Angola Seeks $5000 for Mercenary Gearhart’s Body
Widow Sheila Gearhart, of Kensington Maryland, says Angola demands 5000 to repatriate the body of her husband Daniel Gearhart an Army Vietnam veteran executed by an Angolan firing squad after a brief stay as a mercenary. She cannot pay yet seeks a decent funeral for four children and vows to try.
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Washington
Daniel Gearhart
Africa
Sheila Gearhart
Soldier of Fortune
Kensington
Angola
Gearhart
CIA
Charles McC. Mathias
Lisbon
Maine's First Industry Launches 1607 Ship on Kennebec
The record notes shipbuilding as Maine's inaugural industry with the 1607 launch of the first English colonists' ship on the Kennebec River, marking an early colonial maritime milestone.
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Maine
America
Kennebec River
Aiken Standard Publication Notice and Policies
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends. Mailing address is 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 post office box 456. AP dispatches furnished by the Associated Press with exclusive reproduction rights for local news. No guarantee on ad omissions errors. corrections issued in next issue. Advance payment limits noted and nonresponsibility for excessive prepayments.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
King Family Buries Fourth Tragic Loss In Memorial Service
Ester Darlene King 20, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday while jogging near a high school track. Doctors cited exhaustion with no foul play. funeral held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta joins other family tragedies linked to the King lineage.
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Martin Luther King
Ester Darlene King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Miss King
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Sr
Spelman College
Byrd Family to Perform at Hopelands Garden Tonight
The Byrd Family an all Rusta group specializing in Bluegrass and Gospel music will sing at Hopeland Gardens tonight at 7. If rain occurs the Recreation Department concert moves to First Baptist Church with the same schedule.
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Hopeland Gardens
Recreation Department
First Baptist Church
Charleston To Host Tall Ship Eagle Visit
The U S Coast Guard bark Eagle will visit Charleston August 6 9 as part of a Bicentennial celebration ship led 200 sailing vessels from 30 nations into New York Harbor for Operation Sail the source notes.
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Charleston
U.S. Coast Guard
Eagle
New York Harbor
Carter Teams Seek VP Pick Amid New York Visits
Jimmy Carter drew strong crowds across New York as he conducted seven televised and in person interviews for his vice presidential selection. He met Sen. Frank Church Sen. Adlai Stevenson Rep. Peter Rodino and others while attending church services and ecumenical gatherings in Manhattan. Carter outlined his open mind on the final picks saying three names head his list after the interview tour and the Democratic Convention looms.
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Carter
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Hudson River
Rockefeller Plaza
mid-Manhattan
Peter Rodino
New Jersey
New York
Rodino
Edmund Muskie
Maine
John Glenn
Ohio
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Henry Jackson
Washington
NBC
Meet the Press
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Derrick backs Carter for Democratic nomination
Butler Derrick of South Carolina praised Gov. Carter in a Washington release saying Carter embodies the basic American desire for less government and federal involvement. Derrick added Carter shows vitality and a positive approach to national issues as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Edgefield
Butler Derrick
Ds.c
Jimmy Carter
Gov. Carter
Washington
America
South Carolina Delegates Clash Over Convention Roles
In New York the South Carolina delegation at the Democratic National Convention elected five alternates amid a dispute over minority representation. Dr. Oscar P. Butler was replaced by Holmes C. Dreher as a regular delegate, with Marcia Duffy moving into Dreher's slot. Three women, one black man and two white men were chosen for the alternates after calls to reserve all six vacancies for blacks and women. State party chairman Donald L. Fowler supported broad minority inclusion but noted ongoing debate.
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New York
South Carolina
Oscar P. Butler
Holmes C. Dreher
Lexington
Marcia Duffy
Columbia
Dreher
Billie S. Fleming
Manning
Donald L. Fowler
Fleming
Fowler
Bridge decisions on Goren and Sharif 1976 examples
A Chicago Tribune excerpt presents bridge scenarios with Goren and Sharif from 1976. It covers vulnerable hands and bid choices including one diamond overcalls, three spades versus four diamonds, and responses to Norths changing suits.
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North
Carter meets activists and discusses urban unemployment
After visiting Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Reverend Folkes urges President Carter to note higher city unemployment. Carter then meets Democratic leaders and NBC for a TV interview, and later engages with the Women’s Caucus on gender equality without advocating quotas for delegates.
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Kenneth L. Folkes
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
New York
Carter
Robert Strauss
NBC
Women's Caucus
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