Meany Funeral Draws Carter and Dignitaries
George Meany, 85, former AFL-CIO president, was eulogized as a pivotal public figure at his funeral in Washington attended by President Carter, Mondale, lawmakers, Cabinet members, and 1,400 mourners. The service at St. Matthew’s Cathedral was briefly disrupted by two protesters who were arrested. leaflets urged workers to oppose the capitalist system.
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St. Matthew the Apostle
Detroit
Secret Service agent killed in Denver office shooting
FBI warned of a possible armed threat as Joseph Hugh Ryan, 31, shot Secret Service Agent Stewart Watkins in the Denver lobby. Agent Andrew Gruler fired five shots, killing Ryan. Watkins died after surgery from chest and abdominal wounds. Ryan had a prior mental health commitment and was en route toward Sacramento when the incident occurred.
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Iran Expels American Reporters by Friday Deadline
Iran orders all American reporters to leave by Friday midnight as Revolutionary Council argues bias reporting. France Britain West Germany journalists may stay. expulsion seen as curbing publicity on hostages and quieting coverage of minority protests. White House criticizes move as limiting awareness of the hostage crisis.
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Kennedy Chappaquiddick tide data questioned by Star
The Washington Star asserts new information questions Kennedy's Chappaquiddick account. It argues 1964 tide and topography tables may have become invalid by the July 1969 accident, challenging Kennedy's coastal crossing and rescue timeline. Stephen Smith rebutted the Star findings.
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Washington Star
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the Star
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National Oceanic Survey
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Star
Stephen Smith
Reader’s Digest Magazine
Edgartown
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Smith
Admiralty
Timothy McHugh
Ikle links Afghan invasion to Carter policy
Former arms control negotiator Fred Ikle told Republican platform writers that Soviet intervention in Afghanistan results from Carter administration policy. He said American policy sowed the harvest for three years and warned the Carter diplomacy should not be judged solely by the Iranian crisis. Bill Brock warned of security risks from Middle East turmoil and energy shortages.
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Republican Platform
Afghanistan
Fred Ikle
Republican Platform Committee
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Gasohol on credit cards OK'd
Exxon and Gulf Oil reversed policies to allow credit card purchases of gasohol amid congressional pressure. Exxon cited changed circumstances and noted nonbranded fuels may be sold on Exxon cards, while Gulf would accept gasohol at stations selling Gulf-branded fuels.
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D-Kan
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Supreme Court grants absolute immunity to parole officers
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that parole officers have absolute immunity from lawsuit over parole decisions. The decision blocked George Martinez of San Diego from suing California authorities after his daughter Mary Ellen was kidnapped and slain by a paroled sex offender in 1975. In a separate ruling the court held that expatriation requires evidence the citizen intended to give up citizenship.
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Supreme Court
San Diego
California
George Martinez
Mary Ellen
U.S
Family slain in Evansville home tied with coats on
Four members of the Gilligan family were found bound and slain in their Evansville residence after returning from an outing. Patrick Gilligan and Theresa Gilligan, both 30, and their children Gregory, 4, and Lisa, 5, were discovered in the family room with their coats on and their car idling in the driveway. The incident is being investigated by state police.
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Gregory
Lisa
Arab hijacker surrenders after Sicily plane crisis
An Arab hijacker of an Alitalia DC-9 with 89 aboard surrendered after 12 hours in Palermo. He freed 13 women and seven children and an ailing man, while demanding Tunisia release 25 imprisoned trade unionists. No injuries were reported.
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Cantin testifies in fatal New Year's fire case
Florent Cantin 21 testifies he was joking when his lighter started a blaze at a Lions Club New Year event in Chapais Quebec killing 45. Diane Larouche 20 is among those affected as the trial details unfold.
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Regis Malenfant
Cyrille Delage
Opemiska
Chapais
Quebec
Florent Cantin
Lions Club
Diane Larouche
Tito's leg surgery fails. possible amputation warned
Belgrade reports that surgery could not restore circulation in Josip Broz Tito's left leg and sources say gangrene risk may lead to amputation. The 87 year old Yugoslav president remains hospitalised as officials assess his condition.
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Sale ad corrections from Sundays Sun January 13 issue
The sheet corrects several item listings: a 9 gallon humidifier advertised as 8 gallon output, a Maple bedroom chair priced incorrectly, a 25533 Garden Tractor mislabeled as a lawn tractor, a 29854 5 HP roto tiller not available, and a 29803 bench lawn sale valid through January 19 with an apology for inconvenience.
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SEARS
Sun
UAW Chief backs Kennedy for 1980 race
UAW president Douglas Fraser aligned with Senator Edward Kennedy for the 1980 campaign. Fraser prepared to announce his personal endorsement at a midday news conference as Kennedy was warmly received at a UAW political conference in Washington.
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United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
Jimmy Carter
Edward Kennedy
Fraser
Kennedy
UAW
Soviet crackdown on dissidents termed major by AI
Amnesty International accuses the Soviet Union of a major crackdown over three months, reporting more than 40 arrests of human rights activists and dissenters. The London group says Moscow escalated rights abuses despite appeals to Brezhnev for amnesty.
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Soviet Union
Amnesty International
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