Death Row Inmate Sees Case as National Test
Jesse Fowler, 27, on North Carolina Central Prison Death Row, believes his appeal will shape rulings on capital punishment. The Supreme Court delayed ruling on the death penalty until fall after hearing Fowler's case, which argues that wealth and race influenced his path to the gas chamber. Fowler contends the system disadvantages the poor and minority defendants, noting the nation’s 287 men and three women under death sentences in 25 states.
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Wayne King
N.Y
Raleigh, N.C
Jesse Thurman Fowler
Central Prison
Jesse Fowler
Supreme Court
Fowler
North Carolina
New York City
Jacksonville
Fla
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Ford Defends Refugee Resettlement Progress
President Ford defends the Indochina refugee resettlement program noting 131,399 refugees entered the U S system by June 15 and 32,321 joined families or sponsors. He cites progress despite scale and time limits and mentions centers offering employment counseling cultural orientation and English training.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
United States
Nixon resigns from Supreme Court bar in ruling delay
The Supreme Court granted former President Nixon’s request to resign from the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, striking his name from the roll. The court also postponed ruling on the death penalty until next fall and split the drive in movies ban ruling with a 6-3 decision.
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Nixon
Lyle
Denniston
Washington Star
Washington
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Supreme Court of the United States
Powell Defines Limits on Regulating Speech
Powell states two circumstances allow regulating speech or films: intrusion into the privacy of the home or when an unwilling viewer cannot avoid exposure to the material. The remarks frame legal boundaries for government restraint on expressive works.
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Powell
Church says CIA papers kept secret in Senate probe
Senate intelligence chair Frank Church faulted the White House for delaying secret CIA assassination documents. Ford aides said the materials would be sent to Capitol Hill under guard and reviewed by several senators. If not forthcoming soon, Church and John Tower plan another Ford meeting.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Special Senate Intelligence Committee
White House
Church
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
National Security Council
Ron Nessen
Ford
Capitol Hill
Nessen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Walter Mondale
Dminn
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Charles Mathias
R-Md
McGeorge Bundy
John F. Kennedy
Idaho
Senate Committee
Republican Committee
John Tower
R-Tex
Supreme Court bars zoning used to exclude blacks
The Supreme Court let stand an 8th Circuit ruling that Black Jack Missouri’s zoning ordinance against apartment construction effectively blocks blacks from buying homes. The decision preserves a test case from the Justice Department challenging such racially neutral local laws.
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UPI
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Black Jack
Justice Department
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis City
Buckley proposes major cuts to food stamp program
Senator James L. Buckley introduces legislation to cut federal food stamp funding by 2 to 2.5 billion dollars and move administration to the Health, Education and Welfare Department. He cites waste and loopholes and calls for stricter eligibility limits and resource tests to target the truly needy.
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Washington
James L. Buckley
R-C-N.y
Buckley
Agriculture Dept
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Buckely
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