Gilmore Hopes Third Time To Die In Utah
Gary Mark Gilmore, 86, on Death Row, seeks another date with death as he appears before District Judge Robert J. Bullock after U S Supreme Court lifted a stay. His mother and anti death penalty groups push to block execution while lawyers pursue stays and interventions.
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Provo
Utah
Gary Mark Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert J. Bullock
Gilmore
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie
Ore
Shirley Pedler
Utah American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Tom Jones
State Supreme Court
Utahan
Ronald Stanger
Nicole Barrett
Gay
Calvin Rampton
Oil Nations Open Price Hike Meeting
OPEC ministers debate a 8 to 15 percent price increase to offset inflation and fund development. Iran backs a 15 percent hike, while industrialized nations warn of higher gasoline prices and worsened global slowdown. Ford to spend Christmas at a Colorado home with family under Secret Service protection.
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Yamani
U.S. State Department
United States
Tehran
Qatar
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iran
OPEC
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Tenuous Peace Prevails In Lebanon
The Lebanese capital Beirut ends 19 months of sectarian war as Syrian troops occupy the city. Peace holds but uncertainty remains. reconstruction needs billions, refugees return amid lingering sectarian tensions and political divisions.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Bombing at Baghdad Airport Kills Three
BEIRUT AP Traqi accuses Syrian secret service of planting a bomb in Baghdad airport customs section. Three people killed and 10 wounded, with conflicting reports on total casualties. Victims include one Saudi and two Iraqis. Explosion tied to a suitcase charge on an Egyptian jetliner during Damascus layover.
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Lebanon
Traqi
Syrian Secret Service Today
Baghdad
London
Damascus
Syria
Judge Allows Farview Case Alleging Drug Abuse
Harrisburg court rejects dismissal in suit by Kenneth Souder, a convicted murderer, claiming Farview State Hospital patients were harmed by forced drug administration. Judge R Dixon Herman grants rights violation basis and lets the privacy and cruel punishment claims proceed. state motion to dismiss denied.
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Harrisburg
Farview State Hospital
R. Dixon Herman
Kenneth Souder
Souder
Supreme Court may decide future of affirmative action
The University of California Regents appealed a California ruling canceling the UC Davis medical school minority admissions program. The case centers on Allen Bakke a white male rejected in 1973 while 16 minority students with lower records were admitted. A ruling upholding Bakke could threaten affirmative action nationwide.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Regents
University of California
State Supreme Court
Medical School
University of California At Davis
California
Allen Bakke
Bakke
Sunnyvale
Calif
UC Davis
University
Supreme Court
Foreman Charged Over Mine Bomb Planted in Kentucky
In Kentucky a foreman, praised for averting disaster by finding a bomb in a Peabody Coal mine near Morganfield, has been indicted on charges of planting the device. John William Ford, 31, held on a $50,000 bond, allegedly wired to explode inside the mine with hundreds of workers nearby.
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Louisville, Ky
Kentucky
U.S
George Long
John Willam Ford
Louisville
Peabody Coal Co
Morganfield
Union County
James Hedges
Hedges
Ford
DA Reveals His Side of Blue Laws Issue
Indiana County District Attorney Walter Vuckovich argues for statewide Blue Law injunctions while criticizing unequal application, waste of taxpayer money on likely appeals, enforcement challenges, and the need for a Supreme Court ruling before any local enforcement. He cites manpower limits and prioritizes crimes over Sunday storefront checks.
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Supreme Court
Allegheny County
Indiana
Indiana County
Commonwealth
Anj
Walter
Vuckovich
Office Remodeling Paid By Taxpayers In Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Office of Planning and Development will undergo a $150,000 open space remodeling funded by taxpayers to feature five foot philodendrons ivy and yew plants. Ron Kerschner of Plantastics will deliver maintain and own the plants under a seven month contract starting before Christmas totaling 1120. Governor's Office comptroller John Bringman verified money availability.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Office of Planning and Development
State Office
Milton J. Shapp
R. Otto Amann
Amann
Ronald Kerschner
Plantastics
Kerschner
John Bringman
Governor's Office
Bringman
Burn, Hunting Victims Both Said Critical Condition
Two district men remained in critical condition in Pittsburgh hospitals from separate incidents. John Croyle, 32, of Homer City, suffered burns in a Maryland gas well fire and is at Mercy Hospital. Jesse Thomas, 56, of Shelocta, wounded in the abdomen while hunting near Atwood, was moved from Armstrong County Memorial to Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
John Croyle
Homer City
Maryland
Mercy Hospital
Jesse Thomas
Sheloca RD
Atwood
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Kittanning
Presbyterian University Hospital
Thomas
Ford Cards Show Snowy Church Scene
Washington President and Mrs Ford mail the first of 35000 Christmas cards featuring a Currie painting titled Going to Church. The image shows worshippers trekking through snow to a Connecticut steeple church. Cards go to heads of state dignitaries lawmakers officials and friends of the family.
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Washington
Ford
Connecticut
Congress
New England
George Currie
White House
Fords
Barnesboro Man Guilty Of Rape
EBENSBURG Edward J Barnosky 20 of Barnesboro was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a 17 year old Nanty Glo woman on Sept 14 The jury deliberated eight hours before the verdict He faces further charges and remains jailed without bail The trial also saw Salvina Carol Lockett of Nanty Glo convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest with fines and probation.
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Edward J. Barnosky
Barnesboro
Nanty Glo
Barnosky
Cambria County
Salvina Ca-rol Lockett
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