Kennedy and Bush win in Pennsylvania primary
In Philadelphia Kennedy nips Carter 47 to 45 to gain 94 delegates to Carter’s 91, boosting his big state strategy as Reagan tops Nixon rival Bush 54 to 45 in the GOP contest. Bush says the campaign is working while Reagan contests the delegate win claims.
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Ferry sinks after collision near Manila. 887 rescued
In the central Philippines a Negros Navigation ferry carrying about 963 aboard collided with the tanker Tacloban City in Tablas Strait and sank 14 minutes later. Commodore Simeon Alejandro reported 14 bodies found and 59 missing, with 887 survivors rescued by tanker and other vessels.
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Tito Slips Into Coma in Yugoslavia
Belgrade doctors say 87 year old President Josip Broz Tito lapsed into a coma and remains in shock after weeks of near death.
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Yugoslavia
Josip Broz Tito
Tito
Western allies threaten Iran with sanctions over hostages
The Associated Press reports that America’s major European allies move to sanction Iran if the 53 U.S. hostages are not freed by May 17. They ban new exports, military sales, and cut diplomatic ties with Tehran while tightening visa rules for Iranians.
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Relatives Campaign for Iran Hostages Letters
Relatives of four American hostages in Iran traveled to Paris to meet European leaders and urge a letter writing campaign. Husbands and sons among the captives motivate their push for worldwide letters and cables demanding the captives’ release.
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Iran
Europe
Barbara Rosen
U.S
Barry Rosen
United States
Ugandan Parliament Members Killed After Crash
In Muhanga Uganda angry residents killed two interim Parliament members when their car struck a van killing three passengers. A development agency official and the driver also died as the car overturned after hitting a roadblock.
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Uganda
Muhanga
Development Agency
South Carolina House Parking Spurs Car Tag Shuffle
Rep. Marshall Cain requests removal of the No 15 tag from a parking space while Speaker-Elect Ramon Schwartz claims the slot is his and jokes about No 2 belonging to outgoing Speaker Rex L. Carter. The exchange hints at a broader space and staffing scramble in the House.
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Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
Ramon Schwartz
D-Sumter
Rex L. Carter
D-Greenville
Bryant Statement To Be Read In Bamberg Trial
Roosevelt Bryant’s police statement on the January 4 1979 murder of Charles and Mary Holoway at an Aiken Zippy Mart will be presented in Bamberg General Sessions Court. The trial, moved for fairness reasons, follows a March mistrial and prior acquittals of co defendants. The jury of twelve includes seven women and five men with seven Black and five White members.
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Robert Hightower
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Aiken County
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Lundy
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Aiken Council Votes for Jail Construction to Avert Closure
The Aiken County Council approved fast tracking a new jail project and temporary 2.4 million borrowing to fund it amid federal safety and sanitation concerns at the existing 1968 facility. The old jail would be repurposed for offices and kitchens with 36 cells.
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Aiken
Howard M
Hank) Moormann
James C. Willis Jr
Hartley
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