Carter praises U N envoy sworn U S ambassador to United Nations
President Carter hails Andrew Young as the best public servant he knows and swears him in as U N ambassador. Justice Thurgood Marshall administers the oath in the White House East Room as Young and his wife receive applause. Young plans a 10 day trip to Tanzania and Nigeria starting February 1.
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Two Killed In Separate Kansas Accidents
A Wichita man, Martin L. Millis, 30, was killed when his pickup was struck broadside by a Missouri Pacific freight train in Wichita around 10 p.m. His death raised the weekend toll. In a second crash, Leslie V. DeLong, 51, of Independence, Missouri, died when his car hit a double trailer truck on the Kansas Turnpike near Kansas City, Kansas early Saturday.
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Rebels Free French Hostage Claustre After Years in Chad
Francoise Claustre and her husband Pierre arrived in Tripoli in good health after rebels in Chad freed them. Libyan leader Khadafy telephoned President Giscard d Estaing to confirm the couple's release and safe arrival. The affair spans arrests, ransom payments, and prior battles with FROLINAT led by Habre.
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Death Row couple seek marriage on Florida execution risk
Jessie Tafero and Sonia Jacobs, both sentenced to death, ask for a Death Row wedding to legitimize their child Christina born out of wedlock. Tafero hopes appeals succeed. officials note the plan is novel and hinge on the Tallahassee prison chaplain.
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Secret Service protection trend rises with more individuals
Washington reports a growing workload for the Secret Service as Congress expands protection. Amy Carter, Susan Ford, and other relatives of leaders receive safeguards, while staffing and budget rise to 3,667 employees and 110 million dollars for fiscal 1977.
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Climbers Halted After Scale of Transamerica Pyramid
Edwin Drummond 31 Grace Drummond 21 and Jeff Long 25 spent six hours ascending to the seventh floor of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid before officers issued trespassing citations. Building officials declined charges and the climbers cited the beauty and challenge as motivation.
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