No New Evidence On Kennedy King Deaths
The House Select Committee on Assassinations has found little new information on the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After eight months of work, investigators report that much so-called new information conflicts with prior accounts and provides no earthshaking revelations.
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King
House
Washington
House Select Committee On
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Congressional Black Caucus
Lane
Dick Gregory
Memphis
Foster Testifies As Crash Hearings Open
Federal investigators opened a week long hearing into the Southern Airways Flight 242 crash. Rudolf Kapustin of the NTSB testified the aircraft had no preflight mechanical malfunction. Don Foster, the Decatur pilot survivor, described hail and rain preceding the crash and the engine failures that followed.
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Lee Sentell
Atlanta
Southern Airways
Huntsville- Decatur
Rudolf Kapustin
National Transportation Safety Board
Sheraton-Biltmore
Mons
Decatur
Don Foster
Georgia
Watergate figures Haldeman and Mitchell ordered to report to prison
H R Haldeman and John N Mitchell must report by noon June 22 to begin 2½ to 8 year sentences for Watergate crimes. Judge Sirica set the deadline after brief proceedings. Haldeman likely heads to Lompoc minimum security. Mitchell to Allenwood pending appeals.
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Washington
H.R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
America
U.S
John J. Sirica
Haldeman
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Sirica
Justice Department
John J. Wilson
Lompoc
Calif
Plato Cacheris
Allenwood
CD funding extension eyed for Decatur area
The CD funding extension for area cities may be approved by a U S Senate amendment. Decatur Hartselle Moulton and Cullman face ending entitlements July 1 1980 and must compete for discretionary funds in the sixth year. Gary Voketz of NARCOG will be in Washington next week to follow the bill.
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U. S. Senate
Gary Voketz
North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Narcog
Voketz
Washington
D. C
Decatur
Hartselle
Moulton
Cullman
55 MPH Speed Limit Slows Cars, Yet Fewer Fines Than Past
An Associated Press check finds Americans drive slower since the 55 mph limit but still faster than allowed. States report rising speeding tickets and enforcement varies, with many motorists going 60 to 70 mph. Officials cite safety and fuel savings as reasons for the limit.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
North Dakota
Ralph Wood
State Highway Patrol
Wood
Arthur A. Link
Georgia
State Patrol
C. W. Dorman
Highway Safety
South Carolina
Dorman
Patrick J. Monaghan
Idaho State Police
Kansas
Col. Allen Rush
Highway Patrol
State Department of Transportation
Rush
South Dakota Highway Patrol
Dennis Eisnach
al Lubker
Missouri Highway Patrol
Lubber
Supreme Court bans mandatory death for officer killings
The Supreme Court in a 5 4 decision struck down Louisiana's law mandating death for killers of police officers. The ruling preserves life for Harry Roberts, cited youth and mitigating factors, while noting pending questions on similar rules for prison guards. Justice Rehnquist dissented, urging special protection for officers.
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Richard Carelli
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Harry Roberts
New Orleans
Dennis McInerney
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Roberts
William J. Brennan Jr
A Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Potter Stewart
John Paul Stevens
Rehnquist
Israeli forces carve 30 mile front in six day war
In today’s date 1967 report Israeli troops push a 30 mile front along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast during the Six Day War. Egypt shuts the Suez Canal as news wires note weather and a river map is on page 2. It ends with a Tennessee Valley privilege closing line.
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Egypt
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Readied $66 000 For Clean Athens Campaign
The city will use a $66 000 Comprehensive Employment Training Act grant to fund 11 Clean Community System workers led by coordinator Barbara Anderson. The funds cover salaries, fringe benefits, and a Montgomery employment office coordinator will assist. The program, with a sparky emblem on garbage trucks, aims to keep Athens clean and prevent litter.
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Athens
Dewitt Garrett
Barbara Anderson
CETA
Anderson
Montgomery
Garrett
Clean
Chambers of Commerce
Maurice Nichols
Immunity For Guilty: Porn Priest Attorney
An attorney for Rev. Claudius I. Vermilye Jr. accused prosecutors of granting immunity to some witnesses to pressure a conviction. Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Pope defended the tactic as necessary to obtain crucial testimony. Vermilye, 48, was jailed on bond after a circuit court verdict finding him guilty of unnatural sex acts and aiding and abetting by filming them.
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Winchester, Tenn
Joe Bean
Dist
Bill Pope
Claudius I. Vermilye Jr
Vermilye
Franklin County
Circuit Court
Hostages Near Assen Hold On Under Great Pressure
Two pregnant women freed from the South Moluccan siege said the remaining 53 hostages aboard a train near Assen are in good condition despite intense psychological pressure. Officials noted no near release and ongoing mediation efforts, with demands for the release of 21 more prisoners and a plane to fly them out of the country.
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Netherlands
Holland
Annye Brouwer-Korf
Nelleke Ellenbroek-Prinsen
Groningen University
Ellenbro
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