Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, June 14, 1967

Court Nominee

Thurgood Marshall today became the first Negro ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court.

President Johnson said Marshall, now solicitor general, is the man best qualified by training and experience.

Mideast War

Russia has demanded that the United Nations vigorously condemn Israeli occupation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt), Syria and Jordan as “an act of aggression and the most flagrant violation of the U.N. Charter.”

Abortion

Gov. Ronald Reagan announced he will sign a bill liberalizing California’s abortion law.

The measure legalizes abortions when pregnancy would gravely impair physical or mental health of the prospective mother, or when a girl under 15 becomes pregnant as a result of rape or incest.

This story was originally published June 13, 2017 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Looking Back."