Kent State protests vow to continue fight over sacred May 4 site
Kent State University protesters vow to persist in opposing a 6 million gym on the May 4 site where four students were killed in 1970. State troopers and campus police hauled away 194 demonstrators from Blanket Hill ending a two month sit in as a court injunction and hearing order awaited.
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Carter weighs neutron bomb option and wage raise plan
President Carter calls for congressional approval to fund the neutron bomb and notes progress on security measures for White House and Pentagon lines. He cites improved relations with Congress and a 1 percent fall in unemployment as signs of favorable economic trends. Sadat pledges troop withdrawal from Sinai and pro peace gestures.
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FDA says McDonald’s glasses pose no health hazard
FDA tests found no evidence of a health hazard from lead on McDonald’s cartoon character glasses. Lead decals could leak when exposed to chemicals, but pose no risk under normal use. Massachusetts officials ordered a halt to the glasses campaign and urged parents to keep children away from the 49 cent glasses.
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Scottsboro libel suit dismissed for NBC
Victoria Price Street, a 70 year old Tennessee tobacco farmer's wife, failed to prove NBC at fault in a 6 million libel suit. The judge dismissed libel, slander and invasion of privacy claims, leaving the plaintiff unhappy as she left the Winchester courtroom.
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Poison gas forces Tennessee town evacuation
Rockwood officials evacuated 5200 residents after a wrecked tractor trailer spilled very lethal liquid bromide. Chemical experts in rubberized suits sought to neutralize the vapor as National Guardsmen patrolled empty streets and conducted door to door evacuations following a Tuesday crash near Roosevelt Mountain.
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Three convicts killed in San Quentin riot
At San Quentin Prison a Tuesday riot left three convicts dead and three seriously injured in black white fighting. Officials said motives appeared revenge for an earlier black inmate killing, with guard warnings and multiple stabbings during clashes across wings.
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Liddy to be Freed September 7 After Parole
Gordon Liddy, the Watergate figure, is released on parole September 7 after serving time. His supporters question the parole decision and note the commission kept him in prison for the remainder of the summer before release.
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Senate panel approves pact to swap inmates with Mexico
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a treaty to free about 600 Americans held in Mexican prisons and allowed the option to serve terms in the United States or Mexico. A similar Canada pact was approved pending absent member polling. About 1,000 Mexicans are imprisoned in the United States. The measure advances to the full Senate for ratification alongside related implementing legislation.
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