Vigil Roots of 1946 Vigil in Grannis Arkansas
The Grannis community in Arkansas hosts a 29 member vigil seeking the second coming of Christ, rooted in 1946 when the Nance family moved to a trailer home. After court removals drew national attention, the group now invites reporters while facing food costs and neighbor scrutiny.
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Ford Doubts Skiing Falls Cost Him Votes In 76 Vail
President Ford, skiing during Christmas vacation, doubts falls on slopes will cost him votes. Reporters and Olympic experts say he is highly coordinated and athletic, with several witnesses noting he did not fall during recent runs.
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Nelsen
Salzburg
Austria
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Greek Cypriots Appeal to U S Aid for Return Home
At Larnaca refugee camp Greek Cypriots beg U S Senator Thomas Eagleton to back return to homes in Turkish-occupied Cyprus. They hug him and plead for justice as tents and Christmas decors lie amid muddy camps after a rain. Eagleton condemns administration views, urging renewed support for a united Cyprus.
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Has Builders Plenty Mad Wilson Trying To Control City's Growth
AP reports San Diego Mayor Peter Wilson, a Yale graduate, pushing growth controls that anger builders. Voters reelect Wilson 2 to 1. council members from diverse groups back his plan to require developers to prove public services are funded. Mira Mesa shows the impact of restrictions with limited schools and services amid rising prices and rapid expansion.
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San Diego
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Church: Welch slay not halt CIA probe by Congress
Senate intelligence chair Frank Church said Welch's death should not derail congressional investigations of the intelligence community. He rejected claims that disclosures by the committee caused the slaying and noted the panel avoids naming active agents abroad to protect them.
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Prison Poets Find Voice in Florida Inmate Anthology
Inmates from Florida state prisons contributed to an anthology titled The Space Behind the Clock edited by Van Krock of Florida State University. Harold Kemp of Miami and about 40 others write of prison brutality, longing, and imagined freedom, inspired by workshops run by Florida poets.
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Fla
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Florida State University
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Union Correctional Institution
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Pensacola
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November 17 Organization Claims Killing CIA Agent Welch
A group calling itself the November 17 Organization claimed responsibility for killing CIA agent Richard Welch. Police dismissed the claim as a prank. The note urged vengeance against American imperialism in Greece. The date marks a student-led erosion of the former Greek dictatorship in 1973 and the subsequent junta collapse after the Cyprus crisis in 1974.
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