Brother of James Earl Ray tied to MLK murder, witness sworn
The House Assassinations Committee disclosed incriminating information suggesting Ray's brother Jerry Ray could be a conspirator in the King slaying. Jerry, summoned as a witness, sought immunity and invoked memory gaps while denying prior statements about escape and conspiratorial ties.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Mark Speiser
Speiser
Missouri State Penitentiary
King
Memphis, Tenn
John
James Earl
William Pepper
McMillan
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Jerry
Florynce Kennedy
Blakey
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Fire and Birth Notices From Cedar Rapids Area
Fire calls recorded on Wednesday include medical emergencies at multiple Cedar Rapids addresses and a sprinkler incident. Birth announcements list several families welcoming daughters and sons in Cedar Rapids and at military and naval locales abroad. Also noted are marriage licenses for local couples.
Skid Row suspect freed after lineup failure
A 43 year old man, John Wesley Porter, was released after witnesses failed to identify him in a police lineup regarding the November 19 stabbing of Jose Ramirez and Ricardo Seja in Skid Row. Police noted ten fatal stabbings in the area in recent weeks and suggested the non fatal attacks may be unrelated.
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Los Angeles
Dan Cooke
John Wesley Porter
Porter
Jose Ramirez
Ricardo Seja
Carter Sets $8.434 Billion Ceiling on Foreign Arms Sales
President Carter imposes an 8.434 billion dollar ceiling for the new fiscal year, down from 8.551 billion last year. He says the 117 million dollar cut amounts to an eight percent real decline after inflation, with shipments to NATO, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand exempt.
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Washington
Carter
NATO
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Autopsies Confirm Pinto Crash Victims Died of Burns
Elkhart Indiana autopsies on two young sisters killed in last August Ford Pinto crash confirm death by burns. Elkhart County Prosecutor Michael Cosentino announced the results after the autopsies were ordered to settle questions about the cause of death. A grand jury later charged Ford with reckless homicide over the Pinto’s safety.
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Elkhart, Ind
Elkhart County
Michael Cosentino
Ford
Army allows discharge for soldiers with childcare duties
The Army granted commanders authority to discharge soldiers if childcare responsibilities interfere with duties. Army sources say the move targets issues including pregnancy among women soldiers and ongoing child-care problems following moves.
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Washington
Army
Egypt Sends Handwritten Peace Message to Begin
Cairo reports Egypt delivered a sealed handwritten message to Israel via the U S ambassador for Begin regarding peace talks. President Sadat’s proposals aim to break the Washington impasse as Prime Minister Khalil travels to Washington with revised treaty ideas for Carter. Oliver Tambo and George Silundika oppose Ian Smith in Rhodesia.
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Menachem Begin
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Hosni Mubarak
U.S
Hermann Eilts
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Ing
Oliver Tambo
African National Congress
George Silundika
National Patriotic Front
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Rhodesian Forces Deny Helicopter Down Claim After Postwar Attack
Guerrilla leader Joshua Nkomo said last week Black rebels shot down seven Rhodesian aircraft and killed 50 soldiers in Zimbabwe. A Rhodesian spokesman denied the claim about a French-made helicopter over a guerrilla camp in Zambia. no government comment on other charges. Both soldiers reportedly died.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Pope John Paul II Meets Black Nationalist Leaders
Pope John Paul II held a secret audience with four black nationalist leaders at the Apostolic Palace. The meeting, granted at the leaders' request, marked the pontiff's first bold political act and focused on alleged human rights violations in white-governed southern African states.
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John Paul II
Africa
Apostolic Palace
Tax collections rise 17 percent in 1976 77 fiscal year
Commerce Department reports total taxes from federal state and local levels reached 419.7 billion in 1976 77 up 17 percent from 1975 76 with 61.5 billion increase through September 30 1977. Federal 244 billion state 101 billion local 74.7 billion. Inflation and better economy cited as factors.
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