King widow urges reopening of MLK assassination case
Coretta King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., in Nairobi calls for reopening the 1968 murder probe. She cites FBI harassment, CIA and Hoover ties, and says new inquiries into the PBI and CIA justify further investigation of King’s death and other assassinations.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Coretta King
Martin Luther King
Mspenhalge
King
FBI
Edward Levi
James Earl Ray
Memphis
Tenn
Hoover
CIA
Mrs. King
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
J. Edgar Hoover
PBI
Postal Service sights record holiday mail amid overtime limits
The Postal Service with a daily seven million dollar deficit limits overtime and hiring but expects a busy season with over nine billion pieces of mail from today through Christmas Eve. Businesses may rush mail before rate increases on December 28. Union leaders insist overtime remains key to moving the mail. Local offices aim to clear all mail by Christmas Eve.
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Washington
Postal Service
Henry Cooper
The
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
W.F. Bolger
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Francis Filbey
American Postal Workers Union
Nutrition Programs Enduring in Erie County Despite Rumors
In Erie, officials from the Greater Erie Community Action Committee clarified that the Meals on Wheels and Comprehensive Nutrition programs at the Senior Citizens Center will continue at the current level. About 10 to 15 county jobs face short-term reductions, but no material program cuts are expected.
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Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Senior Citizens Center
144
West Main Street
Sabotage Predicted in Bicentennial Philadelphia
A Cuban backed extremist plot is alleged to threaten Philadelphia’s July 4, 1976 Bicentennial. A Puerto Rican witness told the Senate panel that Castro’s officials and the PSP may use sabotage to disrupt celebrations, aided by Cuba’s intelligence service and a PSP leader quoted against U.S. colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Martinez
Senate
Internal Security
Fidel Castro
United States
Juan Mari Bras
Puerto Rican Socialist Party
PSP
Bras
Puerto Rico
PSP Caise
Pa. Election Shows Political Machines Toppled
In 1975 Pennsylvania county races shifted 25 counties from one party to the other, the largest turnover since the last century. Republicans gained 13 county boards, Democrats 12, signaling waning machine power and more ticket splitting. Critics warn of fewer bold choices without party bosses, while supporters see greater responsiveness to public opinion.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John Pittenger
Lancaster County
Pittenger
Rain Helps To Squelch Fires In Southern California
Rains finally contained two brush fires north and east of Los Angeles after five days of destruction. Fires burned 100 square miles, caused 17.5 million in damage, displaced about 5,600 people, and threatened floods as a winter storm approached. Forest Service and local fire crews began mop-up as rainfall was hailed as the major firefighting force. Seeding with rye grass planned to prevent erosion, while forecasters warned of possible mudslides depending on rain intensity.
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Angeles
Los Angeles
San Gabriel Mountains
Dave Waite
U.S Forest Service
San Gabriel Valley
California
Forest Service
Bob Rose
Wilershed and Resources Mtanagement
Angeles National Forest
Rt 6 Crash Kills Mother and 2 Children
Three Warren residents died in an early morning crash on Route 6 when a car driven by Carol L. Shreve crossed into oncoming traffic in slushy conditions. Shreve, 36, and her children Richard, 15, and Bonita, 10, were pronounced dead at Warren General Hospital. Susanne Shreve, 17, survived with multiple injuries. A fourth passenger, Abbey Baker, 49, was hospitalized in guarded condition. The other car occupants, Carl Baker and his two children Barbara, 10, and Lester, 4, were treated and released.
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Warren
Carol L. Shreve
Richard
Bonita
Warren General Hospital
Ronald Simonson
Shreve
Susanne Shreve
Warren General
Abbey Baker
Union City
Carl Baker
Barbara
Lester
Congress Must Weigh NY Aid
Ford proposes up to 2.3 billion in federal loans to New York City to avert default. He signs legislation allowing annual repayable loans with interest, while city and state cuts and revenue steps are urged. Cuomo and Beame call it pivotal. deficits persist and layoffs loom as taxes rise to cover a multibillion red ink.
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Dave Riley
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Ford
United States
New York City
Treasury
Ould
Newis
Abraham J. Beame
New York
Hugh Carey
New York State
Carey
Traffic Crash Repeats On Route 27 Near Titusville
Two Thanksgiving period crashes on Route 27 near Titusville mirror each other. Richard Beers 22 of Titusville swerved to avoid a car entering the highway, his truck hit guard rails causing $200 damage. A second crash involved David McCrea 22 of Jamestown N Y who swerved to avoid a cross street car, leaving the road and damaging a yard mailbox for about $85 plus $250 for the auto. No injuries reported. other driver unnamed.
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Corry
Titusville
Richard Beers
R.D. 4
Beers
David McCrea
Jamestown
N.Y
McCrea
State Police Probe 8000 Burglary At Lug N Tug Store
State police investigated a burglary at Lug N Tug Hardware Store on Route in Cherrytree Township late Monday or early Tuesday. A company truck parked outside was stolen, then loaded with merchandise including furniture tools and housewares before drive off. Loss estimated around 7780 dollars.
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Xorry
Lug 'N Tug Hardware
Cherrytree Township
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Lynette
Fromme
Sacramento County
GOP State Committee
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