Gilmore attempts suicide in Utah prison amid delay ruling
Gary Gilmore, condemned to be executed by firing squad, overdosed in his Death Row cell and was rushed to University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City in critical condition. Officials say he is responding to treatment and not likely to die soon as the judge postpones his date to January 17, 1977.
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Ron Stanger
Sullock
U.S. Supreme Court
Spain votes for reforms opening path to free elections
Spaniards backed constitutional changes ending Franco era and establishing Western democracy in a referendum. Premier Adolfo Suarez led the drive. Francoist hardliners suffered a crushing defeat with a small vote against the package and many void ballots.
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MIA report cites no living Americans in Indochina
A UPI summary notes a House select committee found no evidence that any Americans remain prisoners in Indochina and urged reclassifying 728 MIAs as killed in action. It praises or critiques the report's timing and outlines proposed political resolutions and wartime benefit impacts. One individual, Tucker Gugglemann, is named as possibly alive but incarcerated in Saigon.
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National League of Families of American
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Congress
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Jimmy Carter
Robert R- Griffin
R-Mich
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United Nations
Sonny) Montgomery
Dmiss
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Defense
Saigon
Tucker Gugglemann
CLA
China
France
OPEC split widens as calls grow for price rise
Iran and Qatar clash with Saudi Arabia at the OPEC talks over a possible price increase. Amouzegar pushes for a 16 percent compromise while Yamani favors a six month freeze. ministers debate a hike from 1 to 15 percent with unanimity required. The meeting, held in Doha’s Gulf Hotel, could set a new oil price benchmark after months of inflation pressure and Western demand.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Jamshid Amouzegar
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Amouzegar
OPEC
Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
U.S
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Jamshid Amucegar
Yamani
Amucegar
Gulf Hotel
HEW says welfare errors persist despite campaign gains
HEW reports a 30 month effort reduced welfare error rate from 41.1 to 24.6 percent, saving $1.1 billion and removing 490,000 people from rolls. Still over 836,000 of 3.4 million families are overpaid, underpaid, or ineligible. Errors mainly stem from agencies and recipients, with fraud under 7 percent and prosecutions under 1 percent.
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Wena
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HEW
Bullins
Robert Fulton
Fulton
Carter names Young to U N post and Cabinet talks
President-elect Jimmy Carter plans to name Andrew Young as U.N. ambassador with cabinet rank and consider Charles Schultze to chair the Council of Economic Advisers and Rep. Bergland for agriculture secretary. Carter met with energy and defense advisers while labor groups weigh cabinet picks and possible energy administration roles.
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Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
Defense
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Powell
Carter
Young accepts UN ambassador post amid Carter plan
UPI reports Rep Andrew Young of Georgia told Ahavath Achim Synagogue's Men’s Club he agreed to become United Nations ambassador to aid the nation's well being. Rabbi Harry Epstein said Young's decision follows Carter's offer and a planned Plains news conference was expected to announce the nomination.
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UPI
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Ahavath Achim Synagogue
Jimmy Carter
Jim Young
Epstein
United States
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