Recognition Day at West Point Women Cadets Complete Freshman Year
Recognition Day ceremonies honor 87 of 119 women who entered the Academy last summer and completed their freshman year. Cadets greet upperclassmen as 87 cadets shake hands in the event. AP Wirephoto.
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Uganda Controversy Grows Over Amin Move to London
Reports conflict over whether Ugandan President Amin has reached London or remains en route from Libya aboard a ship. UK officials question the trip while Radio Uganda claims routes via Arab states and possible France or Germany contacts. British residents in Uganda number about 300, many missionaries.
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Transcript details cockpit moments as storm hammers flight
Capt William McKenzie and first officer Keele exchange calls as severe April weather disrupts flight operations. Rain hail and icing challenge pilots while engine failures lead to a loss of power before the plane breaks apart. Weather forecasters say the day’s storms were the year’s most powerful to date.
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Ministers Reserve Pension Fund seeks three million drive
A plan to raise three million through wills legacies and other sources was approved by the Alabama West Florida Conference to underwrite the Ministers Reserve Pension Fund. The fund aim was raised from two million to three million matching a recent appeal.
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Minister changes post in Hawaii after Georgia clash
The Rev Bruce Edwards who urged black membership in a Plains Georgia church will take a post with Makakilo Baptist Church in Hawaii in July after resigning in February. Edwards downplays lingering grudges and aims to move forward.
Environmental clash over dolphin bycatch quotas in tuna fishing
Debates over protecting dolphins clash with commercial fishing. U S tuna boats faced court rulings and port delays as regulators set an initial dolphin kill quota of 59050 with a ban on nets around spinner dolphin schools. The House proposed raises and observer costs, while environmental groups push stricter boat by boat limits.
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Drought continues as cotton farmers report mixed early results
In Limestone Covington Dallas Monroe Madison Autauga and Shelby counties farmers note drought effects and a 14 year low boll weevil rate reducing insecticide costs by 18 to 24 dollars per acre. Lawrence County growers say most crops are doing well though soybeans suffer. Bill Lee III of Wheeleram says the valley looks okay though far from mature.
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Weather warning details in Flight 242 dispatch briefing
A Southern 1 dispatcher in Atlanta said he did not know of a National Weather Service severe weather statement that went into effect after Flight 242 lifted. He was in an office, not at the dispatch desk, when the statement was issued and could not confirm if the desk officer alerted Flight 242.
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Majesty and the Windsor Silver Jubilee Fascination
The piece discusses Elizabeth II and a 25 year Silver Jubilee highlighting the monarchy's blend of reign not rule. It notes Britain’s royal history from George V to Edward VIII and the abdication, while praising Lacey's Majesty for insights into royal politics and public interest in Windsor.
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House Allows Federal Employees to Seek Office and Campaign
The House voted 244 to 164 to repeal most of the Hatch Act, permitting federal workers to run for political office and campaign for others. The measure marks a major win for organized labor after prior setbacks in Congress.
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Senate approves urban aid shift to older cities in a 79 to 7 vote
The Senate enacted a three year continuation of federal housing programs with a new urban aid formula shifting millions from Sunbelt to Northeast and Midwest. Conservative Republicans opposed the change while Sen. Harrison A. Williams praised the move as historic for older regions.
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