Supreme Court delays ruling on Pentagon Papers case and death penalty
The Supreme Court withheld ruling on the Pentagon Papers while signaling a decision on the death penalty. The Court also barred states from using public funds for secular education in parochial schools. A Saturday session indicated urgency, with cases on death penalty procedures and jury exclusions likely to shape outcomes. The term includes challenges to capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment and related church-state separation rulings.
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Princesses Open Lorain International Festival Parade
Colorful floats and princesses led Lorain’s week long International Festival with an International Parade. Barbara Jankowski, Polish princess, and Jeanne Olexen, Russian Orthodox princess, rode a church float and enjoyed ice cream.
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Ellsberg surrenders after admitting Pentagon papers to Times
Dr Daniel Ellsberg surrendered to federal authorities in Boston and told about 150 supporters that he gave the New York Times secret Pentagon papers. He said he released the information after 9,000 more American deaths and faced possible consequences, reaffirming his citizen duty. Ellsberg, a former Pentagon researcher, is charged with unauthorized possession of top secret documents and failure to return them.
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Draft bill extensions loom as Vietnam pullout clause debated
Congressional conferees aimed to resolve two year draft extension differences before Wednesday deadline. Senate language tying troop withdrawal to war prisoner release faces possible filibuster if altered. Separately Ellsberg papers linked to Pentagon study sparked coverage and legal inquiries as outlets face publication bans.
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Ali wins conviction reversal
The Supreme Court reversed Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft evasion in an 8-0 ruling. It held Ali's beliefs were based on Muslim religious tenets as he understood them, noting the government conceded his conscientious objection was religiously grounded. The case dated from his 1967 draft refusal in Houston and subsequent trial.
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Lorain County Prized 95 Degree Heat Sets Records
Lorain County endured a blistering day with a 95 degree high reported by Ray Diederich in North Ridgeville. The heat caused medical cases of heat exhaustion, an outage near Burns and Abbe Roads, and stressed the Lorain Rescue Squad as tempers soared and waters cooled.
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Weather keeps heat high with scattered storms
Mostly sunny and hot today and tomorrow with humid air. Highs reach mid to upper 90s, lows in the 70s. 20 percent chance of rain today, 10 tonight, 20 tomorrow. Winds south to southwest 5 to 10 mph. Sunset 9 05 pm, sunrise 5 53 am. Heat tops 103 at Wright Patterson AFB, Toledo 98, Mansfield 92. Cross County Highway sections buckled in Amberly Village and other roads near Troy Yellow Springs Xenia Springfield. Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Portage Stark Mahoning and Columbiana counties yesterday. isolated storms expected today.
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Elyria youth dies of drug overdose at rock festival
A 20 year old Elyria youth, Randy Runkle, son of Lloyd and unknown mother, died at the Celebration of Life rock festival in Pointe Coupee Parish from a methadone overdose. He had recently moved to Fort Lauderdale to seek work and had a history of music interest. Funeral arrangements are handled by Bittner Decarlo Funeral Home of Elyria. Two other drownings were reported Saturday in the Atchafalaya region.
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Roger Blough blaze containment in Lorain shipyard
Clean-up operations began at American Ship Building Co yards after four men died in a fire on the Roger Blough under construction. A second blaze erupted on a conveyor belt as fire crews battled flames for nearly two hours. Firemen blamed a broken gasket in a fuel line and a ruptured light bulb for the incident, with investigators uncertain of the final cause.
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