Carter Ford win in Ohio and New Jersey primaries
Carter and Ford claimed victories as Ohio and New Jersey held primaries. Carter dominated Ohio and led in delegates, while Ford trailed Reagan for Republican delegates with California results pending. Udall praised Carter's momentum as Daley signaled possible nomination and California's votes loomed large.
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Paes
Jimmy Carter
Ohio
White House
Ford
New Jersey
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Carter
California
Reagan
Bond expects extra tax revenue and withheld funds review
Gov. Christopher S. Bond said Missouri will likely bring in 26 million dollars more in revenue this year than six months ago, prompting agencies to review programs that had withheld funds. He emphasized cautious releases and noted the potential for a balanced budget could return for the first time since 1970 if withheld sums are not fully needed.
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Christopher S. Bond
Bond
Unions in Angola plan wide strike
Angolan labor unions plan a general strike to press for the death penalty for 13 white mercenaries awaiting trial. The prosecutor seeks execution, while government officials deem all 13 guilty and await sentencing. Mercenaries include Gary Acker of Sacramento and Daniel Gearhart of Maryland.
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Luanda
Angola
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Acker
Gearhart
Missouri delegates split as McCormack gains support
An Associated Press survey shows anti abortion candidate Ellen McCormack gaining two more supporters among Missouri's 54 delegates chosen so far for the Democratic National Convention. Carter leads with 28 delegates, 21 uncommitted, five to Udall. two uncommitted now back McCormack on first ballot. The state will send 71 delegates next month, with 17 to be chosen at the upcoming state convention.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Ellen McCormack
New York
Henry Jackson
Washington
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Morris Udall
Arizona
McCormack
Carter
Order blocks railroad strike
KANSAS CITY AP The St. Louis San Francisco Railway Co received a temporary restraining order to halt a possible strike by 3 400 United Transportation Union members. Judge William R Collinson ordered the hearing for a permanent injunction. UTU Local 303 Springfield officials call it a major dispute over a washroom torn down in Springfield Missouri.
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Kansas City
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co
United Transportation Union
William R. Collinson
U. S. District Court
Martin M. Pumphrey
The
Transportation Union
Reynolds
Frisco
Springfield
Page
National strike force urged in public labor dispute
Kansas City Mayor Charles Wheeler and union official Donald Wasserman debated at a regional council meeting over creating a national strike breaking force. Wheeler tied a 1975 firemen strike to his Senate bid and called for a nationwide response, while Wasserman urged compulsory arbitration to avert public safety threats and labor impasses.
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Hollywood
Fla
Kansas City
Charles Wheeler
National Public Employee Union
Donald Wasserman
Wheeler
Missouri
Senate
Stuart Symington
Brown
California
National Guard
Wasserman
American Federation of State
National Association of Regional Councils
Ser
Fugate parole granted after 18 years in prison
Caril Ann Fugate, 32, joins Charles Starkweather in a 1958 killing spree story. The Nebraska Parole Board voted 41 to grant freedom with a June 20 release and a Michigan home plan. Parole includes a ban on interviews without board permission.
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Neb
Caril Ann Fugate
Nebraska Parole Board
Miss Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Michigan
Starkweather
Nebraska
Parole Board
John Greenholtz
Lincoln
St. Johns
Mich
Robert Jensen
Catherine Dahlquist
Omaha
Greenholtz
Fugate
Syrian forces clash as Beirut battles rage amid Lebanese war
Moslem and Palestinian fighters claim to have repelled Syrian armored columns around Sidon and east of Beirut as heavy fighting continues. Reported losses include 11 damaged tanks in Sidon and more than 300 killed or wounded across Beirut Sidon and Tyre, with Arafat accusing Syria of a Black September action.
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Lebanon
Sidon
Yasir Arafat
Cairo
Washington
State Department
U.S
Kamal Jumblatt
Syria
Jordan
Tyre
Arafat
Safar
Damascus-Beirut
Bhamdaun
Aley
Jumblatt
Mediterranean
Saiga Organization
Saiga
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Morris K. Udall
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Georgia Ricks
Rexburg
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