Somoza’s forces regain Leon after 24 hour clash
In Nicaragua the army recaptured Leon from about 100 Sandinista guerrillas after a day of heavy fighting. The Red Cross counted many dead and wounded as skirmishes persisted with the nation’s guard and armored units amid continuing Sandinista movements in the region.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Leon
Red Cross
Sandinista Liberation Front
Somoza
Esteli
National Guard
May Day March Photos Show Brezhnev Aid Up Mausoleum Stairs
An ailing Leonid Brezhnev climbed slowly to the Lenin Mausoleum for May Day in Moscow as Chinese rivals urged tighter ties. Moslem revolutionaries hailed victories in Iran while workers worldwide marked the holiday. an official walked beside the 72 year old Soviet president, though escort assistance was not clearly visible.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Lenin
Moscow
Iran
Brezhnev
Red Square
Kremlin
S C Gas Supply Situation Will Worsen
A Columbia AP report says South Carolina saw no large gasoline outages in April but expects the supply to worsen. Gov. Riley spokesman Marion Brown notes only spot outages. Dick de Montmollin of the SC Oil Jobbers Assn cites April as tough due to good weather Masters golf and Easter. A proposed DOE policy could restore volumes to levels from the prior year with a 10 percent growth cap.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Marion Brown
Dick Riley
Dick de Montmollin
South Carolina Oil Jobbers Association
Brown
deMontmollin
U.S. Department of Energy
State policy caps monthly gasoline reserve release
The plan allows limited extra volume in some areas and aims to distribute gasoline more evenly. It limits state energy offices to no more than half of the state reserve before the 16th of each month, a rule officials say will tighten fuel allocations.
Duke to bill customers for Oconee plant shutdown costs
Duke Power plans to charge its 1.2 million North and South Carolina customers for nearly 3 million dollars of modifications to the Oconee nuclear plant reactors. A spokesman called the work a normal operating expense and said the NRC compromise prompted the shutdown. The NRC staff flagged Babcock & Wilcox reactors as unsafe.
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Greenville
Duke Power Co
Oconee
Dick Pierce
Pierce
Duke
North
South Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Babcock & Wilcox
Babcock and Wilcox
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Marriage Plans Angered Former Lover in Mass Trial
Samuel Joseph Cole testified in Middlesex Superior Court that John Robert McCown’s plan to marry Dianne Magee provoked anger while the two men shared a Florence South Carolina trailer. Cole, 32, is serving life as an accessory in the murder of McCown’s bride, and McCown and his mother Mamie Best, 54, are on trial for killing Fayne Adams in Holliston Massachusetts in October 1974.
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Cambridge
Mass
John Robert McCown
McCown
Samuel Joseph Cole
Middlesex County Superior Court
Mamie Best
Florence
S.C
Dianne Magee
Cole
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Fayne Adams
Holliston
Attorney Cleared Of Marijuana Ring Link In Columbia
A Justice Department inquiry into whether U S Attorney Thomas E Lydon was connected to a Darlington County marijuana smuggling ring reportedly finds no substantiation of charges against Lydon The probe was sparked after a January raid that indicted 14 men and followed taped mentions of Lydon and Rep John W Jenrette Jr The investigation of Jenrette continues with one witness remaining to be interviewed by the Office of Professional Responsibility
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Columbia
Justice Department
U.S
Thomas E. Lydon
Darlington County
Lydon
Washington, D.C
John W. Jenrette Jr
Ds.c
Darlington Air
Jenrette
John R. Etheridge
Democratic Party
Office of Professional Responsibility
Department
House Returns to Merit Selection Debate in South Carolina
In Columbia AP report the South Carolina House resumes discussion on merit selection for Public Service Commission members after three weeks of budget work. Rep. Marion Carnell a Riley opponent seeks the floor again and predicts possible completion by Thursday amid ongoing partisan signals.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
Marion Carnell
Dick Riley
Felder
D-Calhoun
Carnell
Riley
Jean H. Toal
D-Richland
Surratt charged in Langford slaying faces June trial
Edward A. Surratt, 39, of Aliquippa Pa, indicted on murder assault and battery with intent to kill burglary armed robbery and sexual battery in the June slaying of Luther N Langford and beating of his wife Nell Langford in West Columbia. The state seeks the death penalty as Mrs Langford identified him in a six photo lineup.
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Lexington (Ap
Edward A. Surratt
West Columbia
Lexington County
Donald V. Myers
Surratt
Luther N. Langford
Langford
Nell. Suratt
Aliquippa
John H. Tyler
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John G. Felder
Lexington
Arkla
Sonif
Grill. Boke
ACME
Pine Log Road
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Aiken
A. J. Nichols
London
Ramada Inn
Richland Avenue
Highway 1
Col
Joel A. Martin
P. O
Beaufort, South Carolina
A. J. Nichols, Ltd
Piedmont Center
Atlanta, Ga
Fulmer
Happy Times Florist & Greenhouses
Timmerman
Richland Ave. E
Oldsmobile- Amc-Jeep
Ladd Britt
Ladd
Maverick
Lees
Renee
Kwik Shop
DIAL
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Julian Dunbar Agency
Pendleton St
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