That's Some Shack Pat Murray's Prairie Farm House Goes Smithsonian
Pat Murray sold 120 acres southwest of Chicago where a weathered shack stood. An Illinois student and professor alerted Smithsonian officials who disassembled the 1850s era building. It will be rebuilt in Washington next to Hart House to illustrate early prairie architecture.
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Zumwalt Spokesman Backs Election Board Critics
Richmond AP report says a spokesman for Democratic senatorial nominee Elmo Zumwalt sided with critics of the State Board of Elections. Lawyers allege the board’s candidate name listings on Virginia ballots could mislead voters into misreading party affiliations. The suit targets districts in Northern Virginia and seeks broader state coverage.
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State Board of Elections
Virginia
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Zumwalt
Fairfax
State Board
Laborarty
Finchern
Contested Ballot Draw Sparks Statewide Action
The article reports on ballot order methods, party label rules, and potential legal intervention by Zamwalt’s counsel. It notes two separate random drawings for presidential and congressional candidate positions, with state law requiring party labels only for presidential candidates. It mentions Fairfax Grand Court upcoming action and potential corrective measures affecting statewide ballots. It also includes misstatements and confusion around candidates Byrd Jr. and Perper, and references to political tensions and international incidents involving a missing American woman in Argentina and U S diplomatic concerns.
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Martin H. Perper
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U S Funds Fuel Terrorism Irish Peace Leaders Will Bring Their Crusade To America
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, leaders of Northern Ireland's peace movement, plan a US trip to urge Irish Americans to cut funding they say fuels terrorism. They will appear on PBS from Buffalo, urging donors to stop supporting guerrilla groups including the Provisional IRA, the Ulster Defence Association, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.
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Ulster Defense Association
Ulster Volunteer Force
Britain
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Lebanon and Syria clash over Lebanese civil war
Syria condemned Lebanese politics as it sent tanks and troops to disrupt Palestinian positions, with Damascus reporting clashes, executions, and hostage deaths amid mounting casualties. The Syrian government and military claimed action against guerrillas while insisting support for the Palestinian cause despite attacks on Damascus hotels. Hospitals tallied about 120 dead and 25 wounded in the last day, not counting mountain front losses.
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Kissinger defends Saudi arms sales amid oil embargo talk
Kissinger said there is a wide range of options short of an oil embargo for Saudi Arabia and denied any threat to halt oil sales. He noted the Senate briefing focused on the Maverick missile sale and argued rejection would harm foreign policy more than technical military concerns. He praised Saudi Arabia as a stabilizing ally and urged Congress to allow the sale under the new export control law.
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White House diplomacy and campaign chatter swirl amid debates
President Ford hosts a slate of foreign ministers led by Hans-Dietrich Genscher in a display of ongoing foreign policy activity. Carter plans a critical domestic and campaign schedule with a $1 million fundraiser in Georgia and preparations for a debate on foreign policy.Meanwhile a Watergate probe rumor about Ford laundering political contributions surfaces as Nessen denies knowledge of any charges.
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Carter Urges Ford to Sign Public Works Aid Bill
President Carter criticizes the economy as weak and stuttering and urges President Ford to approve a $3.7 billion public works jobs appropriation. Ford has vetoed another jobs bill, arguing private sector stimulus is the proper remedy to reduce unemployment.
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Carter
Gloria Drifts Northward Hurricane Near Bermuda
Gloria, a minimal hurricane with sustained winds of 7 mph, drifts northward over open Atlantic waters about 500 miles southeast of Bermuda. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami warn little change is expected as Gloria becomes the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, with expert Neil Frank noting remarkable quiet for September.
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Kidnappers Rob Wealthy Man In Riviera Villa
Four hooded gunmen abducted Francois Ferrel, 60, from a Riviera villa and robbed hosts composer Francis Lopez and his wife Anja of jewels and cash totaling about 200000 dollars. The quartet also took the victim’s signed checks for about 400000 francs as police disclosed. Lopez filed the report Tuesday after delaying disclosure per the gunmen’s warning.
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Riviera
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Cannel
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Feriel
Fenrel
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Ferie
Ancient tools and bones spark Yukon site finds
Reports from Dry Creek near Fairbanks describe 12,000 year old campfire debris and stenearad bone tools. At Old Crow in the Yukon, Dr. William Irving of the University of Toronto presents a jawbone and tooth from an early human find. preliminary dating suggests over 20,000 years. Other experts discuss migrations across a land bridge between Alaska and Siberia as early humans moved into North America.
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William Irving
University of Toronto
Old Crow
Yukon
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Robert E. Ackerman
Washington State University
Alaska
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