A Federal judge today refused to stop the Federal Reserve System from ordering banks to pay for checks on the day the checks are pre‐ Reserve Wins Court Test On Daily Check Clearing

A Federal judge today renewed a temporary restraining order against proposed new food stamp regulations that would cut more than one million families from the program. U.S. Judge Renews. Order Putting Off Food Stamp Shifts

A Federal judge today sentenced an airplane hijacker to 50 years in jail after the prosecutor urged a penalty “so severe that others will think twice before attempting it.” Michael S Green, a 36‐yearold Washington, D.C., garage attendant, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge J. William bitter who called the 1972 air piracy “a most serious incident.” Hijacker Getting 50 Years As a Warning to Others

A Federal judge today sentenced Louis M. Turco, former Newark City Council President to one year in prison on tax charges stemming from Mr. Turco's gambling debts. Ex‐Official of Newark Jailed on Tax Charge

A Federal judge took temporary charge of trial proceedings against H. Rap Brow today after counsel for the missing black militant said that their client was afraid to come to Maryland because the state was unable to assure him safety and was about to stage his trial to a predominantly white county. U.S. JUDGE WEIGHS BROWN TRIAL BID

A Federal judge, in an order accusing Government prosecutors of “persistent misconduct,” today ordered a new trial for two Filipino nurses convicted last July of poisoning patients at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital. NEW TRIAL ORDERED FOR FILIPINO NURSES