Hearst Case May Go To July As Defense Ends Today
AP reports, Patricia Hearst's bank robbery trial moves toward a possible final week. Defense chief F Lee Bailey aims to finish today with tapes used to challenge Hearst's claimed allegiance to kidnappers. Prosecution plans rebuttal and may call two days of witnesses, with a possible surprise witness hinted.
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Miss Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Margaret Singer
Singer
SLA
Los Angeles
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Patty
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Wallace rally frames tense Massachusetts primary
Alabama Governor George Wallace headlines a Boston rally on the eve of the Massachusetts primary focusing national attention on the heated forced busing issue. Candidates campaign across the state as antibusing supporters mobilize, while others face questions on TV panels about court orders and 14th Amendment interpretations.
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CBS
Savings deposits hit all time high in January
In January savings deposits at U S savings and loan associations rose sharply to an estimated 5.3 billion, a new monthly record. The United States League of Savings Associations said the gain beat the prior January record of 3.3 billion set in 1975, with annualized growth running at about 51 billion. Loan closings totaled 3.9 billion in January, down from 4.5 billion in the prior three months.
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Junior Achievement Trade Fair Saturday At Times Square Mall
Mt Vernon hosts its first Junior Achievement trade fair at Times Square Mall with three local companies Poco Universal Light and Ramco presenting desk accessories auto trouble lights cutting boards and monogrammed playing cards. JA'ers from Poco Universal Light and Ramco will sell and display products from 1 to 4 pm with sponsors Illinois Power General Radiator and General Tire present to discuss the program.
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Carter Appears in Southern Illinois Before Primary
Democratic presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter will campaign in Southern Illinois on March 10 at the Marion Civic Center with a 6 p.m. appearance and possible Q A session. His daughter-in-law will also make three appearances in the area this Thursday.
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Illinois
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Marion Civic Center
Georgia
February Food Prices Dip but Not Enough to Offset Earlier Increases
A February market basket survey by the Associated Press shows prices fell in 12 of 13 city stores, averaging a 2.7 percent drop, with Seattle’s Market down 2.2 percent. The declines fail to offset months of steady increases over the past three years.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Marketbasket bill rises at Checklist stores across cities
The AP finds marketbasket totals declined versus last year but remain high from the survey start. March 1976 totals are up compared with three years earlier, at the Checklist store chain in ten cities. Continued on Page 2.
Lash enters race for Mt Vernon high school board
Mrs Evelyn Lash filed this morning as the third candidate for one of two seats on the Mt Vernon Township High School Board of Education. She joins Mrs Hattie Loving and Mrs Patricia Shaw in the race while long serving directors Dr William N McAfee and Guy Wood Jr depart at April end.
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Evelyn Lash
W. Crownview Drive
Arlen E. Lash
Internal Revenue Service
Hattie Loving
Herbert Sr
Patricia Shaw
Pace Ave
William N. McAfee
Guy Wood Jr
Howlett Walker Joint Appearance Fails to Align
Springfield AP report notes League of Women Voters aimed for a joint town hall with Gov. Daniel Walker and Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett for the March 16 gubernatorial primary. Howlett declined to share the stage, leaving him to address about 300 people solo while Walker arrived moments later for his separate appearance at a downtown hotel.
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League of Women Voters
Daniel Walker
Michael J. Howlett
Donna Schiller
State League
Howlett
Walker
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League
Free Heart Screening At Farm Bureau Next Friday
The Jefferson County Heart Association offers a free public heart screening for Farm Bureau members and families on Friday March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm Bureau 814 Harrison St. A new electrocardio meter will read heart action via wrist clamps, with height weight and blood pressure taken. Abnormal results are shared only with the individual and a physician referral is advised for further testing.
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Farm Bureau
Harrison St
Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Daniel Bloomfield
School of Basic Medicine
University of Illinois
Heart ‘Association
Roxie Gaunt
Comet West Emerges Bright For Early Risers This Week
Early risers may see Comet West as it returns to deep space after its solar approach. It will be best from Wednesday through Sunday about an hour before sunrise, rising from 5 degrees to 14 degrees above the eastern horizon, with Venus nearby but distinct. Binoculars or small telescopes will help, as this is the brightest northern hemisphere comet since 1970.
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Washington
Brian Marsden
Center For Astrophysics
Cambridge
Mass
Marsden
Venus
Bennett
Walker Headquarters Opens Here Sunday at 1015 Broadway
Dan Walker for Governor headquarters opened here Sunday at 1015 Broadway with about 100 Southern Illinois Walker backers present. Dan Walker Jr and Kathleen Walker Vaught helped inaugurate the site and spoke with voters before moving to Times Square Mall for conversations. Primary foe Michael Howlett, backed by Chicago Mayor Daley, challenges the governor’s re election bid.
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MT. Vernon
Dan Walker Jr
Kathleen Walker
Larry Cruse
Times Square
Walkers
Jefferson County
Dan Walker
Broadway
Kathleen Walker Vaught
Vaught
Times Square Mall
Michael Howlett
Chicago
Daley
Congressman Paul Simon Telegram Praises Grammy Win
Paul Simon received a congratulatory telegram from Rep. Paw Simon D IA praising his Grammy victory for the album Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years. The senders note constituents’ agreement with the title but joke about future plans in November.
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Paul Simon
Paw Simon
D-Ia
Paul
Washington Attacks at Monmouth Court House 1778
Gen Washington plans to strike Monmouth Court House New Jersey on June 28 1778 as Maj Gen Charles Lee leads the advance guard. Poor orders trigger a retreat but Washington stops it and rallies the Continental Army. The stand off shows American equality with Britain and ends Lee’s influence as he faces court martial.
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Washington
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