Jonestown deaths linked to cyanide injections report
New York Times cites well placed Guyanese sources saying about 70 Peoples Temple members died by cyanide injection in Jonestown Guyana. Injections were placed high on the upper arm, suggesting not self administered. among the injected was Christine Miller, the identified woman.
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Congressmen Learn the Ropes in New House Orientation
The article describes Republican freshmen being shown the House chamber by Minority Leader John Rhodes, including how voting works with plastic cards and tote boards. It also covers stalled attempts to hire Rep Steers Jr. staff, and a humorous note on card perforations.
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More Revelations Due From Venus
Scientists at NASA Ames in Mountain View expect further reveals from Venus data. Harvard physicist Michael McElroy says a rich spectrum of material remains to be analyzed, though it may take weeks to examine the mass of information from Earth's neighbor.
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Restrictions Blunt FBI and Secret Service Ties to Privacy
Secret Service Director H. Stewart Knight told a House committee that new federal investigation limits impede protecting the president from assassination. He warned of a zero error operation while lawmakers raised concerns about privacy and past abuses.
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Fiedler Undergoes Brain Surgery in Boston
Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, 83, is in fair condition after brain surgery at Tufts New England Medical Center. The procedure relieved pressure from cerebrospinal fluid and involved diverting fluid to the abdominal cavity. He remains in the hospital’s special care unit with a full post surgical evaluation expected in days. Assistant conductor Harry Ellis Dickson to fill in at Carnegie Hall.
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Supreme Court weighs another Bakke style case
The Supreme Court considers if employers with no proven bias may still illegally favor minority workers, as Allan Bakke’s case loomed over a new suit by Brian Weber of Kaiser Aluminum. Weber, white, claims reverse discrimination after being denied entry to a plant training program aimed at boosting black representation.
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Bess Truman hospitalized to regain strength at Research Hospital
Kansas City AP reports Bess Truman will stay at Research Hospital until stronger. The former first lady’s abdominal pains have ceased and her high blood pressure is controlled. She remains weak but exercises with a walker. Washington AP notes nothing improper found in Tom Brokaw’s SBA loan guarantee for a radio station. Nixon return to limelight is urged to acknowledge flaws, says E. Howard Hunt Jr. in Miami Herald letter.
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