Court Rules Boards Have Right To Fire Legally Striking Teachers
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that school boards retain constitutional power to fire legally striking teachers during contract negotiations. The decision reversed Wisconsin's Hortonville ruling and upheld board authority to dismiss teachers amid a disputed walkout in 1974.
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Violent crime drops in Washington and major cities in first quarter
FBI data show sharp declines in violent crimes in Washington and most large cities from January through March, compared with a year earlier, while overall national crime rose 4 percent due to a surge in larcenies in suburbs and rural areas.
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FBI
Edward H. Levi
Toby
Jones
White House
New York
Heather From Beaches To Mountains NC Area Forecast
Area forecast from the Associated Press covers Coast and Mountains regions. Conditions include mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies Friday into Saturday with chances of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures rise from lows in the 40s to highs in the 80s, with 30 to 40 percent rain chances and southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Associated Press
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Ais
Weather update notes light rain chances limited
The report states probability of precipitation in the low seven percent range for Friday and about four percent for Friday night indicating minimal wet weather risk.
Waggonner Incident Stirs Review
Washington officials said they are reassessing a policy that exempts members of Congress from arrest in misdemeanor cases. The review follows reports that Rep. Joe E. Waggonner was detained after soliciting a policewoman posing as a prostitute. Police deny a cover up and note the policy is being reconsidered after Rep. Allan Howe faced a similar incident.
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Maurice J. Culli- Tane
Department
Cullinane
Allan Howe
D-Utsh
Salt Lake City
Rioting in Joannesburg over Soweto unrest continues
Police clash with white rioters and break up two racially charged protests in downtown Johannesburg. At the United Nations Kurt Waldheim deplored innocent lives lost and urged an end to apartheid. Salim of Tanzania called killings by South African police a historic shock under apartheid. Gen Kotze said rioting and stoning persist in Soweto.
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Salim A. Salim
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Gen. Kotze
Sowelo
Nuclear arms spending shifts flag new world pattern
SIPRI reports that nuclear spending shows declines in Europe and North America while the Third World gains. The Third World share has quadrupled in two decades, and NATO and Warsaw Pact combined drops 13 percent. More than half of arms went to the Middle East, the most militarized region, with Middle East jet aircraft and tanks near NATO European levels.
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Abuse Case: Door Breaks Free Girl From Home
Neighbors report the younger girl had not been seen for years. They recall hearing only Mr and Mrs Johnson playing prayer music. In April, a 16 year old was found seven miles away scavenging for food, classified as a runaway and returned home. Local lieutenant confirms the return and identifies the event.
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Ray Woolhether
CIA Study Warns Of Terrorist Acts In U S
A declassified CIA study dated April 1976 warns there is a good chance foreign linked terrorists will stage major actions in the United States in coming years. It notes a rise in sophistication, potential use of chemical biological and radiological agents, and stresses a more flexible U S policy toward terrorist situations. The report by David L Milbank does not represent official policy.
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Lebanon Crisis Deepens as U S Seeks Evacuation Plan
Diplomatic sources report about 2500 Americans and other foreigners remain in Lebanon awaiting evacuation. Kissinger told the House committee a decision on civilian evacuees would come within 36 hours. Ambassadors Meloy and Waring were kidnapped and assassinated near Beirut. their bodies found near a new U S chancellery site. Ford ordered bodies flown home. Damascus will receive them before a military flight to the United States. France pledges support for a Lebanese cease fire and peace talks. Syria’s intervention continues with an estimated 12,500 troops.
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Kissinger
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Zohaiy Moghrabi
Nessen
L. Dean Brown
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Syria
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Mercy and
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Sytla
Israel
U.S
Why My Dad Should Be President Contest Pages
A collection of letters and poems from children supporting their fathers in a presidential contest. Remarks praise honesty promises humor and leadership, with a 11 year old contributor stressing a lawyer dad as naturally qualified. A girl notes even if not elected he remains the best dad in the world.
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Chicago gunman fires on crowded commuter train
A gunman opened fire on a packed Chicago Transit Authority train near 40th Street injuring Rose Turner 21 and wounding her brother Charles 36 who died later. Rose’s former boyfriend is sought as police use helicopter and dogs to track the assailant.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA
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Giant cocaine seizure tied to banana boat in Florida
U S Customs agents seized 176 pounds of cocaine worth 39 million dollars from a Liberian-registered banana boat arriving from Colombia at Tampa. The stash, packed in seven garbage bags, was unloaded through a porthole before dawn. smugglers fled, leaving the cargo, and a dog later found an additional bag. Officials called it the largest seizure by U S Customs and one of the era’s biggest drug seizures. The vessel had prior seizures from the same ship in two years. Researchers noted Colombian pressure on banana crewmen and improved Miami port security reducing smuggling slightly.
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Ment Administration
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