Massachusetts declares Sacco and Vanzetti memorial day
Fifty years after the executions, Massachusetts issues a proclamation honoring Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Gov. Dukakis signs the document in the Senate chamber, citing possible miscarriage of justice and pledging vigilance against prejudice while avoiding a pardon. The ceremony includes Sacco’s grandson Spencer Sacco and a representative from Vanzetti’s family.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Nicola’ Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Michael S. Dukakis
Massachusetts Senate Chamber
Sacco
South Braintree
Mass
Dukakis
Daniel A. Taylor
Taylor
Spencer Sacco
Newburyport
Nicola Sacco
Vanzetti
Italy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Paul Guzzi
Suffolk University Law
Alexander Celia
Rhodesian Leader's Move Sparks UK and Zambia Ire
London and Lusaka condemned Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smiths decision to dissolve parliament and call elections as a step in the bloody clash between his white minority regime and the black majority. British Foreign Secretary David Owen said the move set back Anglo American efforts for peaceful majority rule, canceling a planned trip to southern Africa. In Zambia a ruling party official called the decision disgusting and warned Rhodesia must not be cheated. Guerrilla bases in Zambia and Mozambique prolong the conflict at UN discussions.
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London
Britain
Zambia
Tan’ Smith
David Owen
Smith
Rhodesia
Africa
Reuben Kamanga
Central Committee
House backs stand against Viet veterans discharge rule
The House voted 251 to 160 to block funding for the Vietnam era veterans discharge upgrade program as part of an $8.3 billion housing bill. The Senate opposed the restriction, and no conference agreement was reached. The bill funds NASA and a Jupiter orbiter project after initial cuts.
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House
Carter
Veterans Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Welfare Costs Pivot on Abortion Funding Policy
A population expert warned that welfare costs could rise to 250 million annually if government abortion funding ends. Frederick Jaffe of the Alan Guttmacher Institute said about 100,000 poor women would bear a child and seek welfare each year, with per-case maternity and child costs around 2,500 dollars. He urged 410 million dollars in 1978 for preventive services to cut unwanted births in half within five years. In Rhodesia, Prime Minister Smith dissolved parliament and announced elections for August 21, amid pressure for majority rule and talks with black leaders breaking down in Geneva last December. Smith warned of two paths: continued bloodshed or negotiated settlement, with whites maintaining key security ministries during transition.
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Frederick 8. Jaffe
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Jaffe
Carter
Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood
New York
Kurt Waldheim
Smith
Llegal
U.N
Rhodesian Action Party
Geneva
Owen
Truck Hits Pipeline Cuts Oil Flow Near Prudhoe Bay
A truck collision on the transAlaska pipeline south of Prudhoe Bay shut the line again, leaking up to 200 barrels. Alyeska and ARCOBP officials said restart delays and flow adjustments followed, with cleanup planned and investigation open.
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Anchorage
Prudhoe Bay
Atlantic Richfield
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Brennan
ARCO
Flow Station No. 1
Virginia and North Carolina Weather Forecast Update
Virginia remains hot and humid through Thursday with lows in the 70s and highs near 100. North Carolina shows scattered showers possible in the afternoon and evening, otherwise warm and sunny with highs in the 90s and 80s in the mountains. Temperatures record from Tuesday night into Wednesday show 97 at 3 PM, 104 degree high anticipated with calm winds.
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North Carolina
Senate preserves low price groceries for troops amid double dip debate
Washington Senate votes 59 33 to kill three year phaseout of 300 million annual subsidy for 418 commissaries serving 26 000 staff and military families. It also passes 490 46 to bar retirees from earning pensions while taking new federal salaries, highlighting 140 000 double dippers and 8 000 under 40.
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Senate
U.S
United States
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Thomas Eagleton
Dmo
Eagleton
Congress
Defense
Stevens
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