Black becomes Mormon priest
In Salt Lake City AP reports Joseph Freeman Jr a 26 year old telephone repairman who converted five years ago was ordained the first black Mormon priest two days after church leaders announced an end to the ban on black males in the priesthood Freeman said he felt elated while Bishop Jay Swain noted he met worthiness criteria Freeman will join the elder class within the Mormon priesthood which includes deacon teacher priest elder and other offices
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Dutch study finds 9.5 million bicycles in use nation wide
A study in Amsterdam reports 9.5 million bicycles in use for a 13.9 million population. It also finds that 42 percent of Dutch people aged 15 to 74 ride a bike almost daily.
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Wedding bells for Tammy Wynette in Florida ceremony
Nashville singer Tammy Wynette and songwriter George Richey plan to wed on July 6 on a Jupiter Beach Florida beach. Wynette, 36, has known Richey for 11 years and is a four time CMA top vocalist famed for Stand By Your Man and Divorce.
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Cristina Ford says she lives like a nun after divorce
Cristina Ford, wife of auto magnate Henry Ford II, tells the Detroit News she lives quietly at their Grosse Pointe estate. She says she reads, sculpts, and looks forward to the opera, adding she once endured anguished isolation before walking the dogs and reflecting on her past marriage.
Cliff Robertson Slams White Collar Crime in Hollywood
Hollywood actor Cliff Robertson denounces white collar crime as a cancer threatening film and other industries. He praised the Screen Actors Guild gathering after revealing the David Begelman scandal, in which a forged check under Begelman’s name triggered grand theft charges. The case uncovered $40,000 in forged checks tied to three prominent Hollywood figures.
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Thomson to seek fourth term as New Hampshire governor
Meldrim Thomson, 66, announced at a Friends of the Governor dinner that he will run again for a fourth term as New Hampshire governor. The event featured comedian Joey Adams and included Rep. James Cleveland presenting him gloves from a local club. The context recalls Thomson's Good Friday flag lowering order and the subsequent court challenge ending with a Supreme Court decision on the non religious nature of his proclamation.
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Barbara Jordan doubts ERA ratification by 1979 deadline
Barbara Jordan says the proposed Equal Rights Amendment is very unlikely to be ratified by the March 1979 deadline and notes that efforts to extend the deadline split the women’s movement. She spoke at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Sunday.
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Anita Bryant Gains Baptists Support Amid Controversy
In Atlanta 21 000 Southern Baptists greeted Anita Bryant with a standing ovation at the Georgia World Congress Center as about 2 000 gay rights demonstrators protested outside. Bryant, who could be considered a candidate for SBC vice presidency, urged compassion while defending her stance and cited her repeal of a homosexual rights ordinance in Dade County Florida.
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Betty Talmadge gifts eyed in Georgia race dispute
Betty Talmadge, candidate in Georgia's 6th District, acknowledged receiving a $500 check at a 1974 birthday party for Len Herman Talmadge. The Atlanta Constitution reports the check came from guests at the party funded by gifts over the years. She denies regular gifts to the senator.
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Scattered showers roll across the nation with cool trend
The Associated Press reports thundershowers across the Upper Mississippi Valley bringing hail and rain in Kansas City Missouri while cooler air moves in. Northern Plains remain cool with Montana and Wyoming in the 40s under cloudy skies and a wide band of clear skies spans from California to Texas. A forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Mississippi River east through Florida and Georgia.
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