Death Penalty Controversy Halts In Kansas Senate Vote
In the sixth week of 1978 session Kansas Senate debate on reinstating capital punishment ended with a decision to postpone indefinitely. After hours of maneuvering neither side gained sufficient support, as House-passed measures lingered in limbo.
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Topeka, Kan
Senate
Kansas
Norman Gaar
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Kansas Corporation Commission
Ways and Means
Tony Boyle Found Guilty of Yablonski Killings
Media Pa AP former United Mine Workers president W A Boyle convicted of ordering the 1969 assassination of union rival Joseph Jock Yablonski. Jury finds him guilty on three counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Yablonski and his wife and daughter. carries a mandatory life term in Pennsylvania. The Yablonskis were shot at their Clarksville home in western Pennsylvania.
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Boyle
Francis Catania
Catania
Richard Sprague
A. Charles Peruto
Yablonski
UMW
The
Union
Editor Killed as Hilton Siege Grips Nicosia
Gunmen storm Hilton Hotel in Larnaca and fatally wound Youssef Sebsei editor of Egypts leading newspaper. They seize 18 hostages, force them toward the airport for a getaway flight, threatening to kill a hostage by a 2:30 p.m. deadline as witnesses report possible PLO and Palestinian links.
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Larnaca
Cyprus
Nicosia
Egypt
Middle East
Ethiopia
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
Dubai
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Hilton
Youssefee] Sebsei
Pointblank
Carter Seeks Settlement as Coal Strike Talks Falter
President Carter remains hopeful for a negotiated end to the 75 day strike after the UMW bargaining council rejected the latest industry contract offer. Labor Secretary Marshall warned of possible federal seizure of mines or arbitration as options while Carter stays in close touch with negotiators and pursues talks toward a final settlement.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Bargaining Council Today
Carter
Bangor
Maine
New England
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Congress
UMW
Cranston
R.C
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Sunny but Cold Todays Topeka Forecast in Brief
Kansas enjoys clear skies but frigid air dominates with morning lows near zero. Highs shift from teens northeast to 30s west, with tonight’s lows near zero to 10 above and Sunday’s highs in the upper 20s to 30s. Cold trend continues through Wednesday with 30s for highs and 5 above to teens for lows.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Sunflower State
National Weather Service
Goodland
Hill City
Belleville
Beloit
Wichita
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
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John Carlin
Carlin
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Arnold Berman
D-Lawrence
Donald P. Schnacke
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Tony Boyle
Mike Gullett
Sprague
Peruto
Albert Pass
District 19
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pass
William Turnblazer
Turnblazer
Demos
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