Carter to visit Venezuela Brazil Nigeria and Liberia
The White House says the four nation trip by President Carter will have symbolic overtones more than dramatic breakthroughs. It marks his first state visit to black Africa, amid Rhodesia tensions and East West rivalries. Carter departs Tuesday for Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria and Liberia.
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Brazil
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Liberia
Former Hughes aide and physician plead innocent to drug conspiracy
Dr Norman Crane and John Holmes, longtime Hughes associate, appeared before a U S magistrate in Las Vegas and pleaded not guilty to charges that they conspired to illegally supply the billionaire with codeine on hundreds of occasions from 1955 to 1974. The indictment cites 480 prescriptions written by Crane to Holmes or other Hughes aides.
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Los Angeles
Concord Governor Reverses Flag Rule on Good Friday
Gov. Meldrim Thomson bowed to the Supreme Court and said he would withdraw orders to lower the flag on public buildings for Good Friday but vowed future action. The court issued a temporary order blocking the move pending an appeal by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. In Florida, 50,000 college students crowded a two mile beach section as spring break peak peaked at Daytona Beach with 125,000 at another stretch.
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Bellevue Stratford to reopen under new management after restoration
The Bellevue Stratford Hotel, closed 16 months ago due to Legionnaires disease, will be reopened with a $32 million restoration. The announcement will come next Tuesday at a ceremony. The project follows a 1976 outbreak linked to a Pennsylvania American Legion convention held at the hotel.
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Amin Invites Carter to Uganda Amid Rights Criticism
Ugandan President Idi Amin, calling President Carter “a brother,” invited Carter to visit Uganda to verify that there have been no mass killings. Amin told U.S. students that Uganda remains friendly to Americans and that Carter is misinformed about Uganda. Western nations have condemned Amin on human rights grounds.
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Weather and notices from March 25 1978
Occasional rain tonight and Sunday with lows in the mid 30s and highs in the mid to upper 40s 90 percent precip tonight and Sunday Winds east 15 to 25 mph Tonight Temperatures Friday 31 22 Total precipitation Friday 02 inch Births marriages and a death are noted Willard and Huron residents listed plus Mrs Mary Ruth Christoff 64 Willard Also a trivia note on Irving Berlin Easter Parade original working title Smile and Show Your Dimple.
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Gnaeus M. Campo, Jr
Galion
Cynthia A. Hutchison
Willard
Henry
Mary Tackett
Irving Berlin
Coal Miners End Long Strike Back To Work
Washington reports the United Mine Workers vote to accept the soft coal contract ends a 110 day strike. Arnold Miller says most of the 160000 miners will return by Monday as shipments resume soon.
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Pennsylvania
Midlands hit by ice and snowstorms across region
An Easter blast of ice sleet and high winds disrupted the Midlands and edged into the Chicago area turning expressways into dangerous ice ramps. Cars piled up by the dozens as road crews labored through the night to clear blockages and restore travel.
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Icy Roads Strike Norwalk and Midwest With Snow and Ice
Salt crews worked through the night as freezing rain slicked area streets and highways. Icy conditions caused injuries in Milan and multiple slide-offs, while Chicago and Midwest arteries faced glaze, wind, and up to four inches of snow. Snow bands moved through Kansas and Missouri, with power outages and flight delays at Kansas City.
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Forgetful motorist leaves wife at service station tale
TEBAY WEST England UPI reports Royal Automobile Club supervisor Harry Allison recalls a harassed man who forgot his wife at the Southwaite services on the M6 in Cumbria. The bemused wife rode away in another car, later found with a tense reunion at the canteen as a slight quarrel surfaced. Also noted is the Park and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt at McGuan Park with eggs planted by the Easter Bunny next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and an 8 p.m. Easter concert by the Towne and Country Chorus and Orchestra at Towne and Country Theatre.
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Carter Witness In Trial Involving Georgia Senator
President Carter may videotape testimony as a prosecution witness in the federal trial of Georgia state Sen. Edward Culver Kidd and ex-sheriff Buford T. Lingold who are charged with conspiring to obstruct gambling laws and lying to a grand jury. The Washington Post says prosecutors and defense teams plan to assemble in Washington early next month for Carter's testimony. White House officials avoided comment.
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Thy Will Be Done Taught To Accept
An editor's note describes a couple poisoned by a mushroom, their faith, and acceptance of God's will. Mrs. Goostree recalls trials from family illness to mushroom poisoning, citing thioctic acid treatment and a community of prayers as they claim a miracle and gratitude for the outcome.
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