Carter lifts travel ban to Cuba Vietnam Korea Cambodia
President Carter announced the end of the U S travel ban to four Communist nations Cuba Vietnam North Korea and Cambodia effective March 18 He warned Americans to proceed cautiously as diplomatic ties are not established and noted human rights concerns will be pursued in Belgrade later this year The move follows debate over a Chilean affairs remark by UN envoy Brady Tyson and Carter’s past statements on Allende’s overthrow
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City Lake bridge railing repairs urged after ice dangers
Action Line readers raise safety concerns about Penny Road bridge as cars slide near an open space during ice storms. City officials confirm materials ordered to replace pipe rails and connect approaches, with work prioritized after bridge corrections.
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Four Gunmen Seize Part of B N A I Building
Four armed men stormed part of the B N A I headquarters seven blocks north of the White House and took seven to twenty hostages. Police said the men held the seventh floor after a foiled hold up, shots were exchanged, and three people were injured. Officers reported the men used rollers to paint over rear windows to block sharpshooters.
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B’nai B’rith International
White House
A. W. Bell
Joseph Gentile
National Rifle Association
Bell
Wilmington 10 prosecutor says U.S. lawyers biased
Jay Stroud, former assistant district attorney in Wilmington NC, tells reporters US attorneys directing a grand jury probe are trying to prove a conspiracy to arrest Rev Ben Chavis. He denies any deal with witnesses and says the questioning targets his pretrial notes. The Raleigh grand jury probes possible rights violations in the 1972 Wilmington 10 firebombing sniper case.
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Jay Stroud
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Commission For Racial Justice For the United Church of Christ
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Jerome Mitchell
Gaston County
U.S. Justice Department
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Sophia Loren Held Overnight at Rome Airport
Italian star Sophia Loren was held for nine hours at Rome's international airport for questioning tied to her husband Carlo Ponti's finances. Authorities searched Ponti's Rome office and the couple's villa amid tax and currency activity probes.
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Sprague Hints New Evidence In Slayings
Chief Counsel Richard A. Sprague told the House Assassinations Committee he has uncorroborated evidence suggesting others may have known of or participated in Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination. He also cited possible prior knowledge by some individuals about Kennedy’s murder.
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Widow seeks 68000 from army for Eddie Slovik death
Antoinette Slovik, widow of Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik, seeks $68,000 plus interest from the Army for life insurance after his 1945 firing squad execution for desertion. She claims humiliation and hardship, pending Army Board for the Correction of Military Records review led by lawyer Bernard Edelson.
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Antoinette Slovik
Eddie D. Slovik
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Slovik
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Edelson
Carter
Hostage Released Unharmed After 45 Hour Siege
In Warrensville Heights Ohio a gunman captured Captain Leo Keglovic for 45 hours demanding black oppression end and whites depart. The hostage was freed with bullets returned and the shooter Cory Moore surrendered unharmed to police. President Carter spoke of possibly talking to Moore, linking the incident to a broader policy stance.
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