controversy over voter registration law and clerk duties in south alabama
Mrs. Bell challenges a new registration act that would allow county clerks to process voter applications. She warns the measure could undermine election law and cites irregular precinct changes in Valhermosa Springs 8. Box 2. She expects a Justice Department response within 60 days.
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South
Alabama
Department of Justice
Board of Registrars
Krueger
Bell
Bryan McAfee
UFO reports spark nationwide intrigue with weather balloon note
Reports flood in from Mississippi Tennessee Missouri Alabama and Renfroe with sightings of flying saucers and mysterious blips. A Gulfport cab driver described a flesh colored creature while a deputy traced a note from the National Weather Service and Joliet Illinois.
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Tass
James Thornhill
Civil Defense
Columbia
Miss
Thornhill
John Lane
Gulfport
Tennessee
Missouri
Renfroe
Ala
Tom Traylor
Traylor
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Weather Service
Ruby St
Joliet
Ill
Illinois
Ruckelshaus Immigration Probe Into Finnish Au Pair
Washington prosecutors probe deputy attorney general William Ruckelshaus and his wife over importing Kaaja-Leena Rikkonen as an au pair. The inquiry examines immigration-law violations and calls for tighter limits on the restricted personal-relations program used to recruit live-in domestic helpers.
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Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Congressional
U. S
Ruckelshauses
Kaaja-Leena Rikkonen
Helsinki
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Edward O'Connor
House
Government Operations Committee
Inciden
Subcommittee
William J. Randall
D-Mo
O'Connor
Miss
Ruckelshaus
White House
Budget Gap Looms in Tri County Health Service
The Tri County District Health Service forecasts 1974 expenditures of 826 636 with 244 937 income from counties leaving a 581 699 shortfall. Dr Vaughan warns cuts risk dismantling the district center and warns many services are kept at a minimum to maintain operation.
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Health Service
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Vaughan
Tri-County
Alabama
Building private places to gather in Decatur area
The article reports plans for a prestige private gathering facility, noting a larger convention hall at Point Mallard and comparing it to a proposed Bank Street center. It cites historical dinner venues at Decatur Inn and high schools, clubs, and IRS regulatory changes affecting country clubs as dinner sites.
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Aycock
Point Mallard
Bank St
Decatur Inn
Austin High School
Internal Revenue Service
Jackson Swamps Massell To Make Atlanta History
Maynard Jackson is elected Atlanta's first black mayor, defeating incumbent Sam Massell after strong showings in black precincts. Jackson also becomes vice mayor while Wyche Fowler wins the city council presidency, with Williams trailing.
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Jackson Swamps
Massell
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Maynard Jackson
Jackson
Sam Massell
Wyche Fowler
Hosea Williams
Middle East tensions rise as US airlift aids Israel
Emergency US airlift resupplies Israel amid reports of heavy clashes with Syria and Egyptian claims of losses. Nixon calls a Washington meeting with four Arab ministers as oil nations discuss using crude as a weapon amid price hikes. Israeli raiders and Syrian advances frame a tense front line near Damascus and Suez.
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United States
Washington
Nixon
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Algeria
Morocco
Associated Press
Arthur Max
Sasa
Damascus
Irael
Syria
Suez Canal
Bitter Lake
Canal
Egypt
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Jackson Becomes Atlanta's First Black Mayor After Runoff Victory
Maynard Jackson, 35, defeated incumbent Sam Massell in a runoff to become Atlanta’s first black mayor. He pledged to prioritize city charter reforms, push for policemen to live within city limits, and maintain unity with white officials. Prominent supporters included Coretta King and Jesse Jackson as hundreds gathered to congratulate him.
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Atlanta, Ga
Maynard Jackson
Atlanta
Sam Massell
Wyche Fowler
Hosea Williams
Jackson
Massell
Sam
Coretta King
Martin Luther King Jr
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
South
Ford aide linked to Liddy Treasury job and 1968 race
The Republican leader said he helped get Liddy the Treasury post at the request of Hamilton Fish Jr and local New York Republicans to prevent Liddy from challenging Fish in 1968. Ford testified he made a phone call after noting Liddy was not his constituent. Liddy later joined the White House plumbers and later worked on Nixon reelection finance and other roles.
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Liddy
Treasury
Washington
GOP
Hamilton Fish Jr
New York
Fish
Ford
Ham
Eugene T. Rassides
White House
Vmit
Daniel Ellsberg
Nixon
Lawmakers push mandatory fuel allocation bill in House
The House moves toward a mandatory fuel allocation bill to cover crude oil and all refined products. It would force distribution based on last year’s levels and empower the President to enact cross‑the‑board allocation within 25 days of passage.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Torbert H. Macdonald
Senate
Rep
Harley QC. Staggers
D-W.va
Bernstein On Words Capitalization and usage of Negro and black
A New York Times Bernstein column surveys shifts in racial terminology, tracing Negro as the earliest term, the rise of black and capitalized Black in civil rights era discourse, and the sparing use of Afro American. It also notes whites, yellows, and reds lack capitalization in style guides. The piece also compares recipe and receipt roots and meanings.
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Joseph E. Mackey
Morristown
N.J
South Africa
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Fulton County Superior Court
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Henry M. Henderson
Henderson
Dallas
Tex
Ford Foundation
Morehouse College
North Carolina Central Law School
National Labor Relations Board
Herman E. Talmadge
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
The
New York Times Syndicate
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