Controversial Wisconsin judge loses recall election
Maria Krueger, a 33 year old attorney, defeats Dane County Judge Archie Simonson in Wisconsin’s first judicial recall vote. Krueger led 27,244 votes for a 35 percent plurality after a campaign centered on guaranteeing fair trials. Simonson finished with 25 percent and 18,435 votes amid national attention to remarks linking rape and women's clothing.
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Madison, Wis
Maria Krueger
Dane County
Archie Simonson
Ms. Krueger
Simonson
Wisconsin
Women’s Movement
Governors Call for Flexible Block Grants to Replace Cited Programs
Detroit AP reports national governors lament funding gaps in federal relief. They urge Carter and Congress to adopt flexible block grants, reducing tailored programs and waste while allowing local use to fit state needs. They fault duplication, bureaucracy, and delayed funds across eras of shifting political whim.
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Detroit
Carter
Congress
Edmond Rovenor
National Governors’ Conference
Rovenor
Uncle Sam
Washington
New Arrivals Michael Newcom and Kimberly Gail Seckman
Birth announcements from Fulton and Quincy list Michael Marlin Newcom born Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center weighing 8 lb 11 oz to Mr. and Mrs. Marlin L. Newcom. Kimberly Gail Seckman born Tuesday at Blessing Hospital Quincy to Steven Seckman and Debra Berrey. and a later unnamed daughter born Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center to Floyd E. Vaughn and spouse. Grandparents and great grandparents named for each family.
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Michael Newcom Kimberly Gail Seckman
Marlin L. Newcom
Fulton
Audrain Medical Center
Michael Marlin Newcom
Newcom
Fulton State Hospital
Terry L (Ruth) Burt
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
William E. Burt
Auxvasse
V.L
Bus) Frasher
Charles T. Powell
Mexico
Joseph Sack
Kansas City
Thomas Frasher
Steven Seckman
Quincy
Kimberly Gail
Blessing Hospital
Seckman
Debra Berrey
Max Berrey
Thompson
Darys Seckman
Rustville
R. M. Smith
Centralia
Floyd E. Vaughn
Montgomery City
Vaughn
Prairie Milling Co
Kidnappers Threaten To Shoot Schleyer In West Germany
West Germany reports the Schleyer kidnapping case escalates as his captors threaten execution unless searches halt and demands are met. The letter asks for release of six inmates, payment of 100000 marks per prisoner, and a flight out with 85 year old Pastor Niemoeller and a UN official. Niemoeller offered to mediate to save lives. Schleyer, head of the Associations of Industries and Employers, was seized in Cologne in a Monday ambush that killed his driver and three bodyguards.
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Bonn
West Germany
Hanns Martin Schleyer
Martin Niemoeller
United Nations
Niemoeller
Schleyer
Associations of Industries and Employers
Cologne
Kirksville City Manager Quits for Development Post
Kirksville City Manager Dick Martin will resign to become an economic development specialist with the Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission. He regrets the timing burden on the city council as an election may consider abandoning the city manager form of government in November.
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Kirksville
Dick Martin
Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission
Korea Won't Force Park's Return To US
South Korea says it cannot compel Tongsin Park to travel to Washington to face charges of attempting to bribe U.S. lawmakers. Foreign Minister Park Tong Jin said Seoul urged Park to return voluntarily but would not violate international law or sovereignty. The case centers on Park's private activities as a rice dealer, not state involvement, and Washington pursues the matter through diplomacy.
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Seoul
South Korea
Tongsin Park
United States
Park Tong Jin
Washington
U.S
Park
Congress
U.S. State Department
Hapdong
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