is noted as a new exhibitor.
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Vigo County
Public Service Indiana
PSI
American Legion Kadet Band
General Telephone Company
Indiana Genealogical Society
Vigo County Taxpayers Association
John Ermisch
Ermisch Cleaners
William E. Jukes
Wabash Valley Fair Association
Ralph “ Corky” McHargue
Fair Space Rental
Steve Bland
PSU
Ermisch
Martin
Weather map notes and forecast for Terre Haute area
Local conditions show yesterday's high and last night's low with a 0.49 inch precipitation. Forecast calls for fair tonight, mostly sunny Friday, lows 55 to 59, highs in the 80s, and a low rain chance in Indiana and Illinois. Dirt dust count reports 67 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute and Viccinity
Indiana
Illinois
Third Party Threatened by Wallace Aide
Washington AP report says Wallace aide Charles Snider expects no immediate shift after the convention as George Wallace remains aligned with his party and may push for a platform reflecting his views. Snider notes potential post convention actions are possible.
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Wallace
Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
Charles Snider
McGovern hit by Credentials panel loss in California
Democratic Credentials Committee stripped McGovern of more than half his California delegates. If the party rejects him at the Miami Beach convention he may pursue third party plans. Humphrey lags but hopes delegates shift to him as the strongest Nixon challenger. Continued on Page 8.
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Washington
George McGovern
Democratic Credentials Committee
California
Snider
Wallace
Miami Beach
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Humphrey
Nixon
Judge Hopeful On Drug Moves Vigo County Meeting
Vigo Circuit Judge C Joseph Anderson praised a Wednesday meeting of law enforcement and judicial officials for hearing all sides of the drug problem in Vigo County. He noted rising drug abuse, especially among youths, and said felony cases correlate with drug addiction while acknowledging that neither incarceration nor hospitalization alone is a perfect fix.
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Vigo Circuit
C. Joseph Anderson
Vigo County
FBI Believes Peru Jumper In Custody
The FBI announced the arrest of Martin Joseph McNally in Wyandotte in connection with the hijacking of an American Airlines jet last week. He allegedly retrieved 502000 and two parachutes after demanding ransom and fleeing toward Peru Indiana.
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FBI
Peru
Detroit
American Airlines
St. Louis
Tulsa
Okla
Lambert
Peru Police Clarify Saturday Highway Stop in McNally Case
Peru Police Chief Richard Blair said a man with a Michigan license linked to Patrick Clarence McNally 20 Wyandotte Mich was checked near Peru on Saturday but did not match the skyjacker description. The man claimed a bruise on his cheek and that he stayed with a man named Hillary Johnson outside Peru.
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Ind
Welch
Detroit
McNally
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
FBI
Richard Blair
Patrick Clarence McNally
Wyandotte
Mich
Martin J. McNally
Blair
Marion
R. J. McNally
Hillary Johnson
Henegar Outlines Five Point Plan to Boost Meat Prices
Seventh District Democrat Warren Henegar proposed a five point plan at a Terre Haute press conference to address rising beef costs and agriculture issues. He criticized his opponent for leaving the House Agriculture Committee and urged his own seat on the panel to push a national beef production program. He argued meat must cost at least a dollar per pound for farmer returns and endorsed using land from soil bank programs for grazing and hay to boost Indiana beef output.
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Warren Henegar
Terre Haute
Henegar
House Agricultural Committee
Indiana
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Barbara L. Brugnaux
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