Former aide accuses Rep Young of sex favor pay
Colleen Gardner says the Texas Democrat paid her a premium salary for sexual favors, a claim that expands the Capitol Hill sex scandal. Lawyers and allies dispute details while Young denies the salary was contingent on sex, noting Gardner was a capable staffer with a high wage.
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Long-Awaited UNC Report Denies Black Campus Bias
UNC officials released a long awaited report to the Board of Governors finding no state discrimination against the five predominantly black campuses in the system. The study compared black schools with a broader group of comprehensive universities and found similar per capita funding and resources, while noting black graduates perform worse on professional exams due to student and faculty quality rather than state policy.
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Hays Recovers From Sleeping Pill Overdose
Rep Wayne Hays left a coma after an overdose of Dalmane sleep pills, doctors said. The 65 year old Democrat showed signs of recovery, should be fully back to duties within 10 days, with study of blood levels underway at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Carol Clawson
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Miss Ray
House Administration
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Ford Reagan Hunt Delegates Around Nation
President Ford and Ronald Reagan press the hunt for 400 plus Republican delegates, pursuing scattered uncommitted delegates nationwide as the primary season ends. Missouri, June 19, allocates 19 at large delegates amid a tight race with Ford leading in district results and Reagan gaining in uncommitted support.
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Ford
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Missouri
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Death Row Graduate Remains in Cell During UT Graduation
NASHVILLE Tenn API Joseph P Dyer remained on Death Row as about 2300 of his classmates attended University of Tennessee graduation exercises. An incomplete grade prevented Dyer from earning a liberal arts chemistry major in 1974 while makeup work proceeded. He was arrested in the slavings of two Chattanooga youths and has been jailed since. Warden Vinson Thompson said the department lacks jurisdiction to allow his attendance at the ceremony.
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State Penitentiary
University of Tennessee
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Chattanooga
Vinson Thompson
State Department of Corrections
Democrats Draft Platform In Secret
A 15 member Democratic platform subcommittee began three days of closed meetings in Washington to draft a party platform ahead of the national convention. Governor Michael Dukakis said the process is drafting and not public, while noting Carter’s influence may be felt. The draft aims to cover foreign policy and jobs, without detailing every issue, and will become official when the full committee meets June 14.
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Missouri 19 Delegates Up For Grabs In GOP Race
Missouri to select 19 at large delegates at GOP convention as Ford and Reagan seek momentum in a tight race. AP survey shows Ford leading, with Reagan close. Carter leads Dems. Bond says no meeting planned between Ford and Reagan. Minor GOP convention also to pick five at large delegates. Ford holds 72 committed Missouri delegates to 11 for Reagan and 13 uncommitted after the March primary.
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Idaho
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Arizona
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Minnesota
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