King's Birthday Marked By Ecumenical Service
At Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta a large ecumenical service honored Martin Luther King Jr whose birthday fell on Saturday. More than 60 inside and hundreds outside heard a march for full employment, with We Shall Overcome sung in English Hebrew and Spanish. Senator Edward Kennedy attended among others honoring King.
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Kennedy statement honors King in Georgia rededication
President Kennedy quotes honoring the civil rights leader as Georgia hosts the rededication. Notables attend with Coretta Scott King and family including Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King Sr. Jack Carter and Bert Lance join the ceremonies alongside Rev. Dr. King’s widow.
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Oil markets shift as Saudi crude undercuts rivals
The Middle East Economic Survey notes Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait face losses as they compete with Saudi Arabia in producing high-sulfur medium and heavy crude, with Saudi oil available at cheaper prices, affecting import costs.
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Middle East Economic Survey
Iran
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Kuwait
Survey Finds Declining High School Grading Standards
A UCLA and American Council on Education survey of 328,318 entering freshmen shows grade inflation in high schools since the late 1960s. More students report A grades while C grades drop, with 23.6 percent expecting to graduate with honors and liberal attitudes toward some issues softening amid a shift to conservative self identification.
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Water in Moscow diplomatic housing tainted by cyanide mercury
The U S Embassy says cyanide and mercury levels detected in water at two Moscow apartment compounds housing American and foreign staff may come from nearby industry. Seven American families and several foreigners are advised not to drink the water as the embassy and Soviet authorities seek a correction. The doctor notes harmful levels would require six months of constant exposure to cause health effects, while no clinical issues are yet linked.
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Anais Nin Dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Author Anais Nin, famed for her diaries and female perspective, died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles at age 73. Funeral services pending. Nin rose to prominence with The Diaries of Anais Nin, written from childhood onward, and associated with Henry Miller and Gore Vidal among others.
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Planes Crashed in Sweden Missed Lift From Ice
Witnesses say a plane lost altitude and stalled near Bromma airport then crashed vertically. Experts theorize a heavy ice buildup on the wings caused loss of aerodynamic lift at low speed during approach.
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Attempts To Halt Gilmore Execution Fails At Sunrise
In Mount. Utah AP report says death penalty opponents doubted a stay would be granted for Gary Mark Gilmore before his sunrise firing squad execution. Courts failed to halt the sentence as appeals mounted, with efforts to secure a Supreme Court stay noted and a rally protesting capital punishment held nearby.
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Denver
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Gilbert Athay
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Daoud Offers Testimony If Safety Assured In Germany
Palestinian leader Abu Daoud told AP he would testify in a West German court on his innocence in the Munich Olympics massacre if his safety is guaranteed and arrangements go through the PLO. He argued he is innocent and said German justice would prove it.
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Algiers
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Israel
France
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Arrests Continued in Bolles Bomb Plot Case
In Tucson, Adamson testified that on June 2, 1976, he placed a dynamite bomb under Don Bolles's car at the Clarendon Hotel parking lot to kill him later. He confirmed involvement with Bolles arriving for a staged meeting to discuss Bolles's investigative reports on fraudulent land deals. Bolles’s car was driven away aborting the attack.
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Clarendon Hotel
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Retiree Crafts Low Mood Coffee on a Budget
In Racine Wisconsin retiree Jerry Huggins aged 68 revives hard times coffee a barley and coffee blend to cut costs. He roasts barley then brews with regular coffee tasting mellow and cheaper paying about six cents per pound for barley. His wife Bernice 63 joins in gradually increasing barley in the mix as they adapt to higher supermarket prices.
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Racine, Wis
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