Rural America Seeks More Federal Money Conference
Washington hosts Rural America Inc in a four day national conference drawing about 1500 participants. The group pushes for more federal funding to aid rural health care farm policy and other rural programs. Senator Abourezk criticizes urban bias and calls for policy shifts while local official Wilson urges real rural development beyond slogans.
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Rural America Inc
James Abourezk
Abourezk
District of Columbia
John Wilson
Wilson
Earl L. Butz
Gunman Fires Into Cars To Kill 2 Negroes
A white gunman with a knapsack and machete shot at cars in a Maryland suburb, killing two Black victims and wounding four others before he was shot dead by police. Witnesses described his smile as he fired at point blank range. Police identified him as Michael Edward Pearch, 29, from Silver Spring. Three firearms and a large ammo cache were found at his home. Authorities said indications pointed to a racially motivated attack.
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Kenneth Watkins
Michael Edward Pearch
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Survival chances good for quintuplets born in Switzerland
In Bern, Switzerland, doctors say survival chances are good for the five quints born Saturday to 30 year old Ruth Winterberger by caesarean section. The three girls and two boys are Switzerland’s second quintuplets in under two years, following a Basel couple’s 1973 birth. Both mothers had hormone treatment. Winterberger is a nurse and her husband Roland, 32, is a cabinet maker.
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Personal News of Laddonia Lodge Meeting Recap
Herald McCluggage and Mrs. Kenneth Gore presiding with 17 members. The lodge voted to contribute to the Laddonia Community Center. Mrs. Fred Renner received a 25 year jewel from Noble Grand Mrs. Herald McCluggage. Members sang For She’s A Jolly Good Fellow and Mrs. Joe Teague played piano. Mrs. Gore read Faith from the International Rebekah News by Lara. President Glenys M. Ray.
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Kenneth Gore
Laddonia
Fred Renner
Noble Grand
Joe Teague
Notable Titles in a 20th Century Reading List
A reading list compiles works across genres and eras including biographies, gardening, war memory, family games, and classic novels. Names such as Michener Gaines and Steinbeck appear among others, reflecting a broad library of public and private interest illuminated by historical figures and cultural writers.
Agnew Associate Faces Driving Charge in Maryland
Dale Anderson, 58, former Baltimore County official tied to Spiro T. Agnew case, faces drunken driving and leaving the scene charges after a Saturday arrest in Millersville. He was jailed briefly then released on his own recognizance as a federal judge had recently denied a sentence reduction in related convictions.
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Millersville, Md
Dale Anderson
Baltimore County
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Anne Arundell
Personal News and Club Updates from Paris Continues
News brief from Paris covering multiple community happenings. Meetings at local churches and banks, a Bloodmobile canteen listed, and details of the Monroe County Water District No 2 election on May 6. Activities include the Motherhood Daze club cake program, Walk A Mile club studies, and Legion Auxiliary tea plans.
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Mike Sheffield
Carolyn Wright
Paul Bried
George Herron
Bob Utterback
Monroe County
Release of Italian jeweler Bulgari after Rome kidnapping
Gianni Bulgari, famed Italian jeweler and Rome social figure known as the golden bachelor, freed this morning a month after his abduction in central Rome. The ransom amount was not disclosed, marking him as Italy's notable victim in a spate of kidnap cases since the 1973 Getty incident.
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Bulgari
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Bulgari freed after captivity near Rome villa
Bearded, haggard and exhausted, Bulgari told newsmen he was freed near his family's Rome villa. He said he was treated well, kept in a windowless room and blindfolded most of the time. Speculation links the jeweler's freedom to a family cost of five to fifteen million dollars.
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NOW Protest at St Brigid’s Over Communion Denial
In San Diego a Sunday protest outside St Brigid’s Catholic church drew more than 300 demonstrators as 35 NOW members wearing abortion rights buttons were denied Communion by Bishop Leo Maher’s order. NOW members marched with chants supporting choice while some Catholics supported the bishop’s stance. The group’s leader, Linda D’Addario, said demonstrators believed individuals should determine their own lives and bodies. Parish pastor Magr. Doxié noted the NOW participants were not regular parishioners.
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National Organization of Women
St. Brigid’s Catholic Church
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Linda D'Addario
Catholic Now
NOW
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St. Brigid’s
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