Jehovah's Witnesses face renewed persecution in Malawi
Report from Brooklyn cites brutal campaign against Jehovah's Witnesses returning to Malawi after 1972 exile. Police enforcement and Youth League actions force buyout of party cards. beatings, rapes, and detentions surge as refugees flee to Zambia, with 4,800 repatriated.
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Robert
Jehovah
Malawi
Mozambique
Bilbo
N. H. Knorr
Brooklyn
Jehovah's Witnesses
Knorr
Jehovah’s
Jesus
Kanchenche
Sosola
Elson Muluzi
Sepember
Kasonjola
Malawi Congress Party
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Chimasongwe
Lilongwe
Youth League
Chipukupuku
League of Malawi Women
Zambia
H. Kamuzu
Stevens confirmed by Senate likely for Supreme Court
Washington AP reports signs point to John Paul Stevens' confirmation to succeed Justice Douglas on the Supreme Court. Senate hearings begin with Eastland to discuss Stevens tax and financial statements, while Hruska argues the Judiciary Committee can handle review without delegating. Stevens, 55, sits on the Seventh Circuit and is expected to face extensive questioning, seen as a centrist successor to Douglas.
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Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Judiciary Committee
Stevens
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Ford
Supreme Court
Douglas
Senate
Congress
American Bar Association
Zto
Ford's compromise offer turned down by Kissinger case
Washington AP report says President Ford's bid to avert contempt actions against Secretary Kissinger was rejected by Rep Otis Pike. Pike, who chairs the House intelligence committee, warned of full House votes if the offer remains unacceptable. The compromise would identify covert operations requested by the State Department since 1961, boosting the number targeted from five to about 25.
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Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
House Intelligence Committee
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
House
Kissinger
U.S
Pike
Congress
State Department
Philip W. Buchen
Buchen
Committee
Lions announce Christmas basket application procedure
Lion president Jack Caldwell outlines how to apply for a Christmas basket. Obtain the form from the Hope Chamber of Commerce, fill it out, and mail by December 17. Baskets will be delivered on December 22 and 23.
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Lion
Jack Caldwell
Hope Chamber of
Child and Family Services Bill May Draw House Attention
Washington AP reports a proposed federal Child and Family Services Act to create an Office in HEW with 150 million for current year and rising to 1 billion by 1978 for child care, health, social services, education, and family support with focus on migrant, Indian, and minority children amid sharp criticism and fears of a Soviet style system.
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Washington
Child and Family Services
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Senate House
House Education and Labor Committee
House Special Education Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Henderson State Student to File FOI Suit Over Tape Ban
John Hudson a sophomore at Henderson State University says he will file a freedom of information suit against a faculty administration committee. He says the panel barred him from taping meetings and adjourned when he refused to stop recording. Hudson attended as a representative of the student body president.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
John Hudson
Henderson State University
Hudson
Officer shot at Ole Miss
A Newnan man, Howard T. Jones III, 21, was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly shot University of Mississippi security Officer Larry E. Finger, 29, at a fraternity house. Finger, a graduate student, was listed in satisfactory condition at a Memphis hospital with a neck wound.
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Oxford
Miss
Newnan
University of Mississippi
Howard T. Jones III
Larry E. Finger
Finger
Memphis Hospital
Jones
Aeaedly
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