Jackson says Carter church row part of GOP dirty tricks
Chicago UPI Jesse Jackson, head of Operation PUSH, says Carter church refusal to admit blacks to Sunday services is part of a Republican dirty tricks campaign to suppress black voters. He cites Plains, Georgia incident and warns Ford campaign continues similar tactics.
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UPI
Jesse Jackson
Operation Push
Jimmy Carter
Jackson
GOP
Ford
Plains
Anonymous ransom threat to dump oil in Philadelphia water
A taped ransom demand of 1 million dollars was delivered to Mayor Frank L. Rizzo with detailed delivery instructions but no contact was made by midnight Monday. Water officials said Philadelphia’s water remained uncontaminated.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Frank L. Rizzo
Water Department
Judge seeks cocaine under medical supervision in trial challenge
Roxbury District Court Judge Elwood McKenney proposed taking cocaine under medical supervision to aid a ruling on the constitutionality of Massachusetts 65 year old anticocaine law. The two week trial closed with defense testing and prosecution offering no evidence to refute claims the drug is nonaddictive and harmless. The 1911 statute carries one to ten years for possession.
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Boston
UPI
Roxbury
Elwood McKenney
Massachusett
Bank President Foils Robbery by Locking Vault Door
In Worland Wyoming UPI reports bank president Don Babbitt outwitted a would be robber by locking an inner vault door between the attacker and twenty hostages. The armed man herded hostages into the vault then tried to keep the inner door open but surrendered to police after the door was secured.
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Worland, Wyo
UPI
Don Babbitt
Babbitt
Alaska voters weigh three sites for new state capital
Anchorage voters face a choice among Juneau, Willow South, and Mt. Yenlo. Juneau’s remote location prompts concerns about cost and accessibility. Opponents fear rapid urban growth and interior disruption, while Willow South near Anchorage is favored by observers to win.
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Alaska
UPI
Willow
Welfare rolls dip to 18 month low in United States
UPI reports HEW cites 11,247,679Aid to Families With Dependent Children recipients in June as the fewest since January 1975. Administrator Robert Fulton credits stronger economy and anti fraud measures, plus child support law, with lower rolls. Food stamp enrollment falls to 17.2 million in September, the lowest in 21 months.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Fulton
HEW
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Agriculture Department
Supreme Court weighs seniority after discrimination in work history
The Supreme Court agreed to hear United Air Lines appeal over counting prior service for a stewardess fired under a no marriage rule. The case tests whether discrimination under the Civil Rights Act affects seniority when rehired, amid broader federal scrutiny of how race or sex bias can dent employee seniority. Additional actions included cases on minority seniority without initial job application, capital punishment jury influence, citizen residency for scholarships, and Oklahoma Hall conspiracies.
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UPI
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Carolyn J. Evans
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
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New York
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High Court
State Department studies Iron Curtain monitor group
A 15 member U S commission chosen to oversee Helsinki accords progress may not travel to Europe as state department blocks three executive members from meetings with the Soviet Union and two other nations. The department issued a sharp rebuke to chairman Dante Fascell accusing him of an outrageous error in judgment.
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Washington
UPI
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Europe
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Department
Soviet Union
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Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Fascell
Miami
Henry Kissinger
Executive Branch
Rep. Fascell
Congress
Frederick Brown
Talks set in Geneva on independence date for Rhodesia
Ivor Richard, chair of the Rhodesia conference, plans informal talks with delegation heads in Geneva to fix a firm date for black majority rule. Prime Minister Ian Smith returns home citing domestic problems, while fighting along the Rhodesian Mozambique frontier looms.
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Switzerland
UPI
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Richard
Britain
United Nations
Ian
Smith
Burundi coup topples 10 year ruler Micombero
A bloodless military coup in Burundi ousted President Michel Micombero after a leadership change led by Lt. Col. Nel Bagaza. Ministers and the executive council of Burundi’s sole political party were removed, a curfew was imposed, and communications to the outside world were cut.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
Michel Micombero
Nel Bagaza
Bagaza
Bujumbura
Micombero
Executive Council
Armed Forces Chief of Staff
Rhodesia escalates Mozambique raids with cross border attack
Rhodesian forces backed by jets and helicopter gunships conducted a two day raid into Mozambique, destroying seven guerrilla training bases and killing hundreds of fighters. Officials said troops returned to Rhodesia after the hot pursuit, while Mozambique called it an invasion and reported intense battles in Tete and Gaza provinces. The action coincided with Geneva talks involving Prime Minister Ian Smith.
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Rhodesia
UPI
Mozambique
IANA
Tete
Gaza
Dar Es Salaam
Umtali
Geneva
Ian Smith
Busing leaders plan Public TV debate
In Washington D C the U S Civil Rights Commission will debate three commissioners against three members of the National Association for Neighborhood Schools on a desegregation report. The taped discussion will air nationally on public television and locally on WGBH Channel 2 Sunday at 7 p m.
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UPI
USS. Civil Rights Commission
Commission
National Association For Neighborhood Schools, Inc
Washington
D.C
Wgbh-Tv
Channel 2
Ford
Bennington Banner Publishing Details
The Bennington Banner in Bennington Vermont operates daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St. It is a subscriber to 9g Press International and NY Times News Service. Advertising rep is Matthews Shannon Cullen. Home delivery 15 cents, 4.40 monthly. Subscriptions by mail vary by region with 3 months to 1 year rates. Second class postage paid at Bennington Vermont.
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Bennington
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Banner Publishing Corp
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New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
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