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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1976

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Minister Seeks 100000 In Federal Campaign Funds

A Buffalo New York minister seeking 190000 in federal funds for a presidential bid listed contributors who never heard of him and bills from an apparently nonexistent printing firm among other suspect data. The FEC is conducting routine checks before certifying matching funds.

Washington Donald L. Jackson Buffalo N.Y Federal Election Commission FRC Commission FEC Jackson John Birch Society Masten Ave Erie County Court State of New York

Prankster Ruins New Orleans Fund Drive for Child

In New Orleans Lat in Americans seek funds for open heart surgery for 21 month old Ericka from El Salvador. The first drive was sabotaged by a prankster as Mario Osorio consul general of El Salvador and KGLA radio on the way to collect over 9000 dollars for hospitalization.

Exicks el Salvador Juana Francisca Ochsner Hospital New Orleans Mario Osorio Radio Statis Kgla Marerg Ericka John Ochsner Ochsner Medical Institutions Taca Airline San Salvador

Canal Workers End Lickout at Panama Canal

Panama Canal Zone officials announced a settlement ending a sickout by pilots and tugboat operators. Gov. Harold Parfitt said back‑log ships would move. plan to restore full operation within three to four weeks. Backlog expected to clear as traffic had dropped from 30–35 to 5–6 ships daily. They anticipated 37 ships in canal on Sunday and normal service soon.

Balboa Panama Canal Zone Panama Canal Canal Zone Harold R. Parfitt Canal Atlantic Pacific Parfitt

Moon Rocks Need New Home at Johnson Space Center

Johnson Space Center officials warn the Apollo moon rocks are housed in a leaky, non fireproof facility with fragile walls. Dr. Larry Haskins urges a new secure building to protect the internationally valued lunar samples for future generations, noting risks from fire, tornado, hurricane, and atmospheric exposure.

Haskins

Hearst Convicted of Bank Robbery in Dramatic Trial

Patricia Hearst was found guilty on two counts of armed bank robbery and firearm use after an eight week trial. The verdict, read by Judge Carter in a packed courtroom, followed testimony from witnesses supporting government theories of her involvement and included reflections from family members in tears.

Miss Hearst Tully Tania Underground Hibernia Bank Buns Carter Jerrs William Wright Air Force Howard Frank Eugene Driscoll Patricia Campbell Hearst Uilty

Fire destroys eight story Israeli hotel killing four tourists

A pre dawn fire swept the 2 1 2 room Park Hotel in Netanya killing four tourists and injuring four others, including an American with a broken leg from Miami Beach. Police identified three victims as Gertrude Zohnstat 76 of Norway Marcel Cohen and Avraham Cohen of Switzerland. About 20 Americans escaped. no Americans were reported among the dead. A PLO spokesman claimed guerrillas set the blaze but Israeli officials doubted this.

Tel Aviv Gertrude Zohnstat Norway Marcel and Avraham Cohen Switzerland Hei Brown Miami Beach Fla Palestine Liberation Organization Damascus Netanya Arthur Stone Temple Menorah Synagogue Stone

Kennedy Assassination Memo Urges Foreign Conspiracy Focus

A CIA memo from May 1975 urges the Warren Commission to entertain a foreign conspiracy possibility in Kennedy’s death, noting two unpursued leads. The document says solid evidence against Oswald’s solo act exists but could lie in Moscow or Havana, highlighting 1959 Oswald-Cuban contacts and Castro’s public threat as key yet ignored leads. The memo is part of 1,500 pages released to the Rockefeller Commission and later to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Washington CIA Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Rockefeller Commission Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy Moscow Havana Oswald Fidel Castro DEA Senate Intelligence Committee

Turkeys Diplomacy Within Agencies Sparks Memo Debate

A memo reveals interagency tensions over a turkey adulteration case. It notes the Bureau of Veterinary Medicine and the Bureau of Foods risked embarrassment if USDA or FDA actions overlapped. FDA Commissioner Schmidt disavowed the memo’s stance during hearings.

USDA Turkey BVM Bureau of Veterinary Medicine Bureau of Foods FDA Alexander M. Schmidt van Houweling Eling

Shroud to Vatican Stance Remains Unclear Amid Turin Review

The Vatican faces no immediate decision on the Holy Shroud after a Turin archdiocese led probe. The relic is kept in a red silk cover, housed in a silver chest behind grills, and long kept by Italy’s House of Savoy. Max Frei, a Swiss consultant, asserts the cloth’s Palestine-era material and calls the shroud not a myth.

Vatican Turin Italy House of Savoy Swan Public Michele Cardinal Pellegrini la Stampa Max Frei Palestine Christ

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