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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
13
The state endures above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall with 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop progress shows oats 98 percent planted, barley 4 percent pre jointed, wheat 58 percent heading, corn 66 percent emerged, and potatoes near 85 percent emerged. Pastures short to fair and hay yields well below normal amid early flea beetle issues.
Jury selection for Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and five codefendants began behind closed doors in Baltimore. About 230 prospective jurors faced questioning as U.S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor sought a pool of 42 qualified people for 12 jurors and six alternates. Mandel appeared at the courthouse amid illness after a possible stroke, with a transfer of authority option discussed if needed. Prosecution accuses Mandel and others of racketeering, mail fraud, and bribery linked to legislative favors for business interests.
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John Glenn orbited first American in space. Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
Norfolk authorities listed Howard Lee McDowell as a West Coast contact in a heroin trafficking network. He was shot by a Los Angeles officer after forcing a hostage from a motel bathroom during a 24 hour standoff. McDowell, 27, had been indicted May 24 in Norfolk on drug conspiracy charges among 17 linked to a large federal state and local drug probe.
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