1776 A Climactic Year Comes to Life in Book
Moody presents a detailed account of 1776 focusing on the Continental Army and Navy, the siege of Boston, Washington's defeats and rising mastery, and the emergence of independence led by Jefferson. Photo essays illustrate Founding Fathers and women’s roles as the year unfolds from January to July.
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Boston
Washington
Long Island
New York
Moody
Paine
Jefferson
Ford campaign incident raises security questions at rally
A man armed with a gun was seen inside the convention hall during President Ford's regional White House conference. Officer Calcaterra pursued the suspect who fled through a door, while Ford wore a vest and addressed security and inflation vows in his remarks. Ford defended his stance against inflation, urged Congress to curb spending, and warned of vetoes on inflationary bills despite education veto fallout and a looming budget deficit.
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Ford
New Hampshire
Calcaterra
Rinth
White House
Congress
Lockheed Payoffs Tied to Saudi Sales and Saudi Agent
Documents released at a Friday hearing show Lockheed set up a dummy agency to hide kickbacks to Saudi and Indonesian officials. Haughton testified that since 1970 Lockheed paid about 106 million in commissions to Adnan Khashoggi, with officials noting some funds may have been payoffs. Khashoggi has denied such payoffs, while Haughton and Cowden testified under oath that he said he was paying bribes.
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Lockheed
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Haughton
Adnan Khashogei
Khashoggi
Bill Cowden
Cowden
Hunters Face Jail Over Bow Costs and Hunger
Sprouse and another hunter argued that a bow cannot kill a squirrel and that hunting sustains them. Judge Hall expressed disagreement and urged reconsideration. The pair refused to change their minds and were jailed, with the judge noting the hunting season would end.
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Judge Hall
Sprouse
Cult involved in Fayetteville crash investigators
Police said an unidentified cult member is held for manslaughter inquiry after a wreck near Fayetteville at Arkansas 49 and 265. Parents Craig and Joe Blackmer of Madison Wisconsin were involved. injured refused medical treatment as followers fled into woods. The 142 ton truck swerved to avoid a stalled motorcycle, struck a culvert and overturned.
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Dennis
Craig
Joe Blackmer
Madison
Wis
Arkansas 49
Fayetteville
UMW Fund Loss In Strike Soars Beyond Earlier Estimates
Washington AP report shows United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Fund losses risen from roughly 7.1 million to at least 9 to 10 million due to the wildcat coal mine strike. Harry Huge, fund chair and CEO, notes most losses affect the 1950 Pension Trust and 190 Benefit Trust for pre 1976 retirees.
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Washington
Wildcat
United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Fund
West Virginia Coal Assay
Harry Huge
Huge
Suit Seeks To Block Airport Moves
A Kanawha Circuit Court suit seeks to block actions approved last Wednesday by the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority for one of two general aviation services at Kanawha Airport. Executive Air Terminal Inc. asks for a temporary injunction against relocation, helicopter tie down, and a land return to allow Mc Junkin Corp. to build a private hangar. Thomas A. White of Clarksburg was elected president of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Assn. at its 61st annual meeting, succeeding E. B. Curry.
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Kanawha
Central
West Virginia
Executive Air
Airport Authority
Eagle
McJunkin Corp
Jackson's Mill
W.va
Thomas A. White
Clarksburg
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp
West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Assn
White
E. B. Curry
Huntington
West Virginia and regional forecast for Friday
Weather forecast across zones from the Northern Panhandle to the Eastern Panhandle shows sunny and cool conditions in the north with highs in the low to mid 60s and Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Central zones near Charleston are mostly sunny with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Central Mountains and South zones are partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and lows in the mid to upper 30s. Eastern Panhandle is sunny with highs in the mid to upper 60s and lows in the low to mid 40s. Also notes breezy and cool conditions for Virginia and cooler conditions for Kentucky and Ohio.
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West Virginia
Northern Panhandle
North Central
Central Mountains
Eastern Panhandle
Aynset
Charleston
Mounains
Panhandle
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Barron Trust Funds Revealed in Court Plea
Charleston National Bank disclosed in Kanawha Circuit Court on Friday that it holds a trust fund for former Gov. W. W. Barron. The amount is not disclosed. The disclosure comes in response to two suits by Barron’s former law partner seeking about 130,000 in claimed owed funds. Attachments reportedly attach Barron money in Charleston National Bank.
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Charleston National Bank
Kanawha Circuit
W. W. Barron
Barron
Barron Money
Plans Set for Miners to Apply for Food Stamps
John E. Burdette II of the State Welfare Department said District 17 United Mine Workers of America will host daily food stamp applications at the North Charleston Community Center from 8 30 a m to 4 p m through Sept 23. Local residents from Kanawha County locals are assigned dates with required documents including income, rent and utility receipts, UMW cards, Social Security and black lung benefits, insurance, vehicle records, assets, and tax tickets.
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John E. Burdette II
Area 17
State Department of Welfare
United Mine Workers of America
North Charleston
Seventh Avenue
Kanawha County
UMW
Miners Eligible for Food Stamp Rework Say State Officials
Moore asked the State Department of Welfare to start accepting applications from miners who returned to work. He estimates an average of 146 dollars in stamps per family. The governor puts the single allocation cost at about 1.5 million dollars. Tom Tinder says applicants will be processed under standard guidelines, with coal miners treated like all others.
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Moore
State Department of Welfare
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Tom Tinder
Tinder
Four Word Controversy Behind 1973 Middle East Report
Ford Colby refuses to name the four words from declassified 1973 Middle East war intelligence. He says disclosure could reveal how well U.S. spies learned Egyptian or Syrian secrets. The Pike committee voted to publish five concluding sentences despite objections.
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Colby
CIA
U.S
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Otis G.pike
D-N.y
Ford
Atty
Rex E. Lee
Pike
USS
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