This Day In 1970's History: Thursday July 1, 1976
- The Supreme Court in a 6-to-3 decision ruled that states may not require women to get the consent of their husbands before allowing them to have abortions. The Court also ruled, 5 to 4, that states may not impose general restrictions requiring all single women under the age of 18 to get the consent of a parent before undergoing an abortion. The rulings were made in one of two cases involving Missouri's abortion law. The Court ruled unanimously in a third abortion case involving a Massachusetts. law and suggested that states might be able to enact calling for parental consultation and consent if the law allowed a "mature minor" to avoid this requirement and if the law allowed other minors to undergo abortions, despite a parent's refusal to consent if it was in their "best interests." [New York Times]
- An official of the government's Center for Disease Control in Atlanta said there was no reason to believe that the new swine flu virus would be any more deadly than the Asian and Hong Kong flu of recent years. Nevertheless, he said the mass immunization planned for this fall was justified. [New York Times]
- New York City received the first of $2.3 billion in federal loans that will help the city stay solvent in the new fiscal year. An initial emergency loan for $500 million authorized by Treasury Secretary William Simon will be used to meet a payroll and to avoid debt default. [New York Times]
- Karl Thomas, who attempted to cross the Atlantic in his red white and blue "Spirit of 76" balloon, was rescued from the ocean by a Russian freighter late Wednesday night. He had run into heavy storms and radio contact with the balloon had been lost. He took off from Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey last Friday. Mr. Thomas, in the balloon's jettisoned gondola, was found 550 miles southeast of New York and 300 miles northeast of Bermuda. [New York Times]
- The United States Tennis Association withdrew from the Davis Cup organization following the defeat of two American resolutions that would have imposed sanctions on countries for withdrawing from cup matches for political reasons. Some member countries have refused to play against South Africa. Britain and France withdrew from the 1977 competition in support of the United States position, but did not withdraw from the cup organization, which was holding its annual meeting in London. [New York Times]
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