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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979 Page 7 tjHigh Court strikes down law, allows abortions for minors without consent •il products!! the state, y the stale ii|! \ once prepfl United Press International | WASHINGTON — The Supreme Kentuci &, urt Monday struck down as un- rations centLnstitutional a Massachusetts law a,) ' s ^^equiring unmarried women under are, Indi^jg t 0 obtain consent from parents or unty Mi..jj u( Jg e before having an abortion, aho, and.\| yhe justices affirmed a lower- areasthal.jjourt ruling which last May inva- »d center Mated the 1974 statute. Monday’s ruling closes one more avenue states have pursued to retain control over the right of juveniles to have abortions. It is also expected to guide states and the Congress in ef forts to halt the wave of teen-age pregnancies, now estimated at 1 million yearly. Delivering the high court’s opin ion for an 8-1 majority. Justice Lewis Powell said the Massachu setts law failed to meet constitu tional standards in two ways. It would let a judge withhold approval of an abortion, even when a teen ager could convince a court of her maturity and competency, and it required parental consultation “whether or not in the pregnant s Court won’t hurry -bomb hearings sa “ United Press International IIVASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Monday refused to order :«d-up hearings on government ef- : forts to block The Progressive i i rrigazine’s publication of a story on ee W; howto build a hydrogen bomb. i®The story, entitled “The H-Bomb >a ge adve, : ; Secret — How We Got It, Why mess wi: ^eYe Telling bas been held up since March 26 under an injunction ° S ^ '«I uec * by U.S. District Judge fBobert Warren. > judge U pheld his own order poit saysi jjj j une (J eS pite evidence much of as a poss ma terial the Justice Department i Bitended was secret actually had ui sthooli, SHgu accidentally declassified and our stores available to the public for years ;aid the ai f ities.’’ ion on on said, families 6s ic) that *e e,” it [ Americas 1 regret, bat r here ami ews medi! employees Ice cream must show ingredients United Press International WASHINGTON — Ice cream and other frozen desserts, including individual ice cream bars and ^sandwiches, must now carry a full list of ingredients on the label or apper, the Food and Drug Ad- istration said Monday. regulation, which had been issued in proposed form months |o, went into effect Sunday, the Spey said. All covered products p re sold in interstate commerce should now be carrying the new informa tion. were in 1 rother, id percent t ocrats p 2 percentingredient list will allow r Ford shoppers to make comparisons among various competing brands and will help consumers avoid in- dients which may cause allergic ictions or other adverse health p conditions,” said spokeswoman 4-p |< ■'fancy Click. <U1U •c» gred ^ reac Of | The ingredients must be listed in . idpscending order of predominance, 11 ^ the same way they are on other food national S, Calif.-' st in the send, a worshi] ing lotion st that t from ip. S. “For certain dairy ingredients, manufacturers have the option of ther listing the ingredients specif- lly — such as milk, cream, skim milk and butter oil — or by using the term ‘milk fat and non-fat milk’,” the agency said. JO, of the ithedral It said other ingredients, includ- products derived from milk — such as ehey and caseinates — and Jail sweeteners, stabilizers and tex- d thebeS‘ turizers, must be listed specifically, ree days ^Colors do not need to be listed by t Beach. name - ay, all cw- The products covered by the reg- with a - ulation are ice cream, frozen cus- ures the r tard, ice milk, sherbert and water ained spo ices, as well as products made from the desserts, such as bars and sandwiches. Tuptnamba Eddie Dominguez '66 I Joe Arciniega ’74 li in a government library at Los Alamos, N.M. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has set arguments on the case for Sept. 10 when its new term opens. American Civil Liberties Union lawyers, representing writer How ard Morland and two of editors of The Progressive, asked the Su preme Court to order the case heard early this month, due to its signifi cance. But in a brief unsigned opinion, the high court noted the lawyers waited almost three months to pre pare their brief on the merits of the case and thus lost their right to expedited action. The appeals court, in a brief filed with the Supreme Court, noted it previously offered to hold argu ments before June 18. Justices Byron White and William Brennan dissented, saying the ap peals court had “unduly delayed” consideration of the case. “The proffered justification for an injunction against publication should be considered and verified or rejected by appellate courts without unnecessary delay,” they said. White and Brennan also said the magazine still may ask the high court to hear arguments on the case before the appeals court rules. ACLU legal director Bruce Ennis said rapid handling of the case is important because each day an in junction blocks the article’s publica tion is a “separate violation of the First Amendment.” The government said publication of the article should be blocked be cause it contains secrets that could endanger national security by spreading information about ther monuclear weapons. The government said the appeals court should take its time consider ing the case because it presents a classic conflict between freedom of the press and national security interests. Bifce use urged by program United Press International WASHINGTON — Fourteen na tional public interest organizations are trying to encourage their em ployees to leave their cars at home and ride bicycles to work. Under a plan called “the National Bike-Sidy Program,” the Washing- ton-based organizations said Sunday they would give rebates for em ployees who purchase bikes and use them to commute to work. “We think it’s worth money to us to have staff members who do not waste their time waiting for buses or sitting in gas lines before and after work,” said Dr. Michael Jacobson, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Some of the organizations also plan to take additional steps to encourage bike riding. The Public Interest Economics Center said it would purchase bikes for employees to use on company business and Environmental Action has reconstructed one of its bath rooms to provide shower facilities for its cyclists. But participants in the program may have a hard time buying their new bikes. The gas shortage is giv ing bike shops in the Washington area more business, but also some problems. Clay Grubic of the Towpath Cycle Shop in Alexandria, Va., said “we can’t get them (bikes) out of the shop fast enough.” He said his shop’s sales of new bikes has been running “perhaps 10 to 20 percent over last year.” Abraham Wolf of the District Cycle Shop in Beltsville, Md., said he had to hire 50 percent more em ployees since March because of the increase in business. minor’s best interests,” he said. “A child, merely on account of his minority, is not beyond the protec tion of the Constitution,” Powell wrote. The Massachusetts statute applied to minors who were not married, divorced or widowed. If a pregnant adolescent wanted an abortion, she had to obtain the writ ten consent of her parents, or, fail ing that, the approval of a state judge. The case originated when Massa chusetts abortion clinic operator William Baird challenged the law, saying it was unconstitutional be cause it infringed on the privacy of minors. The law has been declared uncon stitutional twice in Massachusetts courts. A U.S. district court panel first overturned the statute before it had even taken effect. The Supreme Court set aside that decision in 1976 when it struck down a Missouri law allowing a “pa rental veto” for minors seeking abortions. The high court then told ISRAEL LOW COST FLIGHTS EUROPE-ALL CITIES (212) 689-8980 Outside N.Y. State t f °ee 1-800223-7676 "The Center for Student Travel 1140 BROADWAY. N Y C.. N Y the lowercourt panel to reconsider the case and asked the Massachu setts Supreme Judicial Court to interpret the law. A three-judge federal panel once again declared the statute uncon stitutional last May after the top state court interpreted the statute to require single females always to notify their parents of their inten tions to seek abortions. Massachusetts appealed to the Supreme Court, urging it to find the law valid because it promoted the “best interests of pregnant adoles cents.” State lawyers argued the statute does not infringe on a minor’s right to have an abortion but, even if it does, the high court should find that the interference permissible. AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb armors Insurance Group .■3400 S. 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