Supreme Court blocks mandatory death for police killers
The Supreme Court, in a 5 4 ruling, struck down Louisiana’s law that made the death penalty mandatory for anyone who kills a police officer. The decision preserves life for Harry Roberts, on death row for the 1974 murder of Officer Dennis McInerney, while justices dissented.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Harry Roberts
New Orleans
Dennis McInerney
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Welfare Denial Upheld Over Unwed Mothers Cooperation
Supreme Court rules states may deny welfare payments to unwed mothers who refuse to cooperate in locating fathers of their children. The decision sustains a Washington federal court ruling affirming validity of cooperation requirements under the 1975 Aid to Families with Dependent Children act.
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Washington
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Missouri hospital worker wins pre firing hearing battle
The Supreme Court today barred firing civil service employees without an administrative hearing. The 8th Circuit previously ruled Missouri violated due process by not providing a hearing for Richard Kennedy, head of a workshop at St. Louis State Hospital, before his 1975 dismissal. The case moves to a full Personnel Advisory Board appeal.
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St. Louis
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St. Louis State Hospital
Department of Mental Health
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Kennedy
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Missouri Personnel Advisory Board
Supreme Court rules military service credit must count for pensions
The Supreme Court unanimously held that private employers must credit military service when calculating pension benefits. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion. World War II veteran Raymond E. Davis, retired from Alabama Power after 32 years, receives a larger pension, credit for 1943 to 1945 service, and the ruling extends to all veterans including Vietnam era and peacetime draftees.
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5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Raymond E. Davis
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Alabama Power Co
Davis
One House Veto Power Upheld by High Court
The high court refused to strike down federal laws enabling either house to veto executive regulations. Justices declined to hear Ramsey Clark's claim that one house vetoes violate separation of powers and checks and balances. Clark’s challenge arose in a case involving the Federal Election Commission.
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Executive Branch
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Ramsey Clark
Clark
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court to rule on weapon of plea bargaining
The court agreed to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that barred prosecutors from threatening extra charges to induce a guilty plea. The Lexington Kentucky case involved Paul Lewis Hayes who faced forgery charges in 1973 after a prosecutor warned of habitual criminal charges for a non guilty plea and a five year term.
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U.S. Circuit
Lexington
Paul Lewis Hayes
Hayes
Survivor testifies about Southern jetliner crash near New Hope
Donald Foster a Decatur Alabama pilot and one of 22 survivors told a National Transportation Safety Board hearing that large hail battered a wing and that engine popping preceded a plunge into a storm. He described a light spot and a fire on impact as the plane struck a two lane highway.
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Southern Airways
Donald Foster
Decatur
Ala
National Transportation Safety Board
New Hope
Foster
Phelps Dodge seeks court action against unions over bargaining method
Phelps Dodge Corp accuses 13 copper unions of bad faith bargaining as it seeks a federal injunction to stop the unions from using a national contract approval method. The company says the procedure allows non bargaining units to veto settlements and wants a quick NLRA investigation completed within three days.
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Phelps Dodge Corp
National Labor Relations Board
Steelworkers Union
Phelps Dodge
M.P. Scanion
Milo Price
Labor ’ Relations Board
Deaf 2 year old accused in Hollywood sex solicitation probe
A 2-year-old deaf mute allegedly wrote a note soliciting sex to a female vice squad officer. He was among 17 men arrested on Hollywood Boulevard during a crackdown on prostitution. Suspects aged 17 to 51 targeted one of seven decoy officers as part of a continuing effort to curb conspicuous activity.
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Hollywood
UPS
Hollywood Boulevard
Over 65 What You Can Do About the 19 Percent Hike
In Chicago Illinois an article warns that Medicare hospital deductibles for those aged 65 and over have risen by a record 15 percent in 1977. It suggests seniors obtain free information on add on hospital insurance to offset costs not covered by Medicare and offers a free Medicare Report by mail with no obligation.
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U.S
Bunkers
Multiple Line Assurance Co
Senior Citizens Dept
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Sunset Ridge Rd
Northbrook
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