Inmates Wounded as Guard Fire Scarred Prison Strike
Texas penitentiary officials admit three prisoners were wounded by a shotgun blast from a guard during an inmate strike at Ellis prison unit near Huntsville. Spokesman Ron Taylor previously denied violence, then apologized and confirmed the reports. Eighty eight prisoners remained involved in the disturbance as officials reevaluated the incident.
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Huntsville
Texas
Ron Taylor
Ellis
Taylor
Texas Department of Corrections
Houston
Darrington
Angleton
Kirbo says he has a good case against Anderson
Atlanta AP Kirbo a Carter friend says his inquiry into Vesco plot and Anderson column shows he aims to discredit rather than expose. He notes office records show contacts with influence peddlers he cannot recall.
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Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Carter
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Robert Vesco
Kirbo
Richard
Nixon
Vesco
Offertus
Doud Divorce Case In Hamilton Domestic Relations Court
Peggy Jean Doud must respond within 28 days after October 23 1978 for Thomas Lee Douds divorce petition filed August 24 1978 in Hamilton Ohio 45011 Case OR78 06 1735 alleging gross neglect of duty. Judgment may be entered if she fails to answer. Edw. Robb Jr Clerk Gracie White Deputy Edward A Forshaw Attorney Middletown Ohio notice dates Sept 18 25 Oct 2 9 16 23.
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Peggy Jean Doud
Thomas Lee Doud
Common Pleas Court Division of Domestic Relations
Hamilton
Onio
Edwards. Robb, JR
Gracie White
Edward A. Forshaw
Sav. & Loan
Middletown
Ohio
Divorce action filed in Hamilton County Ohio
Mary Ann Lawhorn a notice that on October 3 1978 John Lawhorn filed a complaint in the Common Pleas Court division of Domestic Relations Hamilton Ohio case OR 78 10 2011 seeking divorce for gross neglect of duty with 28 days after November 13 1978 to respond. If no answer judgment may be entered. Edward S Robb Jr H O Finkelman attorneys Middletown Ohio October 9 16 23 30 November 6 13.
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Mary Ann Lawhorn
John Lawhorn
Common Pleas Court Division of Domestic Relations
Hamilton
Ohio
Edward S. Robb, JR
Gracie White
H.O. Finkelman
Middletown
Onio
Proposed tax levy Middletown City School District
A proposed continuing tax levy in Middletown City School District Butler and Warren Counties Ohio seeks 3 mills of assessed valuation to fund rent and expenses. The levy would commence with the 1978 tax duplicate under Ohio Revised Code 5705. Supporters urge passage while opponents oppose the levy as described in voting notices 16-23-30.
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Middletown City
Butler
Ae Counties
Ohio
Woman Finds Family After 26 Years Sold as Infant
Christina Lawrence, a California mother of three, learned her natural family includes a father, two brothers, six sisters, five uncles, 15 nieces and 23 cousins after the Philadelphia Bulletin helped locate relatives. Born in Philadelphia on August 17, 1952, she was sold at one day old to Linwood residents Marcellus and Vivian Haynes. custody battles and a 14 month court fight preceded adoption to California. Her natural mother died recently, and a sister, Dorothy Miller, 29, was found in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Christina Lawrence
California
Lawrence
Escondido
Calif
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Dorothy Miller
Thomas and
Elva Jean Burns
Indian test tube baby Durga named after goddess
Durga, India’s second known test tube baby, was born Oct 3 to Bela and Pravat Kumar Agarwal in Calcutta. Doctors Saroj Bhattacharya Subhash Mukherjee and Sunil Mukherjee praised the breakthrough, planning a paper for the Indian Science Conference while noting their method differs from Britain’s Louise Brown birth.
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Calcutta
India
Durga
Pravat Kumar Agarwal
Agar
Bela
Kumar
Mani Chettri
Saroj Kanti Bhattacharya
Subhash Mukherjee
Sunil Mukherjee
Kennedy urges tougher handling of violent juvenile crime
SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY urged states to try youths accused of violent crimes in adult courts and impose significant punishment. He cited lack of rehabilitation in juvenile courts and proposed jail in a special juvenile facility for the most serious offenders. He said court choice should depend on the crime, not the actor’s age.
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New York
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Kennedy
Jacques Brel Dies at 49 in Paris Suburb Hospital
Beloved Belgian singer Jacques Brel died in a Paris area hospital after a decade long cancer fight. He retired to the Marquesas in 1973 but returned to Belgium and France for later work including the French Man of La Mancha, and his songs featured Amsterdam The North Winds If You Go Away and When One Only Has Love.
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Paris
Jacques Brel
United
New York
Marquesas Islands
South Pacific
Brussels
Amsterdam
South and West Set to Lead in 1980 Voting
Census Bureau data show the industrial Northeast will yield to the South and West as the majority of potential voters in next month's national elections. 50.5 percent of 155.5 million eligible voters come from Florida to the Northwest, with women over half of the voting age population. Whites total about 136 million, blacks 16 million, others 3 million, and roughly 7 million are of Spanish origin.
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Census Bureau
Florida
Sun Belt
Northwest
South
Merle Haggard Marries Leona Williams at Nevada Ranch
Country star Merle Haggard and Leona Williams wed at an agency ranch in Gardnerville Nevada on a Saturday. Haggard, 41, marked his third marriage and Williams, 34, her second. Bridesmaid included Haggard's ex-wife Bonnie Owens, a former backup singer. The event occurred near Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.
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Nev
Merle Haggard
Leona Williams
Haggard
Miss Williams
Bonnie Owens
Harrah's Hotel
Lake Tahoe
Ted Knight Reunites With Army Buddies at SEEKONE
Ted Knight aka Ted Konopka surprised his World War II 296th Engineering Battalion comrades at a Massachusetts reunion in SEEKONE. His former commander Herb Winterberg praised him as genuinely popular among the veterans. Knight recalled early TV days joking about his pretend chef stint.
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Seekone
Mass
Ted Knight
296Th
Knight
Mary Tyler Moore
Europe
Ted Konopka
Herb Winterberg
Korchnoi Narrowly Tops Karpov To Cut Lead In Match
Viktor Korchnoi defeated Anatoly Karpov in the 29th game of the world chess championship, narrowing the series lead to 5-4. The 47 year old challenger, after a five minute post game pause, celebrated as he advanced a rook pawn to the sixth rank to near promotion, while Karpov cited fatigue and flu.
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Baguio City
Philippines
Viktor Korchnoi
Anatoly Karpov
Korchnoi
Soviet Union
Karpov
Huang Hua tours Venice and Murano landmarks
Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua concludes a five day visit to northern Italy with tours of Venice Doges Palace and Murano glass works. He also visits the Fiat factory in Turin before departing.
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Venice
Italy
Huang Hua
Marco Polo
China
Doges’ Palace
Island
Murano
Fiat
Turin
Bids Sought for Madison Township Street Lighting System
Madison Township Butler County Ohio invites sealed bids for a three year contract to furnish install operate and maintain a contractor owned mercury vapor street lighting system with 7000 lumen units and dusk to dawn operation. Bids due Oct 11 1978 at noon at 601 Hill St Middletown Ohio. Board reserves right to reject all bids.
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Madison Township
Butler County
Ohio
Jenice Murray
Hill St
Middletown
Board of Trustees
Federal funds cut over alleged misuse at LA agency
President Carter ordered the cut off of federal anti poverty money to the Greater Los Angeles Community Action Agency after a CBS 60 Minutes investigation. A top official resigned and the board bought out the director’s contract. The former director Martin Samaniego admitted billing the agency for a move he did not make. His deputy Victor Mena allegedly hired a friend’s 16 year old son as a systems analyst at a high salary for several weeks.
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Carter
CBS
60 Minutes
CBS News
Greater
Community Action Agency
Glaaca
Martin Samaniego
Arizona
Mike Wallace
Samaniego
Victor Mena
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Maryland
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Army
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