Spirit of 76 motivates 400 mile National Guard trek
David Paulson a Missouri National Guard sergeant and student walks about 20 miles daily to prove the stamina of today’s Guardsmen. He travels from Caruthersville Missouri toward Fort Benning Georgia with a pet black cat named Samantha, wearing full uniform and carrying a field pack. He says the challenge tests endurance and spirit akin to the revolutionary Minutemen and expects to reach Fort Benning to meet the adjutant general.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Paulson
Missouri National Guard
Caruthersville
Fort Benning
Northeast Missouri State University
National Guard
U.S. 78
Graysville National Guard
Une
Samantha
Poll
Miss. Paulson
Paulsot
Ows
Maine decriminalizes small amount marijuana use
Maine moves to decriminalize personal use of small marijuana quantities making it a civil offense effective March 1 1976 under Governor Longley's bill. Possession of less than an ounce may incur a fine up to 200 dollars with no jail time or criminal record. Another item notes a Condon federal trial ending in guilty verdict after a gun seizure.
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Augusta
Maine
Oregon
Alaska
Cody
Guv James
Longley
Anting
FDA clears new acrylonitrile soft drink bottle in UPI report
FDA officials said a new acrylonitrile plastic bottle is safe for soft drinks and possibly beer, despite environmental concerns from the Environmental Action Foundation and EDF. Coca Cola has begun using the bottles in the Providence area, with Monsanto supplying and plans for nationwide rollout. Critics warn of potential chemical migration, higher energy use, air and water pollution, and litter, while Monsanto defends safety and notes FDA standards. EDF and EDF suit the agency, and a court decision may resolve environmental questions.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug
Monsanto
Coca-Cola
Providence
R.J
Environmental Action Foundation
Environmental Defense Fund
FDA
Burea of Foods
EDF
Rail strike looms as union warns of Monday shutdown
About 131000 railroad workers may walk off Monday unless contract disputes are resolved. BRAC accuses management of intransigence while warning of broad auto industry impacts. Dempsey cites a pattern settlement affecting 80 percent of workers and a $2.6 billion annual cost.
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Washington
UPL
Brotherhood of Railway
C. J. Dennis
National Railay
Dennis
BRAC
Onr
William H. Dempsey
National Railway Lahr
Dempsey
U.S
Schoolteacher Races to Delivery After Card Day
Arvilla Williamson, a Chicago schoolteacher, finished handing out report cards on Tuesday then called an ambulance. She arrived at Swedish Covenant Hospital minutes before giving birth to a six pound two ounce boy, due July 5. She says labor pains hit while she was in her third floor classroom.
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Williamson
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Rape victim Tammy Perrin returns home after abduction
Tammy Perrin, abducted from her Leavenworth home on June 4, was released and sent home after facial reconstruction at Kansas City’s University of Kansas Medical Center. Her mother said further surgery will be needed in coming years, and a reward fund reaches $3,959 with inmate donations.
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Leavenworth. Kin
UPI
Tammy Perrin
Syearald
Tammy
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
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