Walker says he would have returned to prison for life
James Walker details why he fled Cummins Prison Farm after a five day meritorious furlough. He told Gov Pryor he chose to escape because the Arkansas system left him impotent mentally physically emotionally and spiritually. Walker was convicted in 1965 of killing Jerrell.
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Blizzard Rips Plains Plains States Block Highways
A severe blizzard swept the northern Plains on Tuesday and entered its second day in Montana and North Dakota. I 94 and U 83 were blocked east and west of Bismarck as highways closed across the state. Crews urged to clear snow while livestock losses threatened amid ongoing wintry conditions.
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Soviet used older rocket in abortive Soyuz launch setback
Reports say Russia will launch a modernized Soyuz to meet the American Apollo in orbit in July. The failed part belongs to the old model rocket and will not affect the July 15 launch date.
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Eisenhower to be moved to Walter Reed from Fort Gordon
Mamie Eisenhower will transfer from the U S Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon Georgia to Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington D C. She was admitted March 25 for intestinal bleeding diagnosed as diverticulosis.
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Betty Ford Hosts Birthday Dinner for Betty Ford
Betty Ford hosted a small dinner party in honor of his wife Betty's 57th birthday on Tuesday and passed up a planned outing to see Pearl Bailey at the Kennedy Center. White House aides said Ford stayed to work on a major foreign policy speech.
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India
Divine Light Mission
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Joe Ancuil
Ford
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Pearl Bailey
Kennedy Center
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Kreisky to Receive Freedom Award in New York
Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky will receive the Freedom Award from the International Rescue Committee in New York on Monday. The award honors Austria by aiding refugees and ensuring free transit of emigrants, plus Kreisky's personal achievements in the field.
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International Rescue Committee
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Austria
Teen saves herself during abduction at doughnut shop
Vicki Van Male a 17 year old high school senior was abducted at gunpoint from a doughnut shop where she worked. She grabbed the assailant's pistol and shot him wounding him and prompting police to arrest James A. Smith.
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Ford appeals to youth in White House Rose Garden
President Ford urged young Americans to help solve national problems in Washington. In the Rose Garden he stood with about 600 high school students from Grand Rapids and Atlanta and warned of a tough recession while outlining tax breaks and plans for hundreds of thousands of summer jobs.
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White House
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Pope Paul VI warns of priest shortage threatening church future
Pope Paul VI voiced concern over a declining global priest supply. He noted 343,329 priests worldwide at end of 1973, down 2,907 from 1972, and 3,009 new ordinations in 1973, 196 fewer than 1972, urging lay participation without replacing priests.
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