Carter awards Medal of Freedom to Salk and King
President Carter conferred the Medal of Freedom on Dr. Jonas E. Salk and posthumously on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a ceremony at the Old Executive Office Building. Coretta Scott King and King’s father attended as Carter praised their work toward health and human freedom.
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Onassis divorce and NBC news contract updates
Christina Onassis and Alexandros Andreadis granted a divorce in Athens after a church mediation attempt. John Chancellor signs a new long term NBC News contract to remain co anchor of NBC Nightly News, with no disclosed length or salary. Groucho Marx shows improvement and may return home by week end after pneumonia and hip surgery.
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NBC freed of charges in Horton case and more
NBC had slander and invasion of privacy charges dropped by U S District Judge Charles G Neese in the Horton and Scottsboro Boys film case with a remaining libel claim in the Victoria Street suit alleging defamation over remarks about her testimony The judge told Street s lawyers they must prove NBC libel The film s scriptwriter Dan T Carter of Emory University argued he and his book based on the film were not NBC employers or negligent. Bolles murder trial opens in Phoenix with 125 jurors sought for two suspects charged with first degree murder and conspiracy in the Don Bolles case Detroit envoy Leonard Woodcock sworn in as chief U S envoy to China with July 21 departure date Three House members acknowledge small contributions from Korean dealer in probe into influence buying Postal rate hike moves to raise next year excluding private individuals Carter to hold nationally televised news conference and southern trip Laetrile fails cancer tests in NCI sponsored animal studies United Mine Workers head Miller warns a possible strike as coal contract nears Charleston report on looming strike by soft coal miners
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Greek heat breaks records as fires race through forests
Athens reports thermometers near ten and up to 110 in other regions as hot winds from the Sahara burn Greece. Hospitals treat thousands for heat prostration and a Danish tourist suffers a heart attack on Crete. Relief not seen before Thursday, weather bureau says.
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