Judge Denies New Trial for Wilmington 10 in Arson Case
In BurgaW North Carolina Superior Court Judge George Fountain denied a bid for a new trial for the Wilmington 10 amid claims of unread evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. Civil rights lawyer James Ferguson said appeals would proceed, with bail requests and federal options considered if necessary. The group remains in prison serving a combined 282 year sentence amid ongoing protests and plans for Raleigh demonstrations.
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N.C
Wilmington
James Ferguson
Ferguson
George M. Fountain
Charlotte
National United Church of Christ
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Fountain
U.S. Supreme Court
North Caolina
Raleigh
Chavis says Wilmington 10 denial shocks supporters
Rev Ben Chavis reacts to a North Carolina court denying a new trial for the Wilmington 10, firebombing convicts in 1971. Church leaders and lawmakers condemn the ruling as injustice, while Chavis vows perseverance despite the setback.
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Ben Chavis
Wilmington
N.C
SALT negotiators report progress on common framework
Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko say they have a general framework for a new strategic arms limit treaty. Both caution that major differences remain and a final treaty requires further negotiation before drafting and submission.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Vance
Begin says West Bank is inseparable part of Israel
Menahem Begin states on television that the West Bank is an integral component of Israeli sovereignty, in conflict with U.S. calls to relinquish occupied territories. He says he will send a delegation to Washington to explain Likud's position as his government forms after a Likud victory.
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Israel
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Tel Aviv
Menahem Begin
Jordan River
Carter
Likud
Jordan
United States
Washington
U.S
Judea
Samaria
Judea and
Lindbergh Remembered by Louise Thaden on Fifty Years Since Flight
Aviation pioneer Louise Thaden recalls Charles A. Lindbergh known as Slim, fifty years after his solo nonstop flight in The Spirit of St Louis. The memory centers on his genius and All American image, the press glare, and their shared Baltimore visit to escape reporters.
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High Point
Lindbergh
Anne
Herb and
Thaden
Baltimore
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Paris
Atlantic Ocean
Slim
N. Main Street
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
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Virginia
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New York
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Racial Justice Commission
Don Edwards
D-Calif
House
Elizabeth Chavis
Oxford, N.C
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