Nine Year Suit Says Draft Excludes Women Unconstitutional
A Philadelphia case before the Supreme Court challenges draft rules as sex discrimination. Judges apply an important government interest test to uphold or strike the exclusion of women from conscription, citing empirical evidence showing women’s abilities affect armed forces. The record argues military needs could rely on female skills in any crisis.
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Heat hits Arkansas stores amid heat wave sales shifts
In Arkansas a heat wave curbs outdoor activity and shifts buying patterns. Indoor theater attendance falls while salads and iced drinks rise. Beer sales edge up slightly despite heat, and fur sales stay strong as customers store furs. Auto parts, fans, and laundry services see varied demand.
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Boy 12 seeks U S asylum in Chicago dispute
Walter Polovchak, 12, seeks political asylum to avoid returning to the Ukraine with his family. In a Chicago Tribune exclusive, his father Michael says the government has no right to take his son. Walter remains in state custody pending a July 30 hearing.
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Heat wave pushes east with record mid-summer heat
Amid blistering 101 degree readings in Chicago and New York City the heat wave spread across the nation. Missouri reported 288 heat related deaths followed by Tennessee 143 and Arkansas 127. Little Rock saw relief with mid 90s after 20 days in double digits.
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Pentagon eyeing reserve manpower pool plan
The Pentagon weighs expanding voluntary enlistments into an Individual Ready Reserve to provide pretrained replacements for combat units in a crisis. The program could enroll up to 10,000 youths yearly, with six year obligations and two refresher periods, aiming for faster overseas deployment than draftees. Critics doubt training sufficiency but see value as a filler in crunches.
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Bolivian general strike widens protest against coup
Half a million Bolivian workers pressed ahead with a general strike to protest the military coup that ousted interim president Lidia Gueiler. U.S. Ambassador Marvin Weissman left Bolivia citing Washington's displeasure with the coup as unions vow to restore Gueiler's government. The strike follows Garcia Meza's 25,000-man force moving to tighten control.
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China convicts three Soviet spies in high profile cases
China convicted three people of spying for the Soviet Union in a major espionage case amid Olympic Games timing. A Soviet citizen received seven years in prison while two Chinese nationals were sentenced to death by firing squad, with one death likely carried out immediately and the other postponed for review. All pleaded guilty at separate trials in China's sensitive northeast border region near the Soviet border.
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Khadafy threatens oil boycott over US support for Israel
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy warned of an oil boycott against Western nations if they back Israel. In a Der Spiegel interview he said a Libyan people’s congress will decide in October on imposing the oil embargo, and he doubted oil revenue loss would matter. Libyan shipments reach about 664,000 barrels daily to the United States, about 10 percent of US imports.
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Garwood court martial resumes amid key pretrial rulings
The Garwood court martial at Camp Lejeune resumes as jurors near selection. A motion to dismiss charges tied to Vietnam POWs not prosecuted is a major step, along with requests for psychiatric evaluations of Garwood’s accusers, in this lengthy pretrial. The 7 month old case involves desertion and collaboration with the enemy during nearly 14 years in Vietnam.
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