High Court Rejects Indira Gandhi Election Appeal
India’s High Court, in New Delhi, refuses to halt Indira Gandhi’s June 12 conviction while a constitutional amendment is tested. The court sets August 25 for hearings on the amendment, delaying resolution of a crisis sparked by the amendment and the case against the prime minister.
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V. New Delhi
India
Supreme Court
Indira Gandhi
Mrs. Gandhi
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Shanti Bhushan
Gandhi
Bhushan
Raj Narain
Kidnapping Reported Involving Seagram Heir Samuel Bronfman II
FBI probes a reported kidnapping of Samuel Bronfman II 21 son of Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. of Distillers Seagrams. The youth allegedly called at 2 a.m. after vanishing while driving to a party on August 9 stating he was kidnapped by three men. No ransom yet, officials say.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Samuel Bronfman
Edgar M. Bronfman Sr
Distillers Corp.Seagrams Ltd
FBI
Bronfman
Samuel
Edgar M. Bronfman Jr
Grandather
Distillers Corp
Joseph E. Seagram & Son
Hank Williams Jr Injured In Mountain Fall
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. was in fair condition after a severe fall while hiking near Ajax Lake in Montana. He slipped on a snow field near the Continental Divide, falling about 500 feet, with hospitalization in Missoula expected for three to four weeks. his wife reported no brain damage and guarded hope.
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Missoula
Mont
Hank Williams Jr
Williams
Missoula Community Hospital
Ajax Lake
Butte
Gwendolyn Sue Williams
17YearOld Student Runs Thriving Miami Printing Firm
In Miami, 17 year old Alan Sukert builds Miami Graphics Inc. into a bustling operation with $30,000 in equipment, about 80 hour weeks, and a staff including a pressman driver and salesforce. He started after high school, funded by $8,000 loan from parents, earned $10,000 in his junior year, and keeps a near A average while expanding his business and staying passionate about graphics and entrepreneurship.
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Miami
Alan Sukert
Sukert
Lukert
Miami Graphics Inc
Frost Signs For Tv Series With Nixon
Former President Richard M. Nixon agreed to a no holds barred series of TV interviews with David Frost. The four 90 minute programs would cover Watergate and other events, with total editorial freedom and no pre submitted questions. Airing in the U.S. would depend on syndication and network interest, and start dates were not set.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
David Frost
Frost
Nixon
U.S
CBS
ABC
NBC
Public Broadcasting System
San Clemente
San Diego
White House
United States
Bicentennial Stamp Sheets Highlight State Flags and Declaration
The U S Postal Service announces two major commemorative sheets for 1976. A 60 stamp sheet reproduces all state flags, arranged by statehood order, while a 32 stamp sheet depicts the Declaration of Independence in segments. Colorado bears a centennial note this year.
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U.S. Postal Service
United States
Postal Service
Colorado
Excursion Boat Tragedy On Mississippi River
A 20 year old youth, Charles E. Evans, leaped from the Huck Finn excursion boat’s second deck and attempted to reach shore ahead of the boat. Coast Guard witnesses say he apparently drowned after divers found no immediate results. search efforts continued.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
U.S. Coast Guard
Charles E. Evans
Coast Guard
Mass Burning Of REA Poles Investigated
Oxly Missouri fire destroyed about 1500 creosoted poles used for a Rural Electrification Administration project from New Madrid into Reynolds County. three men were questioned after a pickup truck crash near Poplar Bluff, with arson possible due to explosions heard before the blaze.
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Doniphan
Oxly
Here
Ripley County
Atty
James Hall
M & A Electric Power Coop
Morgan Owens
Rural Electrification Administration
New Madrid
Reynolds County
Owens
Butler
Ripley
Missouri Pacific
Poplar Bluff
Hall
VA Programs Of LSD Tests Phased Out
The Veterans Administration has phased out most LSD human tests with only a small Topeka program continuing. About 14 of over 5,000 VA investigators sought LSD permission between 1965 and 1970, with experiments mainly at Palo Alto Wadsworth and Sheridan Wye hospitals involving a few hundred patients.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
Lawrence B. Hobson
Topeka, Kans
Menhinger Clinic
Topeka
Hobson
Kenneth E. Godfrey
Godfrey
Palo Alto
Calif
Wadsworth
Los Angeles
Sheridan
Wye
Meat Processors See Better Market
Kansas City AP reports meat processors say direct purchases from small plants save money for many. Victor M. Nussbaum Jr., president of the American Association of Meat Processors, spoke at the convention with about 1,500 attendees. He also leads Southern Food Service of Greensboro, N.C., which serves 13,000 customers and gains 250 to 300 new homes monthly.
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Kansas City
Victor M. Nussbaum, Jr
American Association of Meat Processors
Nussbaum
Southern Food Service of
Greensboro
N.C
Hoffa Break Hopes Rise As FBI Probes Lead
FBI continued the Hoffa search amid a promising lead that went nowhere. Bloodstains on a seized car upholstery proved salmon blood, not human gore, sources said. James P. Hoffa, Jr. voiced optimism as investigators pursue multiple tips. The probe remains focused on abduction or killing to block a union bid, with Fitzsimmons denying any power struggle. An unrelated birth noted: an eight pound two ounce son born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beasley of Centralia.
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Detroit
FBI
Jimmy Hoffa
Fish Gore
Teamsters
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa
Anthony Giacalone
Giacalone
Joey
Charles
Chuckie
O’brien
O'Brien
Robert Holmes
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Union
Fitzsimmons
Arthur Beasley
Centralia
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Beasley
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
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Indira
Seagram Head
Logan Pharmacy
Uurvic
Come
A&b Prescription
DuBarry Producus
Ford
Thomas Stafford
Vance
REA
Auto Glass Specialists
Gamble Paint & Glass
Mexico Area
Mexico
Dallas
Underworld
Jimmy
Beasleys
Robert M. White II
Jane Lee White
Palestine
Bob White
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