Quakes Hit Italy and Greece worsen devastation
Strong tremors struck northeast Italy causing more building collapses and landslides isolating towns already shattered by six days of shocks. A police captain and civilian were trapped in Gemona, rescued later, as authorities report missing persons and ongoing aftershocks across Friuli.
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Reagan and Ford Split Wins in Nebraska and West Virginia
Reagan captures Nebraska GOP primary as Ford wins West Virginia. Church shocks in Democratic Omaha debut by defeating Carter in Nebraska. Byrd dominates West Virginia for Democrats while Carter wins Connecticut and Udall trails. Delegates swing with tallies showing Reagan, Ford, and Church leading in key contests.
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Alabama
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Humphrey
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Lebanon civil war erupts as cease-fire collapses in mountains
In Beirut and Tripoli fighting intensifies between Christian and Muslim factions. 106 killed and 176 wounded in 24 hours as Syrian, Palestinian forces and leftist militias clash. Warlord Kamal Jumblatt calls for Syrian troop withdrawal and a roundtable to push reforms.
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Yasir Arafat
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Rty
Lawler Scholarship Awarded to Greg Mahany for Journalism Merit
Greg Mahany, Fenwick High School senior and Journal photography writer, won The Journal Alice and N J Lawler scholarship for journalism seniors. The $500 annual award, renewable, supports his plan to pursue newspapers at Marquette University.
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Bert) Lawler
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Cindy (Starr) Dickens
Lemon Monroe
Dan C. Sewell
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Laurie Hoffman
Ginger Williams
Middletown High
Donna Williams
Madison High
Paul Day
Carlisle
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Valley View
Germantown
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Middletown Forecast Sees Clear Tonight and Warm Thursday
Weather in Middletown calls for clear skies tonight with lows in the upper 40s and a high in the mid 70s on Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 75 and the overnight low 36 with 0.01 inch of rain. The extended outlook shows a chance of rain Friday and Saturday, then fair skies Sunday.
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Middletown
Ford’s Campaign Declares Himself More President Than Candidate
Rogers C. B. Morton said Ford is more of a president than a candidate after his Nebraska primary setback. He likened Ford to the Titanic ship, noting it hit an iceberg and sank, without further elaboration.
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Rogers C.B. Morton
Nebraska
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AP health cost figures wrong
AP corrected a misstatement from April 26 that health costs rose 14 percent in the first quarter of 1976. The council said an annual rate of 14 percent for January through March, with hospital charges up 20 percent and physicians fees up 14 percent, not a three month rise.
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