Reagan pulled from crowd as gunman lunges at him in Miami
Ronald Reagan glances back as Secret Service agents rush him away from a crowd in Miami. The tense moment follows a man later named as Michael L. Carvin briefly pulling a toy gun on the president during handshakes.
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Ronald Reagan
Secret Service
Miami
Michael L. Carvin
Reagan
Calvin
Ford
Washington
Newbrand
Denver
Michael
Nelson Rockefeller
Lynette Fromme
Miss Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Chism Convicted of Five Murders in Lycoming County
Donald Lee Chism, 39, of Erie, found guilty by a Lycoming County jury on five counts of first degree murder for the slayings of his wife Athena and four others including three children and an adoptive father. Jury deliberated about six hours after venue change from Erie. sentencing date not set. appeal right granted to defense.
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Williamsport
Lycoming County
Donald Lee Chism
Erie
Chism
Athena
Paul
David
Sissy
Overextended Secret Service Faces More Presidential Candidates
Secret Service officials say the agency is stretched thin protecting 6 current candidates, with Ford and Reagan targets amid new threats. A Miami incident saw a youth with a toy gun near Reagan as he greeted supporters, prompting arrests and possible penalties.
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Warner
Ford
Reagan
Nord
Alabama
George C. Wallace
R. Sargent Shriver
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Arizona
Morris Udall
Texas
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Michael Lance Carvin
Pompano Beach
Newbrand
State highway funding hangs on slim support in Harrisburg
Gov Milton Shapp pushes to raise license fees and a driver’s license tariff, while a gasoline tax proposal falters. Only 32 lawmakers back a $10 auto registration rise and a $3 license fee, with little support for a gas tax, leaving highway funding in limbo as AP surveys member papers.
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Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
Associated Press
Morris Seeks Revote in Spring Creek Township Election
Morris of Spartansburg asks for a revote in Spring Creek Township after placing last with 1,619 votes versus Rex Treland 1,631. He blames a faulty voting machine and says he is consulting with his attorney, not pursuing a recount.
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Raymond Morris
Spartansburg
Spring Creek ‘Township
Morris
Rex Treland
Sparta
Spring Creek
Bruce Bailey
Work To Begin On Acquiring Renewal Area
CRA to start legal steps to acquire at least six properties in the downtown renewal development area bordered by North Center East Washington and Park streets. Six owners have agreed to CRA offers. two parcels remain unresolved. Some parcels in other renewal zones will be pursued for downtown parking.
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Corry Redevelopment Authority
CRA
North Center
East Washington
Park Streets
Rural post offices cut amid cost cutting drive
Washington reports the Postal Service will close some of about 12 000 small rural post offices that do not pay their way. Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar insists the shutdowns are not wholesale and each case will be considered. He also mentions reassigning excess employees, severe overtime curtailment, and a hiring moratorium on permanent staff.
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Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailar
Bailar
Spain Mourns Franco After 36 Years of Rule
Spain began mourning as Generalissimo Francisco Franco lay in state in Madrid Hall of Columns. Thousands filed past the coffin while police heightened security against attacks. Franco will be buried at the Valley of the Fallen after Sunday funeral outside the palace. Juan Carlos to be installed as king amid international delegations led by Nelson Rockefeller.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
National
Franco
Carlos Arias Navarro
Palace
Juan Carlos
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Lew
Santiago
Jobless Benefits Ending What Happens Now
Unemployment benefits once seen as a recession shield are running out for tens of thousands of workers. The aid delays have hit blue collar workers hardest, with rising numbers exhausting benefits and facing welfare, bankruptcy, or crime as options. A state survey shows non whites and older workers disproportionately affected, while the future depends on savings and asset depletion rather than immediate job prospects.
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Washington
Ward
Congress
Labor Department
Senate Labor Committee
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Curvey
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McEldowney
Bob Newbrand
U.S. Customs
Jack Warner
University of Denver
University of Tampa
Sara Jane Moore
San Francisco
Miss Moore
Carter Hill
Columbus
Clymer
General Assembly
Assemblyman Forest Hopkins
Northeast
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