Warren Era ends as Warren steps down from Supreme Court
The Warren Era ends at the Supreme Court as Chief Justice Earl Warren retires after 16 years of bold reforms and controversy. Burdened by criticism from conservatives and liberals alike, the era saw landmark rulings on reapportionment, school desegregation, and criminal defense. Warren departs with plans for travel and a New Delhi conference on world peace through law, while his successors face a contested legacy.
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Schumann Named French Foreign Minister in Pompidou Cabinet
Paris Premier Jacques Chaban Delmas announced Pompidou's seven year cabinet with Maurice Schumann as foreign minister. Other key posts go to Michel Debre as defense minister and Valery Giscard d Estaing as finance minister, amid reorganization after the 1968 upheaval. In Saigon, U S B 52 bombers pounded near Cambodia to aid the Ben Het siege, eight Americans killed in a helicopter crash as missions continued over the region.
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Nixon's anti inflation plan awaits House approval
President Nixon seeks House support for a $9.2 billion tax package to curb inflation. The bill would extend the 10 percent surtax, repeal a 7 percent business investment credit, and remove two million low income families from the tax rolls. It may pass with limited amendments as it heads to the floor.
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Tornado strikes Salina Kansas injures dozens and damages area
A tornado slammed Salina Kansas injuring 70 to 80 people with no deaths reported. A large section of the city was damaged by wind and hail with a school building destroyed and many homes wrecked. Gov. Docking flew in to survey damage as other storms hit Ellsworth Kanopolis reservoir injuring about 30 and a Topeka trailer court suffered injuries to 14 people.
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