Seven Child Victim Identified in Oakland County Slayings
A body found along a dirt road near a busy intersection in Livonia is tentatively identified as 11 year old Timothy King, the seventh victim in Oakland County's child abduction slayings. Timothy wore a red jacket and green pants when last seen. a skateboard was found nearby. Authorities note pattern similarities to six prior cases and continue investigations.
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Livonia
Mich
Timothy King
Oakland County
Birmingham
Timothy
L. Brooks Patterson
Sappen
Jack Krease
Swift Change In Election Law Indicated
Washington AP report notes Democrats push for Carter election law package with public financing for campaigns. GOP opposition centers on public financing and voter registration changes. Tower warns of voting abuses, Packwood coins phrase kept congressmen. House tax payer funding proposal cited at up to 150000 dollars. package also includes Electoral College abolition and Hatch Act expansion.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
John Tower
Texas
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Big City's Elderly Fear For Lives
An AP report from New York's Bronx highlights daily fear among seniors amid urban crime. Elderly residents like Bessie Clara Ralph live in terror, barricading doors and avoiding public spaces as violence reshapes routines and social ties.
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New York City
Bronx
New York
Bessie
Clara
Ralph
Hans
Emma
Big City
Antique music box repairs and protest on baby seal hunting
Readers seek local repair help for an antique hand cranked music box with metal records. The page lists distant repair firms and notes a Charlotte contact, plus guidance for writing to ABC News about anti seal hunting protests and a revised school schedule in H.P. City Schools.
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L.S. A
Bornand Music Box Co
4Th Ave
Pelham
N.Y
American International Galleries
Stanford St
Santa Monica
Calif
al Meekins
P.O. Box
Collingswood
N.J
David Beck
Lakeview Ave
N.E
Atlanta
Jack Weaver
David L. McSwain
Charlotte
G.W. MacKinnon
Atando Ave
Weaver
MacKinnon
P.L. A
ABC News
Gary Robinson
Network
Abc-Tv
Avenue of the Americas
Animal Protection Institute
Atlantic
Consumer Protection Laws Take Effect
Washington reports two new laws aim to curb leasing and credit discrimination. The Consumer Leasing Act requires clear terms on leases over four months and under 25 000, including payments taxes and penalties. The Equal Credit Opportunity Law amendment bans discrimination by race color religion national origin or age and allows suits or federal action for violations.
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Washington
Equal Credit Opportunity Law
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
FTC
Carter to release semi final list of water project cancellations
Washington AP Carter prepares a semi final list of up to 32 water projects at risk of cancellation. The list includes Tennessee Tombigbee and adds Tyrone Pa Hillsdale Kan LaFarge Wis Gallipolis Lock and Dam Red River waterway Bayou Bodeau and related studies in several states plus Narrows Dallas Creek and Lyman in Colorado Wyoming.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Alabama
Mississippi
Capitol Hill
Corps of Engineer
Tyrone
Hillsdale Dam
Kan
LaFarge
Wis
Fulton
Inl
Gallipolis
Ohio
Red River
Texas
Louisiana
Red River Waterway
Bureau of Reclamation
Narrows
Dallas Creek
Colorado
Lyman
Wyoming
Central Arizona
Auburn-Folsom South
Calif
Bonneville
Utah
Miami Gay Ordinance Referendum Faces Violence
Violence mars Miami debate over a ordinance banning discrimination against homosexuals in housing and jobs. A Cuban-born activist’s car was firebombed and another activist died by his own hand after threats from a radio show. Varies groups report threats as Dade County voters prepare for a June 7 referendum.
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Miami
Dade County
Manuel Gomez
San Franciscans Cut Water Use Under Drought Rules
San Francisco imposes strict water limits as drought hits the region. The Public Utilities Commission bans car washes and full pools effective April 1 to cut total consumption by 25 percent. Each dwelling may use up to 70 percent of last year's level, while industrial users must reduce by 10 percent.
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San Francisco
San
Water Department
Ken Boyd
Cardinal Biayenda Murder Sends Shock Through Congo
In Brazzaville Congo Republic three relatives of slain President Ngouabi abducted and killed Emile Cardinal Biayenda archbishop of the Congo in what officials call tribal revenge. The military council vows to pursue the killers as a display of blind passion and political violence.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Miae Marien Ngouabi
Emile Cardinal Biayenda
Congo
Cardinal Biayenda
Ngouabi
Military Council
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Victoria Graham
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Mon
Sandra Frye
H.P. City Schools
Gomez
SAN Franciscans
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