Utah Supreme Court to hear Gilmore plea for delay
The Utah Supreme Court agreed to hear a personal plea from condemned killer Gary Gilmore after denying two hand written requests to die before the firing squad next Monday. Gilmore, 35, seeks a reconsideration of a stay of execution and will appear with his new attorney at a hearing. Deputy Attorney General Robert Hansen filed the motion to reverse the stay, noting former counsel acted against Gilmore’s wishes.
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UPI
Utah Supreme Court
Gary Gilmore
High Court
Gilmore
Provo
Robert Hansen
Hansen
U.S.-Vietnam talks to open in Paris Friday
State department officials say talks with Vietnam will begin Friday in Paris with Samuel Gammon named as U.S. representative. Vietnam is expected to send a mid level diplomat. The first agenda item is a full accounting of missing in action airmen and sailors. Vietnam’s UN membership is also on the table with a vote not expected until Monday.
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UPI
State Department
United States
Vietnam
Paris
Department
U.S
Samuel Gammon
United Nations
U.N
South Vietnam
Reverend Hooks to resign FCC post for NAACP role
Memphis and Detroit church leader Benjamin L. Hooks has been on leave from Greater Middle Baptist Church in Memphis and Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit since joining the FCC as the first black member four years ago. In January he will resign to replace Roy Wilkins as executive director of the NAACP.
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Memphis, Tenn
Upi
Benjamin L. Hooks
Greater Middle Baptist Church
Memphis
Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Detroit
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Ohio driver pleads no contest in teens crash
John Kremer, 22, faced eight counts of vehicular homicide after a car struck eight teenagers en route to a school victory celebration in Celina. He pled no contest to one count, fined $300 in court costs, and received a one-year license suspension. Judge James Myers called the outcome a personal jail Kremer must live with.
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Celina
Ohio
UPI
John Kremer
Kremer
James Myers
John
Rhodesia talks press for compromise on independence date
Britain summoned four black nationalist leaders at the Geneva conference to seek a compromise date for independence under majority rule. Ivor Richard met separately with Ndaba Sithole Abel Muzorewa Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo as Rhodesian white leaders waited. Sithole and Muzorewa each reported no progress while maintaining a Dec 1 1977 demand. White Rhodesians push for a 23 month timeline with March 1 1978 compromise proposed by Britain. Richard said he would try for a few more days to build consensus.
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Switzerland
UPI
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Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Richard
Ndabaningi Sithole
Abel Muzorewa
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Muzorewa
Pieter van der Byl
London
Anthony Crosland
Hillery elected president of the Irish Republic
Dr Patrick J Hillery was declared president elect to succeed Cearbhaill O Dalai gh who resigned amid a government row. At 53 Hillery is Ireland’s social affairs commissioner in Brussels and was the sole nominee. Formal declarations were sent to Premier Liam Cosgrave and Chief Justice Tom O Higgins. Inauguration date to be announced. Cosgrave’s coalition did not oppose the nomination.
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Ireland
UPI
Patrick J. Hillery
Irish Republic
Cearbhaill O’dalaigh
Hillery
European Economic Community
Brussels
Liam Cosgrave
Tom O’higgins
Cosgrave
Fianna Fail
Purge denied in Boston inquiry report
Boston police corruption alleged in a released report aimed at informing officials and the public says outgoing Police Commissioner Robert diGrazia. The findings focus on District 1 the Combat Zone and surrounding areas amid claims of gambling with organized crime ties and misleading raids as pressure mounted. Deputy Supt Joseph Saia retirements tied to the inquiry were not confirmed as linked to the report. Saia defended his record and denied wrongdoing.
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UPI
Department
Robert J. diGrazia
DiGrazia
Maryland
Joseph
Saia
North End
Government Center
Beacon Hill
Chinatown
Ford declines to discuss Nixon call after election
President Ford stays on vacation routine of golf and privacy in Palm Springs. He gave a brief on the Nixon call saying he just said hello and that it was a private matter. White House aides would not disclose details beyond that.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Ford
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Washington
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Thunderbird Country Club
Leonard K. Firestone
U.S
Belgium
Syrian peace troops roll freely to Beirut
Syrian peacekeeping forces advance into Lebanon as two brigades totaling about 4,000 men seize the Beirut Damascus highway and push toward Beirut. They occupy Christian territories around Kahhaleh and Galerie Simaane, with limited sniper fire reported and no major resistance. The Arab League force consolidates before the capital as fighting subsides.
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Lebanon
UPI
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Arab League
Galerie Simaane
Aintourah
Mediterranean
Kahhaleh
Beirut- Damascus
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