Gary Gilmore Executed in Utah After Legal Delays
Gary Gilmore was shot to death at sunrise in Utah's prison, the first U.S. execution in a decade. Witnesses described his calm demeanor, the firing squad, and his posthumous body donation to the University of Utah Medical Center for corneas and other tissues.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
United States
Fourth Judicial District
Gilmore
U.S
Willis Ritter
American Civil Liberties Union
Denver
Rockies
Schiller
Gary
Vera Damico
University of Utah Medical Center
Damico
Provo
U.S. Supreme Court
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Larry Schiller
Fourth District
Robert Bullock
Carter reroutes inaugural escort to Ohio friend
Plains Georgia report says Billy Carter declined a Marine officer escort for the inaugural ceremonies and chose an old Ohio enlisted man, Dan Barth of Columbus, to serve as escort. Barth reportedly received Washington orders within 24 hours of the request. The president's family commonly uses senior military escorts.
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Plains
UPI
Billy Carter
Ohio
Carter
Dan Barth
Columbus
Barth
Washington
Coffee world output nudges up but still short
World coffee production for the current season is raised modestly from earlier estimates by the U.S. Agriculture Department yet remains well below last year's totals. The U.S. and Britain faces diverging economic paths as Industry Week warns of rising public expenditures and mounting national debt. President Ford proposes a 440 billion dollar fiscal 1978 budget with 28.8 billion more than current spending, targeting defense energy health and welfare.
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United Press International
U.S. Agriculture Department
Department
Washington
UPI
Ford
GOP
White House
Jimmy Carter
Very cold with scattered snow flurries through Tuesday
Weather bulletin notes very cold conditions with a 50 percent chance of snow flurries through Tuesday. High near zero today, 5 below tonight, and a high of 5 to 10 above Tuesday. Westerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Sunrise 7 51, sunset 5 25, moon times listed.
Voter Thermostat Question Sparks Heated Reactions
A Saturday poll asks if federal officials should receive a pay raise. Responses are mixed with comments about cost of living, taxes, and corruption. Citizens urge prudent spending while others say officials deserve raises and should be paid like others. Voters are reminded to call numbers to vote yes or no by midnight.
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Wayne Goodsite
City Hall
Norwalk
Sanitation Department
Service and Safety
Mel Shipley
Winter Hardship Tests Norwalk And International Falls
Record low temperatures trigger closures and curtailments from Norwalk to International Falls. Businesses cut hours and schools close while gas and electricity demand spike. Officials urge conservation as pipelines freeze and coal transport falters.
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International Falls
Minn
Paula Karsnia
Karsnia
Janet Conway
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Ohio Edison Co
Columbia Gas
Ohio Edison
Ohio River
Mississippi River
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Billy Shuns Brass
Cleveland
Great Britain
Industry Week
Britain
England
Robert E. Kimmert
Tiffin
Elaine M. Fisher
Mrs. Dale Foster
Girl
Michael Gilbuly
Berlin Heights
Good Samaritan
Allen Armitage
New Haven
Willard Area
Robert West
Willard
Bertha L. Keefer
Rollo van Wagner
Plymouth
Alta Rapin
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International Falls, Minn
Citizen’s National Bank
Reilly
Hilltop Gulf
Heuston-Gerber Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Ringholz
Meyers
Paul
Mark Beeman
J.C. Penney
Walter
Red) Wise
Street Department
Sorensen
Theodore C. Sorensen
CIA
Senate
Sandusky
Port Clinton
New London
MTD Industries
Kenneth Sommers
Gas Company
MTD
Sherwood Industries
Paul Capelle
Capelle
Vermilion
James E. Rubright
Berlin- Milan
Edison High
A.N. Gorant
S Bay
Gorant
Edison
Garant
Edwin Foster
Norfolk & Western
Tim Hohman
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