Richardson Poised for Commerce Secretary Senate confirms
Elliott L. Richardson the so called ringer in Ford’s cabinet reshuffle returns to Washington to be nominated as commerce secretary. He would be Ford’s fourth Cabinet post if confirmed and could be a running mate prospect for 1976. Senator Pastore predicting smooth confirmation cites Richardson’s proximity to Watergate issues and his prior government service.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Ford
Senate
Commerce
Richardson
U.S
London
Rogers C.B. Morton
John Pastore
State Department
Health, Education and Welfare
Richard M. Nixon
Pentagon
Defense
Nixon
Justice Department
Archibald Cox
Great Britain
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Watergate
Cox
Nixon White House
Pastore
Justifiable force ruling in Florida prowler death
A coroner's jury in Orlando found James Rice acted with justifiable force in the October 27 shooting of Ralph Boyce, an unarmed would-be burglar. Rice, 30, was jailed on first-degree murder charges pending the outcome of the trial under a new Florida law.
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Orlando
Fla
James Rice
Rice
Ralph Boyce
Florida
Boyce
Orange County
Shark bitten teen to surf again after stitches
St. Augustine Florida AP reports Scott Lee Hurst, a teenager who suffered severe foot injuries from a 6 foot shark bite, says he will paddle back into the Atlantic once about 30 stitches are removed. He notes sharks are common offshore and he never expected to be attacked.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Scott Lee Hurst
Hurst
San Mateo
Crescent Beach
Here
St. Johns
Florida
Atlantic
Henry Peterson
Beloit
Wis
Daytona Beach
Gill Breaks Collarbone at Home in Raleigh
North Carolina Treasurer Edwin Gill, in office since 1953, was hospitalized after breaking his collarbone in a fall at his home. A spokesman said he would be up and around in a few days after receiving a cast at Rex Hospital.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Gill
Gill
Rex Hospital
Treasurer’s Office
Dennis Ducker
Sanford Elementary Wins NC State Champion Fitness Award
Gov. Jim Holshouser announced Sanford Elementary School in Sanford won the North Carolina State Champion Award in the presidential physical fitness program. The honor recognizes the school with the highest percent of students meeting standards at each stage.
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Raleigh
Jim Holshouser
Sanford
North Carolina
Inmate Shot While Trying To Escape At Morganton Prison
Morganton AP guards shot and wounded 16 year old inmate James Daniel Kunsman of Belmont as he and two companions attempted to scale the fence at the Western Correctional Center for youthful offenders. Three warnings and two shots preceded the shooting. Kunsman, serving 10 years for breaking entering and larceny, suffered a skull fracture and was moved to Grace Hospital then Broughton Hospital.
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Morganton
Western Correctional Center
James Daniel Kunsman
Belmont
Kunsman
Grace Hospital
Broughton Hospital
Tax Increase Faces Tobacco Ties and Illicit Sales
A five cent cigarette tax hike in Pennsylvania is urged to be rejected by the Pennsylvania Association of Tobacco and Candy Distributors, which warns the proposal would raise profits for organized crime by about 30 million dollars annually. The Revenue Department notes untaxed cigarettes bring in about 25 million from illicit sales under the current 18 cent per pack tax.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Assn. of Tobacco and Candy Distributors
Milton Shapp
The
Revenue Department
Underworld
Penn
Sylvania
Bernard
Use Of Park Land Disputed In Raleigh
Raleigh city officials weigh options after North Carolina State University restricts access to park land at Pullen Park near the campus. The park’s deed dates to 1887 and questions over property lines complicate the issue.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
L.P. Zachary
Pullen Park
B.J. Nelson
University
Ty Lines
Clyde Hall III
TWUA Sues J.P. Stevens Over Worker Benefits
The Textile Workers Union of America filed suit in New York seeking to force J.P. Stevens & Co. to alter its profit sharing and retirement plan for about 19 000 hourly workers, mainly in the Carolinas, to establish a floor on benefits if investment values fall.
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New York
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
J.P. Stevens & Co
Stevens
Carolinas
TWUA
Henry C. Woicik
U.S. District Court
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Nursery
Bobby Loving
National Council Against
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Nash Jewelry CO
Nash
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Old Thomasville Road
Bethel Drive
High Point
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Woodland Baptist Church
Winston-Salem
Hoyt Adams
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