Wounded Knee Trial Opens In Cedar Rapids
Jury selection began in Cedar Rapids federal court for three remaining American Indian Movement leaders linked to the 1973 Wounded Knee siege. Carter Camp Leonard Crow Dog and Stanley Holder face assault on a postal inspector and stealing a government pistol charges with separate counts for Crow Dog and Camp. Defense seeks advisory witnesses. jurors questioned on Indian prejudice and pre trial publicity.
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Good Economic News On Inventories and Orders
Washington reports inventories fell at the fastest pace in 17 years while new manufacturing orders rose by 4.71 billion dollars, the largest monthly gain since 1954. Durable goods led with a 9.7 percent rise, shipments up 4 percent as April data signal a recovering economy.
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Sharp Stock Gain in Back-to-Back Market Rise
New York AP reports the stock market scored its second strong gain in a row as the Dow Jones average rose 18.88 points to 48.37 by 2pm after Friday's 17.28 point jump.
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New York
Procrastination Joke Spreads in Amusing Tale
A quirky miswritten line about a man who defies delay and never completes a task circulates as a humorous snippet. The fragment shows garbled text but hints at a playful punchline about delaying actions.
FTC Seeks End to Prescription Drug Price Advertising Laws
The Federal Trade Commission proposed rules to abolish state bans on advertising prescription drug prices, saying price variation exceeds 200 percent in towns and consumers lose billions yearly. The plan would not force ads but would remove legal prohibitions in 39 states, with hearings and public comment before any effect.
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Peace Prize Winner Sato Dies
Eisaku Sato former Japanese prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in Tokyo at 74 after a stroke and coma that followed a May 19 collapse. He led eight years as premier guiding Japan’s postwar economic rise and pursued pro Western but anti nuclear weapons policies. His resignation in 1972 came amid shifts in US relations and regional stability.
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U.S. professor suggested to negotiate with Zaire guerillas
AP reports U S officials hope for quick approval of Peter Steiner University of Michigan economist to enter eastern Zaire from Burundi to negotiate for Stanford students and four Dutch women held by Mancist guerillas. Mobutu reportedly reluctant to acknowledge the group and ransom demands linger. The United States says it will not meet terrorist demands.
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Lake Tanganyika
Talks End Optimistically After Ford Sadat Summit
President Ford and Egyptian President Sadat wrapped a Salzburg meeting with cautious optimism on a Middle East peace framework within a month and promised continued U S aid to Egypt. Both leaders stressed personal rapport, while aides declined to reveal substantive details.
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Israelis Withdraw Forces From Sinai as Peace Gesture
Israel announced a partial withdrawal of tanks artillery and front line troops from the Suez Canal area as a peace gesture to Egypt ahead of canal reopening. Rabin said half the tanks and all artillery would move back to specified distances from the canal with missiles moved behind a 24 mile line and front line troops reduced by half to 3500. Egypt reportedly viewed the move cautiously while signaling possible favorable responses if commanders deem the withdrawal serious. In Lebanon a truce began in two villages after two days of fighting with casualties, while Syrian armored forces reportedly pulled back from the Golan Heights easing war tensions with Israel.
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Rockefeller says CIA violations minor compared to overall effort
Vice President Rockefeller stated the CIA broke the law but is not guilty of major illegitimate activity. He summarized the Rockefeller Commission's five month inquiry, noting some contradictions to statutes yet few and non earthshaking objections to proposed reforms. He acknowledged possible missteps but stressed broad consensus on the agency's overall conduct.
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Ray Favors Considering Gas Tax Plan for Road Revenue
Gov. Robert Ray weighs a bi partisan plan to tax gasoline to fund highway construction and maintenance, contingent on federal tax changes and limited by a recent state supreme court ruling. The plan, backed by Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu, faces uncertainty as Ray must decide on 23 bills including a large school aid package.
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