This Day In 1970's History: Tuesday November 15, 1977
- The Shah of Iran's arrival at the White House was disturbed by drifts of tear gas as his supporters and opponents clashed outside the grounds, leaving 92 demonstrators and 27 policemen injured. President Carter at his first meeting with the Shah affirmed his full support of the special relationship between the two countries, according to a White House statement. [New York Times]
- Two parts of the death penalty law in New York state were declared unconstitutional by its highest court. The Court of Appeals ruled 4 to 3 that the sections mandating the death penalty for those convicted of intentionally killing police and prison officers who are performing their duties failed to meet the standards set by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1976. That decision said there must be opportunity to consider the individual offender and the circumstances of a particular offense. The decision did not rule on the constitutionality of a section mandating the death penalty for a murder by a convict already serving a life sentence. [New York Times]
- The armed forces are losing more than 40 percent of their recruits before completion of their first term in the service, according to an Assistant Secretary of Defense. The discharge rate is twice what it was in the days of the draft. The Pentagon official ascribed this to increasing difficulty in attracting high school graduates and said the discharge rate for non-graduates was as high as 50 percent. [New York Times]
- The oil industry's attitude toward President Carter's energy plan is laden with myths and paranoia, Energy Secretary James Schlesinger told the annual meeting of the American Petroleum Institute in Houston. He appealed for its support, saying the plan was intended to be balanced by national concepts of equity. The government's objective, he said, is to see the American oil industry flourish. [New York Times]
- Stock prices recovered after early weakness with glamour issues taking the lead. Trading volume increased. The Dow Jones industrial average regained a large part of Monday's drop to close at 842.78 points, a gain for the day of 4.42. [New York Times]
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