Witch Hunt Charges and Resignation in Kennedy Probe
The House assassinations committee accepted chief counsel Richard A. Sprague's resignation amid accusations of a witch hunt and character assassination. The panel faced discord after the death of witness George de Mohrenschildt connected to the Kennedy case, while former chairman Henry B. Gonzalez blamed false charges to force Sprague out.
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Washington
House
Richard A. Sprague
Sprague
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
George de Mohrenschildt
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marina
Warren Commission
Oswald
Dallas
de Mohrenschildt
Ed Epstein
Epstein
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
Gonzalez
Dermine Gonzalez
FBI
CIA
Stewart McKinney
R-Conn
Help with state reps and missing persons guidance
Randolph County state representatives are Harold Brubaker and J.T. Pugh. Governor Hunt contact via toll free 1-800-662-7952. Also guides on road repairs, Girl Scout contact, and missing person help through detective agencies and Salvation Army bureau.
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Randolph County
Hunt
F.S. A
Randolph
House of Representatives
Harold J. Brubaker
Rt. 3
Box 200
Asheboro
N.C
J.T
Jack) Pugh
Westmont Dr
Chatham
Moore
Orange
Charles Vickery
Russell Walker
Raleigh
D.mcc. A
Tarhee
Triad Council, Inc
Salvation Army
Wedding bells for Charles bride choice raises Catholic issue
London AP reports Prince Charles may wed Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg despite her Roman Catholic faith. Nigel Dempster in the Daily Mail says close friends of Britain's Protestant royal family are quietly confident the marriage is being arranged. Buckingham Palace would not comment. Charles turns 29 in November and Marie Astrid is 23.
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London
Prince Charles
Elizabeth II
Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg
Nigel Dempster
The
Daily Mail
Britain
Charles
Prince Philip
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Labor To Press For Major Gains In National Labor Drive
AFL-CIO vows a broad legislative push despite a first round loss. The agenda includes repeal of right to work laws, public employee bargaining rights, a $3 minimum wage, and reforms to ease organizing under the National Labor Relations Act. The drive centers on H.R. 77 and likely Senate action after Easter recess.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Labor
Thomas Donahue
George Meany
Donahue
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
House Labor Subcommittee
Talks on new arms treaty collapse as Soviet rejected plan
MOSCOW AP U S Soviet talks on a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty collapsed when the Russians rejected the American proposal. Secretary Vance said Brezhnev offered nothing new and a May meeting with Gromyko could decide if talks resume. He expressed disappointment at lack of progress on essential issues.
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Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tenerife 1977 Disaster: Pan Am and KLM Crashes
Eyewitness accounts from Pan Am and KLM passengers recount the Tenerife runway collision that killed nearly 600. Survivors describe smoke fires and a massive explosion as the two 747s collided during takeoff in foggy conditions at Los Rodeos Airport.
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Los Rodeos
Tenerife
Africa
Pan American
KLM
United States
Holland
Pan Am
Duke Student Predicts 747 Tragedy and UNC Loss
Duke freshman Lee Fried predicted a 747 disaster and a North Carolina loss before they occurred. His sealed envelope predictions were read on a Duke program, noting headlines about a 530 or 583 dead airliner crash and Marquette beating UNC in the NCAA final.
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Duke
UNC
Durham
Duke University
Lee Fried
Marquette
North Carolina
Fried
Paul Vick
Terry Sanford
News and Observer
Raleigh
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Atlanta
Durham Morning Herald
New Orleans
Durham Sun
Supreme Court
the Sun
High Court
Two More Crash Victims Die in Canary Islands Disaster
The death toll from aviation's worst disaster rises to 577 after two more crash survivors die. A KLM jet had not been cleared for takeoff when it struck a Pan American jumbo on the runway at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Santa Cruz
KLM
Pan Am
Pan American
Isabelle Lord
Long Beach
Calif
U.S. Air Force
United States
Col
Marvin Waters
Petaluma
U.S. Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
Carla Johnson
Franz van Reysen
Civil Aviation Authority
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Witch Hunt Charged
Richard Sprague
DE Morenschildt
Anon
High Point
Public Works Department
City Hall
Guilford
Division of Highways
Greensboro
Girl Scout
Princess Marie-Astrid
England
Prince
Buckingham Palace
National Assn. of Manufacturers
Association
Business Roundtable
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin
Associated Press
Roland Brusco Jr
Longview, Wash
Clara Anderson
Seattle
David Wiley
East Palo Alto
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