Maryland governor Mandel begins corruption trial in Maryland
U S District Court opens the 23 count case against Governor Marvin Mandel and five codefendants with six men and six women on the jury. Prosecutor Barnet Skolnik frames Mandel’s friendships as potential corruption while detailing alleged bribes and favors tied to Marlboro Race Track and other business interests.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
U.S. District Court
Asst
U.S. Atty
Barnet D. Skolnik
Mandel
W. Dale Hess
State House of Delegates
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Laurel
William A
Harry W. Rodgers III
Irvin Kovens
Marlboro
Skolnik
Security Investment Co
Social Security Administration
Ray’s Point Inc
Talbot County
Poll finds poverty, cost of living top global concerns
Gallup reveals that poverty and high living costs are the major global problems in a 70-nation survey of 10 000 people. Unemployment ranks second as researchers note no nation was found to be poor but happy.
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Washington
George Gallup
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Gallup
Looted Spanish coins and jewelry worth 750000 stolen from museum
Police fear thieves may melt down the gold and silver artifacts recovered from sunken 1715 Spanish galleons off Florida to hide their tracks. The caper in Cape Canaveral involved a chest of 1000 silver coins and 500 gold coins, a $33000 Spanish captain-general's whistle on a long gold chain, a cross of Jerusalem emblem, rings with stones, and long gold pendants.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Florida
Sai
Bob Tweed
Tweed
Patterson Erie Corp
Vero Beach
Real Right Corp
Episcopalian Bishops Debate Fate of 15 Women Priests
In Minneapolis, 37 bishops oppose women priests while 15 irregularly ordained leaders face possible sanctions. The church prepares to reconcile Book of Common Prayer revisions adopted by the House of Bishops and Deputies with options ranging from discipline to acceptance as women enter priestly service.
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Minneapolis
Ay Ars
House of Bishops
House of Deputies
American Jewish Committee
Sniper ambushes school bus near Greensboro leaves driver hurt
A sniper shot at a Guilford County school bus wounding the driver slightly. The assailant recorded the attack on a tape, then apparently killed himself, leaving a 10 speed bicycle and camping gear nearby. The gunman was found deceased, body identified later by the state medical examiner.
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Greensboro
N.C
Guilford County Sheriff's Deputies
H.L. Johnson
Chapel Hill
D.F. Summers
Sheriff's Department
Talks stall as Ford strike widens impact in Detroit
Detroit reports the Ford UAW contract talks resumed with no clear progress as the nationwide strike causes layoffs at Ford suppliers and Canadian plants. About 2,000 Ford suppliers and 1,600 Ford workers in Canada have been laid off, with additional cuts at Budd Co and ARA Food Services.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Ford Supply
Canada
U.S
Comany
Jearborn
UAW
Budd Co
Philadelphia
Gary
Ind
ARA Food Services
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Alan McNair
Dearborn
Mich
UPI
York County
Elm Street
Biddeford
Episcopalian
Ohio
New York State
Summers
Gladys H. Ruben
School OF the Dance
Main St
Biddeford, Maine
Witurdy Goodyear West Construction
Colonial
MAIN
SACO
Kennebunk — Wells
Cher
Gregg Allman
Elijah Blue Allman
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Los Angeles
Charity
Sonny Bono
L.C
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