Seagram Boss Says He Will Pay Kidnappers Ransom
Edgar Bronfman chairman of the Seagram empire says he has received a substantial ransom demand for his son Samuel Bronfman II and plans to comply. FBI and local police involvement noted as authorities verify the claim while the family proceeds with the written instructions.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
UPI
Edgar Bronfman
Seagram
New York
Samuel Bronfman 2Nd
Sam
FBI
Bronfman
Young Bronfman
Anne Margaret Loeb
Purchase
Moody's
Seagram’s
C. R. Bronfman
Boston Desegregation Judge Delays Opening of Schools
UPI reports U.S. District Judge W Arthur Garrity ordered a five day postponement of Boston public schools opening from Sept 3 to Sept 8 to allow time for classroom assignments. The ruling follows a July 4 clash between about 5 000 Black and White protesters at a South Boston beach.
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Boston
UPI
U.S
W. Arthur Garrity
Garrity
John J. McDonough
Little Relates Sexual Attack and Murder Trial Details
Joan Little testified in Wake County Superior Court that jailer Clarence Alligood forced her to perform sex acts with an icepick, which she used to stab him when he attacked again. She fled Beaufort County jail after the slaying, encountering her accuser and jurors in a tense courtroom as the trial nears its fifth week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, NC
UPS
Joan Little
Clarence Alligood
Alligood
Beaufort County
Miss Little
Jerry Paul
Paul
Wake County Superior Court
Cora Judd
Viking mission delayed by valve issue to July Fourth Mars touch
A two inch valve stuck in the Titan rocket guidance forced a three day postponement of the Viking spacecraft launch. NASA set new liftoff for 5 08 p m EDT Thursday and expects Mars arrival by June 15 due to planetary motion.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Viking
Mars
Titan
Space Agency
NASA
Appeals court scraps Ford oil import fee policy
A federal appeals court overturned President Ford’s $2 per barrel oil import fee, ruling the administration lacked authority to act during a national emergency. The fee raised gasoline prices by about 3 cents per gallon and faced calls from House members to rollback.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Federal Energy Administration
Congress
Vietnams' UN Bid Torpedoed By U S
United States vetoed two Security Council resolutions barring both South and North Vietnam from full UN membership. The 13 1 votes opposed admission while Costa Rica abstained. Vietnam said it remained open to normal relations with Washington and urged friendly ties between peoples. President Ford linked Vietnamese membership to Korea’s admission.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPD
United States
Security Council
South
North Vietnam
U.S
Council
South Korea
World Organization
Costa Rica
Washington
Ford
Officials To Debate Henry's Job Record
County officials clash over Henry’s record since his 1966 hire at a salary just over eighteen thousand. The controversy centers on remarks by Dr. Johns and the advisory group leadership, with no votes taken as the Joint Consolidation Committee weighs Johns role and possible dismissal.
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Henry
al Haines
Commission
County Commission
Jack Petiit
Bill Byrne
Johns
Myron Leavitt
Byrne
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the Seagram Co., Ltd
Canada
Samuel Bronfman
Little
Diood
Fed
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Dinh Ba Thi
South Vietnam
Ngueyn van Luu
Althouh
Italy
Britain
France
Japan
Hanoi
Saigon
Dr. Johns
Camelot Health Spa
Maryland Parkway
Maryland
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