Kidnapping Case Ends With Slain Wife Found
Gulfport Mississippi banker Charles W. Marter paid 25000 to save his kidnapped wife Edwina Marter, but coroner says she may have been dead for hours after being shot in the back of the head. Richard Gerald Jordan, 29, held without bail for murder after leading authorities to the victim's body in a wooded area north of Gulfport. The case heads to a grand jury with Mississippi law carrying automatic death penalty on conviction. Edwina was taken from her home in suburban Mississippi City. their 3 year old child was unharmed.
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Gulfport, Miss
Charles W. Marter
Edgar Little
Lite
Edwina Marter
FBI
Marter
Gulf National Bank
Dist
Atlv
Albert Necaise
Richard Gerald Jordan
Hattiesburg, Miss
Necaise
Here
Jordan
Harrison County Court
Gaston H. Hewes
Gulfport
Rhett Russell
Mississippi
Morgan City
Hattiesburg
Kennedy Sees Demo Race Taking Shape After March Primaries
Sen Edward Kennedy predicts frontrunners will emerge after New Hampshire Massachusetts Florida and Illinois primaries Kennedy says Democrats may benefit if Reagan wins the Republican nomination He refuses to back Wallace or Ford and notes Reagan could energize the GOP making a centrist move unlikely
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Boston
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Florida
Olinois
Edward M. Kennedy
The
Boston Herald American
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Ronald) Reagan
Reagan
Colonial Stores Plans Expansion Across Southeast
Colonial Stores Inc plans a $100 million five year expansion across the Southeast led by chairman Ernest Boyce. The chain aims to add 180 to 200 new stores, some via buy back leases, with existing outlets operating as Big Star, K Mart and Richway in multiple states. The executive cites strong finances and program management as key advantages and notes limited adoption of automated front ends due to technical issues.
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Atlanta
Colonial Stores Inc
Southeast
Ernest Boyce
Colonial
Boyce
Big Star
K-Mart
Richway
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Alabama
Florida
Rocket To Light Up Skies Over Eastern Seaboard
At Wallops Island AP Katana Aeronautics and Space Administration plans another launch today to fire a rocket luminous to brighten skies along the eastern sea board. The first of 71 scientific rockets, delayed by weather and vent issues, targets 5 35 p m. An additional rocket is set for Thursday to test ionospheric chemical lighting. The mission aims to show why radio waves are absorbed by the ionosphere on certain days.
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Wallops. Island
Katana Aeronautics and Space Admition
Seaboard
Five Way Primary Looms in North Carolina
Raleigh AP reports State Director Alex Brock notes at least some Democrats will seek placement on the Tar Heel ballot for the presidential primary. Jan 27 is the deadline to inform the Board of Elections. potential contenders include Henry Jackson, Lloyd Bentsen, Terry Sanford, George Wallace, and Jimmy Carter.
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Raleigh
Alex Brock
North Carolina
Brock
Board of Elections
Tar Heel
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Terry Sanford
Duke University
Alabama
George Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
William Brawley
Jackson
Washington
Bentsen
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Italy faces crisis as Moro seeks Socialist support
Premier Aldo Moro must liberalize his tight money program to win Socialist backing for a new government. Francesco de Martino says renegotiating the industrial recovery plan is central, criticizes the outgoing measures, and notes Socialist demand for broad democratic consensus while avoiding Communist inclusion in national power. Both parties fear losing seats to the Communists if new elections occur.
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Socialist Party
Francesco de Martino
de Martino
Moro
Giovanni Leone
Abso
Christian Democrats
Italy
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Geretrex
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TRAC
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