California Commission Sets Precedent in Judging Judges
The California Commission on Judicial Qualifications, created to police judicial integrity, recommended removing Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Leland W. Geiler. The panel cites bias against the public defender and alleges the judge pressured pleas and disciplined defenders. the Supreme Court must ratify after briefing and hearings.
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San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
California Commission On Judicial Qualifications
California Plan
Phil S. Gibson
California Supreme Court
Leland W. Geiler
Commission
Geiler
Public Defender’s Office
Draper
Jack E. Frankel
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Two Die in Lynchburg Bedroom Shootout After Kidnap Attempt
In Lynchburg Virginia a former juvenile detention supervisor Patrick Sivert 46 and assailant David Mednick 25 died from gunshot wounds after a bedroom shootout during a kidnap attempt at the Sivert home. Daphne Sivert 19 survived after being stabbed and shot.
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Lynchburg
General Electric Co
Patrick S. Sivert
Sivert
David Mednick
Mednick
Daphne Sivert
Daphne
Wayne Wood
Wood
Scholars to Examine Religion’s Role in a Dehumanized Era
About 3000 biblical scholars from 15 societies gather in Los Angeles for the International Congress of Learned Societies in the Field of Religion. The five day conference, themed Religion and the Humanization of Man, features 12 major addresses and 450 papers on topics from race relations to women's life and religion in industrial society. President Dr James McConkey Robinson says religion must shift from focus on the afterlife to addressing secularization and humanizing man.
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Los Angeles
International Congress of Learned Societies
James McConkey Robinson
Far East
Dr. Robinson
Wallace Will Join Carter in Unity Effort
Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter said Alabama Governor George Wallace will join him at the Southern Governors Conference in Hilton Head Island South Carolina. Carter plans to back Wallace for conference chair next year and nominate him for vice chairman this year. Wallace was released from the Spain Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham and may attend depending on his condition. The four day conference begins Sunday.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Hilton Head Island
S.C
Carter
Walllace
Wallace
Spain
University of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham
Maryland
Dr. Auger to Begin Series Of Talks
Dr Wes Auger will start a five day series at Keystone Bible Church on Rt 608 near Berryville. Services run 7 30 p m tonight tomorrow and Saturday and Sunday 10 50 a m and 7 30 p m The topics include The Assault on Fundamentalism More on Drugs and Religion How Can a Young Person Be Clean Shipwreck and Is Babylon a picture of America Tom Hogan serves as church pastor.
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Wes Auger
Keystone Bible Church
Rt. 608
Berryville
Babylon
America
Tom Hogan
No Damage in Fire at Henkel Harris Plant
Winchester fire inspector S R Dyke reported a 1245 p m blaze yesterday at the Henkel Harris Company on Pleasant Valley Road caused no damage. The fire started in a sawdust bin outside the plant and was confined with no injuries or losses.
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Winchester
S.R. Dyke
Henkel-Harris Company
Pleasant Valley Road
Poff Takes Seat on Va. Supreme Court
Former Rep. Richard E. Poff, 49, sworn in as Virginia Supreme Court justice becoming the first Republican on the bench in the 20th century. The Radford native left his 6th District seat after 20 years in Congress, in a ceremony with Chief Justice Snead and guests including Gov. Holton and former governors.
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Richmond
Richard E. Poff
Virginia Supreme Court
Radford
Supreme Court
State Capitol
Harold F. Snead
William Tuck
Poff
U. S. Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Thomas Gordon
Snead
Comptroller
Linwood Holton
Tuck
Albertis Harrison
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State Court of Appeals
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OPEL
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Mercedes
American Motors
Renault
Whitewall
Datsun
Nissan
CMT Man
N. Loudoun St
Taler Lie
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DODGE
Clearbrook Woolen Shop
Clearbrook, Virginia
Birr
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Burton’s
E Plaza Events Center
Bankamericard
Paes
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