President Ford Honors Fallen Soldiers At Memorial Ceremony
President Ford laid the Memorial Day wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier praising sacrifices of those buried at Valley Forge Gettysburg and Pearl Harbor. He urged national resolve to defend freedom while noting no Americans die in battle today and outlined plans for diplomacy and pre convention publicity.
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Murder Trial Jury Selecting in South Carolina Case
Jury selection began in Florence for Walter Neeley, second man charged in the eight killings found in shallow graves near Prospect, South Carolina. The judge denied moving the trial site despite defense claims of pretrial publicity from Donald Gaskins’ recent murder case.
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Explosion levels Sultan Book Store in Sherman Oaks blaze
An explosion and fire late Sunday night destroyed the Sultan Book Store in Sherman Oaks and damaged two other businesses, a massage parlor and a Chinese laundry, in the same building. About 11 Los Angeles City fire companies fought the blaze for 18 minutes. damage estimated at 200000 with no injuries. Investigators smelled gasoline and the cause was under inquiry as police closed Ventura Boulevard.
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Rhodesia's Thrasher offensive leaves 122 dead in war
Rhodesia reports 18 soldiers killed in Operation Thrasher this month, four more than in all of 1975, while guerrillas lose 104. Since December 1972 border clashes claim 113 Rhodesians and 893 guerrillas, with 400 black civilians dead. Curfews grow stricter as 40,000 guard duty members strain industry. Colby tells students no critical secrets were leaked in CIA disclosures.
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Teen Kills Self Longing for Rabbit Life
London report says 15 year old Steven Shea jumped 50 feet from a high rise garage after writing in a diary he wished to be a rabbit. A copy of Watership Down and a diary entry described his desire for a fantasy life.
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Las Vegas Sunny Stretch To Midweek With Warm Nights
Forecast calls for continued sun and warmer days through Wednesday with mild nights. Winds from the south at 15 to 25 mph at times. Today's highs near the mid 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Humidity around 24 percent. scattered readings show 8 percent. Yesterday peaked at 95 with 66 low. Sunrise at 5 25, sunset at 7 52. A year ago today high 103 low 72.
Weather outlook showers across southeast to mid Atlantic
A system brings showers Tuesday from northwestern Florida northward through the Tennessee Valley into the mid Atlantic States. The Northeast may see some showers while elsewhere should experience clear to partly cloudy skies.
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West Point staff deny charges amid student harassment case
A U S Military Academy staff member denied threats against Steven Verr as his father Gerald accused officials of pressuring his son to resign. Verr says threats and ongoing harassment followed an honors committee ruling that previously found him guilty, though the superintendent overturned the conviction. The family, living near Brookfield Illinois, says Steven may transfer to another school as a result.
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