Cuckoo's Nest sweeps top Oscars in 1975 ceremony
The film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest dominates the 48th Academy Awards winning best picture best actor for Jack Nicholson best actress Louise Fletcher and best director Milo Forman. George Burns sets record as oldest Oscar winner for The Sunshine Boys.
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Los Angeles
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
Miles Forman
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
George Burns
Lee Grant
Fay
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Levi weighs plan to notify FBI harassment victims
Attorney General Levi may instruct Justice Department officials to notify thousands of Americans that they were victims of the FBI harassment campaign. The plan follows disclosure of 12 counterintelligence programs from 1956 to 1971 targeting groups such as SCLC, Black Panthers, SDS, Socialist Workers Party, and KKK.
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Washington
Edward H. Levi
Justice Department
FBI
Levi
Cointelpro
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Black Panthers
Students For A Democratic Society
Ku Klux Klan
Socialist Workers Party
Beirut port under Moslem leftists siege amid fighting
In Beirut clashes spread from Ashrafiya to the port area as Moslem leftists and Palestinian guerrillas push Christian forces from the Hilton area. Kamal Junblatt demands more Muslim power before any truce, while Franjieh holds Jounieh and fights to retain control. Police estimate over 200 killed in 11 months of civil warfare.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Ashrafiya
Yasir Arafat
Kamal Junblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Jounieh
Lawyers argue death penalty in high court
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the death penalty is cruel and unusual. Lawyers for some inmates call it an insensate lottery while state advocates call it society’s self defense. The case covers 468 inmates on death rows across 30 states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Henry Furman
Georgia
Furman
Florida
Furman Vs. Georia
Charles Illiam Proffitt
Troy L. Grege
Tornadoes leave death and destruction in Arkansas and Mississippi
Tornadoes killed 11 people and injured more than 220 across Arkansas and Mississippi. Cabot and Dresco in Arkansas and Canton in Mississippi were hardest hit as officials fought looting, restored services, and mobilized National Guard and Air Force personnel.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Mississippi
David Pryor
Cabot
Little Rock
Dresco
Canton
Mississippi National Guard
Lonoke County
Air Force
Truckers Face Last-Minute Talks Before Possible Teamsters Walkout
Labor Secretary W J Usery called negotiations at a critical stage as Teamsters and employers pressed toward a Wednesday strike threat. Negotiators met all day with Mediation Service head James Searce planning further sessions. The Teamsters position includes a cost of living adjustment claim and reduced wage demands from earlier asks.
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Teamsters
James Searce
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Usery
Trucking Employers Inc
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