Identification of Arthur Bremer in Wallace shooting case
Two witnesses in the Wallace shooting trial identified Arthur H. Bremer as the man who wounded the Alabama governor at a Laurel Maryland campaign rally. Bremer pleads innocent by reason of insanity as prosecutors link a gun and permit to him while witnesses describe the moment a gunman fired.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
George C. Wallace
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
Bremer
Wallace
Laurel
Circuit Court
Secret Service
Prince Georges County
Arthur A. Marshall
Richard E. Duby
Milwaukee, Wis
Duby
Benjamin Lipsitz
Lipsitz
Ross E. Speigle
Gilbert R. Saunders
Baltimore
Saunders
Speigles
Arthur Bremer
Gov. Wallace
Arthur Herman Bremer
Understanding Selfishness and the Call to Deny Self
A reader asks how to become a better person and stop focusing on self. The reply notes human nature’s selfish streak, cites the Good Samaritan and Jesus’ urging to deny oneself, and presents living for God and others as life’s ultimate purpose.
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D. A. JT
Jesus
God
Earth as a giant battery would run flat in an hour
The National Geographic Society notes the planet behaves like a vast battery that would exhaust its electric potential within an hour without constant recharge from lightning strikes.
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National Geographic Society
One-Day Strike Ends After Pay Hike Is Announced
A one day wildcat walkout by International Longshoremen's Association clerks and checkers at the Port of Houston ended after a pay raise was approved by a federal Pay Board. About 200 maintenance workers will miss the raise, receiving seven percent instead of 55 cents an hour. The union leader said more trouble over pay for maintenance men could follow.
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Houston
Port Authority
ILA
George Altwater
Federal Pay Board
Federal Board
Altwater
E. L. King
Clerks and Checkers Local
King
Reorganization of Revenue Division Effective Today
Revenue Department restructuring takes effect in Baton Rouge. 17 divisions are merged into three groups consumer taxes producer taxes and administrative services under deputy collectors. Revenue could rise by about ten million dollars annually with a 1 percent efficiency gain while the department already collects over one billion each year.
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Baton Rouge
State Revenue Department
Joseph N. Traigle
Consumer Taxes Group
Producer Taxes Group
Administrative Services Group
Traigle
Court blocks Garrison's attempt to prosecute Shaw
A federal appeals court refused to allow New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to pursue perjury charges against Clay Shaw in the Kennedy assassination case. The 5th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that Shaw was being harassed, noting Garrison's actions lacked solid grounds and were politically harmful.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Clay Shaw
Shaw
Garrison
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kennedy
5Th Circuit
Louisiana Supreme Court
International Trade Mart
Oswald
U.S. Dist
Herbert Christenberry
Christenberry
Dreyfus
France
Warren Commission
Appeals Court
Federal Agents Hunt 450 Cans of Soup Missing in Kansas City
U S marshals reveal 450 cans of potentially dangerous soup missing from an abandoned downtown building. The cans were among 1 810 ordered from Fred Wolferman Inc last October after a botulism death linked to its soup. A multiagency search including FBI inspectors and deputy sheriffs is intensified.
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Kansas City
John Pierpoint
U.S
Missouri
Fred Wolferman Inc
C. J. Poirier
FBI
District Attorney’s Office
Ellender Eulogy Praises Cajun Heritage and Family Values
In Houma Louisiana Arch Bishop Philip Hannan said Senator Allen Ellender valued national policy through family experience and candor. President Nixon attended the funeral as did Vice President Agnew and other dignitaries. Ellender 81 died after interrupting a campaign to return to Washington for a vote.
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Houma, la
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Nixon
Agnew
George McGovern
D-S.c
Democratic Party
South Louisiana
Houma
Ellender
U.S. Senate
Washington
St. Francis de Sales
Philip M. Hannan
New Orleans
Magnolia Cemetery
Louisiana
Allen J. Ellender Jr
Eagleton Withdraws From Vice Presidential Bid
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton says he fought to stay on the ticket but agreed to resign after a 14 hour meeting with George McGovern and Senator Gaylord Nelson. The Missouri Democrat disclosed his psychiatric treatment in the 1960s and left with Secret Service protection as McGovern names a new running mate.
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Washington
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
George McGovern
Senate
Eagleton
McGovern
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nation
Nelson
Jean Westwood
Poll shows Eagleton favored on Demo ticket after disclosure
Sindlinger poll of 1,278 adults conducted July 25 30 found 61.5 percent preferred Eagleton remain Democratic vice presidential nominee after his medical history disclosure. 29.4 percent urged him to quit the ticket while 9.1 percent had no comment. Eagleton disclosed treatment for mental exhaustion and low mood between 1960 and 1966.
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Philadelphia
The
Sindlinger Co
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
Astronauts Ousted Over Moon Artifacts scandal
Washington Post reports Apollo 15 crew members David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden were ousted from the astronaut corps for taking souvenir stamped envelopes and a small statue. About 100 envelopes later sold for 150000 dollars. Slayton warned the crew in person and in writing after learning of earlier Apollo 14 medal coins. The Senate expands probe to Apollo 14 and 1 with NASA oversight.
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Washington
Washington Post Today
Donald K. Slayton
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Astronaut Corps
Slayton
Franklin Mint
Philadelphia
Senate Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Post
Earth
IRA Denies Blaming Bombings in Claudy Attack
The Irish Republican Army denied setting the Claudy bombs that killed six and wounded over 30 near Londonderry. They claimed British troops planted the devices to divert attention from Catholic enclaves as the army prepared for a long presence in the area.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Provisional
Dublin
Claudy
Barney McFadden
Bogside
McFadden
Bernadette Devlin
Creggan
Beautification Board Plans National Keep America Beautiful Entry
Monroe officials announced a 10 am meeting at the Ouachita Parish Public Library to form plans for Monroe to enter the National Keep America Beautiful contest. City beautification director Errol J. Donovan and board president Frank McDermott said representatives would prepare the entry highlighting five years of projects and previous Cleanest City honors.
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Frank McDermott
Monroe
Errol J. Donovan
City of
Salt Level Report: Great Salt Lake Exceeds Ocean Salinity
A science note states that Utah's Great Salt Lake is four to five times as salty as ocean water, highlighting its unusually high salinity and potential environmental implications.
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Utah
Great Salt Lake
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Greenville
Mississippi
Bill Wal
Ler Jr
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Waller
Morning World Daily Am
Ysa D
Billy Graham
Maintenace
Revenue Division
Clay
Sen. Ellender
Sen. Eagleton
Miami Beach
Sindlinger
Sen
White House
Bodan Rexall Pharmacy
Desiard
Downtown
Ernest Waters
Twin Cities
Liquor & Wines
Uncle Tom
TOM Peters Discount CO
Cypress W. Monroe
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