Graduating Class Of 1976 Faces Turbulent Times
Donnie Jackson of Bluefield High School, headed to Penn State on a football scholarship, reflects on how national events shaped his class. He notes the Vietnam era and moon landing left lasting impressions, while local happenings at school and in the community molded character as the 1976 graduates approach adulthood.
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Garret Mathews
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Richard Nixon
Washington
California
Donnie Jackson
Bluefield High School
Penn State
Jackson
Democratic Party
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
Carter
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Letter Bomb Extortion Ties to Corporate Targets
FBI Director Kelley ties a wave of letter bombs to terrorists demanding millions from U.S. corporations. About 200 firms were warned. 13 bombs were delivered, with Merrill Lynch in New York seeing one explosion injuring four. Officials said no payments were made and links to earlier extortion efforts are under review.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
U.S
Kelley
Ning
New York
Merrill, Lynch, Inc
Postal Service
Earler
Arabs Claim Truce Accord With Lebanon Peace Force
Secretary-General Mahmoud Riad said he persuaded Lebanon's Christian leaders to accept a pan-Arab peace force to end the 14 month civil war. Syria pledged to pull its 12 500 troops back into eastern Lebanon but stay until a peace settlement is reached.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mahmoud Riad
Arab League
Abdel Salem Jalloud
Libya
Syria
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Suleiman Franjieh
Riad
Franjieh
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Jalloud
Fatah
Abu Ayad
Elias Sarkis
No-Man’s Land
Pro
Cairo
Platform Endorses Carter Agenda with Health and Jobs Reforms
The Democratic Platform Committee approved a broad platform supporting national health insurance, full employment, and a strong defense posture. It sets a roughly 30 billion dollar price tag, financing via tax revenues from full employment over four years, and includes a case-by-case pardon for deserters. The plan avoids detailing costs and funding mechanisms.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
New York
U.S
Carter
Platform Committee
United States
Soviet Union
Senate Judiciary Committee
Food Stamp Cuts Delayed By Federal Judge
A federal judge delayed the USDA food stamp cutbacks to suspend the new rules through at least Friday while he considers a preliminary injunction. The case, brought by 22 states and others, argues the changes undermine congressional intent as costs and affected families shift with renewed calculations.
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Washington
U.S
John Lewis Smith Jr
Agriculture Department
Ford
Nathan M. Norton
Justice Department
Ronald F. Pollack
Food Research On Action Center of
New York
Congress
Norton
USDA
WV Supreme Court asked to end county immunity from suits
West Virginia high court was urged to abolish county immunity from damage suits, similar to municipal immunity already struck down. Two cases seek $100,000 and $60,000 against county boards of education and county commissions. The plaintiffs allege negligence over a broken bridge impacting a second grade student.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Supreme Court
Putnam County Board of Education
Paul Smith
Clay County Board of Education
Clay County Commission
Robert W. Lawson III
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Lawson
Dennis S. Boggs
Clay County
Frances
Bomont
Boggs
County Commission
Clay County Circuit Court
Witness Testimony Shapes McCoy Trial in Bradshaw Case
A key witness convicted for the Bradshaw murder takes the stand in the McCoy murder trial. The page notes sections on a June term grand jury approving a resolution for pay raises and more manpower, plus listings for local sections including obituaries, sports, and weather.
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Bradshaw
McCoy
Old Cars Start 6157 Mile Bicentennial Race From Istanbul
Four American antique cars, the youngest 62, began a 6157 mile drive from the Bosporus Bridge toward San Francisco in a European and U S Bicentennial revival of the 1908 around the world race. Peter Kesling 45 from La Porte Ind drove a 1911 Ford with wife Charlene and 17 year old Scot Finley from Tyler Tex. Edward Schuler 64 Morrison Ill drove a 1914 Dodge with son Mark 22. Herbert Zipkin 45 Mount Kisco N Y drove a 1909 Franklin with nephew Adam Zipkin 24.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bosporus Bridge
San Francisco
Peter Kesling
la Porte
Ind
Charlene
Scot Finley
Tyler
Tex
Kesling
Finley
Edward Schuler
Morrison
Ill
Mark
Schuler
U.S
Franklin
Herbert Zipkin
Mount Kisco
N.Y
Adam Zipkin
Zipkin
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