Supreme Court kills speedier trial remedy and frees guilty if delayed
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that courts must release defendants not granted a speedy trial and cannot simply reduce sentences for delay. Justice Burger noted some guilty defendants may go free, but constitutional standards allow no weaker remedy. The decision arose from Clarence Strunk’s 10 month delay in a Wisconsin to Illinois vehicle theft case.
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Warren Kl. Burger
Clarence I. Strunk
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Strunk
High Court
U.S
Supreme Court Deadlock Over Pollution Rules
The Supreme Court reached a 4 to 4 tie on EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act, leaving in place a district court ruling that barred approval of plans permitting significant degradation of clean air. The decision supports environmentalists and 20 states, while prompting calls for legislative revision from the National Coal Association.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Dist
John H. Pratt
U.S. Appeals Court For
District of Columbia
Federal Lenvironmental Protection Agency
Pratt
Sierra Club
EPA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Coal Association
Bilt Pratt
Congress
America
Agnew Says Watergate Probe Ruining Innocent Men
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a national audience that the Senate Watergate inquiry is ruining innocent men. He urged postponing public hearings until prosecutors build criminal cases as the committee planned to resume hearings and consider televised coverage.
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John W. Dean
Nixon
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Cox
Herbert L. Porter Jr
Maurice H. Stans
Commerce
Nixon Campaign Finance Committee
Skylab Crew Captures Photos on 18th Day of Orbit
Skylab 1 astronauts completed an 8850 mile earth resources survey across the U S from Washington state to the Gulf of Mexico. They reported a near perfect pass and praised weather conditions as the ground team at Cape Kennedy moved Skylab 2 toward July 27 launch to a 56 day mission aboard the eight room station.
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UPI
United States
Cape Kennedy
Florida
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Alan L. Bean
Owen Jk. Garriott
Jack R. Lousman
Skylab
Earth
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Rockies
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Amazon Basin
San Paulo
Brazil
Conrad
Mission Control
Robert Crippen
U.S
Neil Hutchinson
Chesapeake Bay
Great Lakes
Chesapeake
Nixon Pursues Inflation Cure Amid Varying Signals
President Nixon huddled with the Labor Management Advisory Committee and key aides to push a new anti inflation plan. He met with George Schultz John Conally and Henry Kissinger to discuss crisis options and Brezhnev talks as US Vietnam policy looms. He planned a Friday Pekin visit and the Dirksen Leadership Center cornerstone ceremony in his hometown.
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UPI
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John B. Conally
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Ziegler
Kissinger
Paris
Tho
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Labor Management Advisory
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George Meany
Administration
Teamsters Union
Frank Efitzsimmons
General Motors
James Roche
Pekin
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Congressional Leadership Research Center
Senate
Kissinger Plans New Paris Meeting After Talks
In Paris Kissinger and Tho resume high level talks after an initial session with Nguyen Co Thach. Sullivan says Kissinger will meet Tho again this afternoon, while Ziegler in Washington confirms plans for continued sessions. Kissinger had flown home Saturday after failing to announce a cease fire pact.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
U.S
Ocean oil slick seen as natural upwelling near Santa Barbara
State investigators descended 225 feet in a submarine to inspect a coast wide oil and gas slick. They found natural leakage from underwater deposits, not linked to offshore drilling activity, and noted historic reports of similar leakage offshore Coal Oil Point.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Santa Barbara Channel
Mel Odemar
State Dept of Fish and Game
Dan Everitts
State Lands Division
Loveritts
Odemar
Coal
Heatwave Prompts Northeast Power Cuts
A heat wave drives utilities from New York City to Chicago to reduce voltage. Con Ed first cuts 5 percent as New York hits 95 nearly tying a 53 year record. By afternoon voltage eased 2.5 percent in Chicago and 6 percent in Detroit with further cuts possible. Officials say no major crisis and urges frugal use. Capitol lights dim in Washington though no formal request issued.
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Chicago
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Simly
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Maryland
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Washington
Capitol
House and Senate
Potomac Electric Power Co
Chicago Commonwealth Kidison
Chicago Loop
Final U S Lunar Satellite Looks Like Real Winner
Cape Kennedy launches Explorer 49 on the final planned lunar mission. Ground controllers aim for a five day flight to a 682 mile high lunar orbit to study low frequency radio signals from galactic clouds and beyond. Dr. Robert Stone calls it a $19.7 million project advancing universe physics.
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UPS
John Shea
Delta
Lunar
Robert G. Stone
Brundage, 85, to Wed 37-Year-Old German Princess
Avery Brundage, former IOC president aged 85, announced engagement to Mariann Reuss, a 37-year-old German princess. He said the match is not a June December wedding and noted her and her family endured hardship during the war. she is very mature for her age.
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Chicago
UPI
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Mariann Reuss
Brundage
Saigon Blames Hanoi for Delays on Truce Accord
Saigon accuses Hanoi of delaying a new cease fire agreement in Paris as six major points remain unresolved. North Vietnamese troop withdrawals and the demilitarized zone are cited as key issues, with fighting reported at over 100 violations daily. Leaders Kissinger and Le Due Tho are noted as far apart on terms.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Due
Gust of wind endangers helicopter carrying Willy Brandt
A gust pushed a parked helicopter near Massada with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt aboard. He fell to the cabin floor and was shoved out of the door by another passenger to prevent a topple over the cliff. The craft stopped 100 feet from the edge. Brandt escaped injury and later resumed his trip to Bonn. Three others were slightly injured. Brandt emphasized Israel seeks peace and urged European support for Middle East solutions.
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Israel
UPI
Willy Brandt
Massada
Dead Sea
Brandt
Bonn
Middle East
Jerusalem
Germany
Reunion of Kern County Class of 1908 Attends Warren Talk
Former U S Chief Justice Earl Warren attended the Bakersfield reunion of the Kern County High School Class of 1908 at Bakersfield Inn with six other living members. He spoke to California State University Bakersfield graduates about societal shocks and urged optimism for the under-30 generation guiding the nation to better days.
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Bakersfield
UPI
U.S
Earl Warren
California State University
Warren
Kern County
Bakersfield Inn
Laird Arrives in West Germany for 2 Day Visit
Melvin R. Laird, Nixon adviser on domestic affairs and former defense secretary, arrives in Bonn with Navy Secretary John W. Warner for a two day visit. He is to meet West German Defense Minister Georg Leber who will award him the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
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West Germany
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Richard Nixon
John W. Warner
US. Navy
Laird
Georg Leber
Order of Merit
Federal Republic of Germany
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