Democrats Convene Unity Convention In New York
Carter poised for first ballot nomination at Madison Square Garden as 1505-vote threshold looms. Carter leads with over 1600 pledged delegates while Brown Udall and McCormack trail. Glenn and Jordan to deliver major opening address amid a rules driven, TV mindful gathering.
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Richard J. Daley
George McGovern
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California
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Arizona
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John Glenn
Ohio
Barbara Jordan
Texas
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Henry Jackson
Mrs. Dupree Is Acquitted In North Carolina Trial
Sandra Dupree, a white Free Will Baptist preacher's wife, was acquitted by a Vance County jury after deliberating about three hours in the March 1 slaying of 21 year old Henry Lee Dickens. Dupree testified self defense, claiming Dickens assaulted her son as he sold newspapers. The verdict came as a crowd outside courthouse reacted, with comments from civil rights leaders urging continued pursuit of equal justice.
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Harvey Dupree
Jeremiah Webb
Equal Justice
Webb
Vance County
Late Garden Planting And No-Hitter Trivia Inquiries
Readers ask about planting for fall and a no-hitter lost in MLB. Gardeners suggest tomatoes beans corn greens turnips and potatoes may still be planted while beets cantaloupe watermelon cucumbers green peas and onions are likely too late. No-hitter losses exist with several pitchers, including one in 1901 in his first major league start.
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Anon
B.E. A
Paul Shinn
American mercenary Gearhart executed in Angola war crime case
Angolan firing squad killed American Daniel Gearhart and three Britons after a revolutionary court convicted them of war crimes. President Ford condemned the execution as unjustified and urged U.S. relations remain strained. Kissinger called it a hostile act. Body reclaim period set at eight days.
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Daniel Gearhart
Ford
Gearhart
Angola
United States
ANGOP
Information Ministry
Lisbon
Portugal
Marxist Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Henry A Kissinger
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Newport
Kensington
Ron Nessen
Kissinger
State Department
3-Day Fighting Grips Beirut to Tripoli in Civil War
Right wing Christian forces armed with new U S arms and Soviet vehicles struck leftist positions from Beirut to Tripoli. Death toll reaches 3,866 over three days with more than 200 killed in a single day. Tal Zaafar refugee camp under siege as Gaza refugees flee. Palestinian leftist forces claim Syria reinforced Tripoli while an American refinery fire near Sidon burns out of control.
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Lebanon
U S
Tripoli
Damascus Radio
Nicosia
Cyprus
Sidon
Rights Advocate Calls for Constitutional Amendment for Equality
Washington AP Betty Athanasakos new head of the President's Commission on International Women's Year says equality for women and men requires a constitutional amendment. She urges adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment, noting the 34 states must ratify by early 1979 to become the 27th amendment.
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Betty Athanasakos
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Florida Women Lawyers Association
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National Commission
Ms. Ruckelshaus
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Athanasakos
Delares
United States
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Americana Hotel
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Toli
Syria
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