Jack Lemmon Arrested on Drunken Driving Charge
Malibu California AP reports actor Jack Lemmon, 51, released on own recognizance after being booked for investigation of drunken driving on the Pacific Coast Highway. Lemmon was stopped shortly after midnight in his Rolls Royce by a California Highway Patrol cruiser and given a Breathalyzer test at the sheriff s substation before booking.
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Malibu
Calif
Jack Lemmon
Larry Tedesco
California Highway Patrol
United States Exits Davis Cup Over Sanctions Policy
The United States withdrew from the Davis Cup competition and the Davis Cup organization in protest against sanctions policy. Britain and France also pulled out of the 1977 event but did not withdraw from the organization.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Court Helps Media Access in High Profile Trial
The Supreme Court by unanimous vote blocked a Nebraska judge’s order that tightly restricted media reporting on a sensational mass murder case. Chief Justice Warren E Burger wrote the main opinion, noting some reporting limits might be permissible in certain cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Warren E. Burger
Carter to Narrow VP List This Weekend
President hopeful Jimmy Carter said he will cut his potential running mates to three or four this weekend and interview them next week. He noted he is down to seven or eight candidates after talks with AFL CIO president George Meany during a Washington stop.
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Houston
Jimmy Carter
Centennial time capsule opens with 19th century portraits
President Ford opens the 1876 time capsule containing photographs of two presidents portraits of two others autographs of thousands of prominent Americans a silver Tiffany ink stand and a Longfellow commemorative pen reflected in the century’s reveal
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Washington
Ford
Tiffany
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Court To Rule In Longet Case
Aspen seeks a ruling on a motion to suppress evidence in the Claudine Longet manslaughter case. Lawyers seek exclusion of Longet diary and blood and urine test results after a six hour session in which she testified for the first time since being charged.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Miss Longet
Vladimir ‘Spider’ Sabich
Rocky Mountain
Andy Williams
Sabich
New York to Obtain Federal Loan After Union Pacts
New York expects a $2.3 billion federal loan after 67 municipal labor unions approve two year contracts that avoid wage increases for 166 000 workers. The deals allow cost of living boosts tied to $24 million in labor savings and productivity gains, pending Treasury approval led by William Simon.
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New York
Treasury
William Simon
Ford seeks bigger tax cut as Congress remains wary
President Ford urges a larger tax reduction while a two month payroll tax withholding freeze is in place. Congress shows little chance of approval, despite Ford's calls for permanent 1975 tax cuts and more relief. Ford signed a bill delaying the higher withholding for now, warning Congress did not meet his request.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Aiken Boy Makes Bicentennial Gift For Mother
Jeff Nichols 12 crafted a string art replica flag for his mother Mrs. Nelson J. Nichols in honor of her June 27 birthday. The project grew after a local banker and family endured a tough house move prompting the quip about moving six men.
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Nelson J. Nichols
Jeff
Aiken
BOR Repeats Valley Park Plan After Sewer Route Snag
Aiken County seeks resubmission of a Horse Creek Valley park plan to BOR after BOA denied due to sewer lines crossing the site. Officials plan to submit within 10 days focusing on phase one six acres with two baseball diamonds and a parking lot while funds allow.
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Ban Bor
Horse Creek
Bath
Langley
Eric P. Thompson
Aiken County
Thompson
BOA
Forest L. Kirby
Kirby
BOR
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Aiken County Adopts Council Administrator Government
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners ends as a home rule council administrator system begins. The former six member board may expand to thirteen councilmen depending on whether current commissioners seek re election and complete terms.
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Aiken County
Board of Commissioners
Uganda hijackers extend deadline for hostages release
Israeli offer to negotiate prisoner exchanges in exchange for about 100 of 205 hostages held at Entebbe Airport is announced by Israel from its Paris embassy. The hijackers say they will release roughly 100 captives while detaining Israeli citizens dual nationals and Air France crew. The deadline is extended to 8 am EDT Sunday for compliance.
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Kampala
Uganda
Israel
Entebbe
Air France
Paris
Weather outlook shows weekend showers ending
Forecast says a 10 percent chance of rain tomorrow with scattered showers Saturday. The rest of the weekend should be sunny with highs in the 80s and nightly lows in the 60s.
Court ruling likely spares Aiken private schools
The Supreme Court decision to bar private non religious schools from excluding blacks by race is not expected to affect local private schools in Aiken. The ruling also requires IRS tax exempt schools to publish an open admissions policy.
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Aiken
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Palmetto State Teachers Association forms from SCEA discontent
A group of South Carolina educators withdraw from the SCEA to form the Palmetto State Teachers Association. They draft A Declaration of Educational Professionalism opposing strikes and compulsory membership, calling for school boards to lead decisions and a cooperative teacher administrator relationship.
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Vivian Davis
South Carolina Education Association
SCEA
Palmetto State Teachers Association
PSTA
Helen Barton
Graniteville
Aiken County
Barton
Mary Lou Willis
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Michael J. Flemming
Paris embassy signal on hostage crisis and prisoner swap
A Paris embassy communique says Israel may negotiate with the hijackers through France for the release of all hostages in exchange for prisoners held in Israel. The hijackers demand the release of 40 prisoners including Archbishop Hilarion Capudji and Kozo Okamoto. Prime Minister Rabin’s cabinet faced protests as a deadline approached while Uganda’s Idi Amin reported 145 Jews aboard the Air France jet seized four days earlier. Kenya France and West Germany respond to demands.
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Paris
Saas
Uganda
Israel
Hilarion Capudji
Jerusalem
Kozo Okamoto
Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Air France
Idi Amin
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Murry Sill
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