02 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1976
Page
1
In Action Again will serve as the base of operations for the 12 hour live telecast of The Great American Celebration Baltimore's marathon bicentennial salute to the nation after a series of planning meetings.
Community Q and A covers when the next postal exam could be posted and how to obtain mildew prevention tips, a discussion on pay for landfill use and dumps, plus instructions to obtain a Crescent City birth certificate from county or state offices with typical fees and required details.
In Seattle a new computerized game titled Death Race lets players drive over skeletal figures resembling pedestrians for 99 seconds. The marketing executive says the game is popular, humorous to some, and scores players from skeleton chaser to expert driver while offering a twist on Destruction Derby.
The court affirms death penalty validity while striking mandatory death provisions in Louisiana and North Carolina and allows states like Florida Georgia and Texas to apply guided death sentences. The ruling leaves juries and judges with discretion under defined guidelines amid widespread death row cases. Justice Stewart writes the opinion with dissent by Justices Brennan and Marshall.
Washington AP reports unemployment rose to 7.5 percent in June, 280000 more jobless to 7.1 million, with 87.5 million employed. The June rise, the steepest since last year’s recession, may complicate President Ford's economic message and prompt calls for additional job creation measures. Unemployment rose across most groups, including adults, whites, Blacks, and heads of households, with average duration up to 16.9 weeks.
President hopeful Jimmy Carter is likely to choose a senator as running mate, with Frank Church Walter Mondale and John Glenn among top contenders. Atlanta attorney Kirbo evaluates candidates as Carter plans to narrow to two or three this weekend and meet finalists in Chicago next week.
Miami tale of mistaken death ends when 62 year old Alex Monroe appears alive after a funeral was held for a man buried as him. authorities say the deceased and the living bore identical traits and both named Alex Monroe, with confusion tracing to a Nassau absence and a wrong grave.
U S intelligence sources report Cuban leaders may redeploy several thousand troops from Angola to the Congo Republic. Raul Castro met in Brazzaville to discuss sending about 3,000 soldiers to train Congolese troops, with no clear motive given. The Congo has been a staging post for Cuban and Soviet aid, and Cuba could pressure Zaire if troops arrive.
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