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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1979
Page
4
AP-NBC poll of 800 adults finds 74 percent would curb driving if a real shortage existed, while 65 percent view the shortage as a hoax to raise prices. Energy ranked as a top national problem by 29 percent, up from 18 percent in early May, though inflation remains No. 1 at 82 percent.
In New Delhi and beyond, Indian women leaders campaign against the outlawed dowry system amid reports of hundreds of dowry related deaths yearly. Demonstrators chant against burning brides as police investigate the Tarvinder Kaur case where she died after her mother in law allegedly doused her with kerosene. Authorities note dowry demands persist despite bans, with Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government considering stronger measures.
New York AP reports Sweeney Todd won best musical and six more awards including best actress Angela Lansbury, best director Harold Prince, best score Stephen Sondheim, and best book Hugh Wheeler. The Elephant Man won several drama acting and directing honors, while Tom Conti earned best actor for Whose Life Is It Anyway.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 4 to overturn lower courts and allow the possible return to prison of former Newark mayor Hugh Addonizio and two New Jersey officials. It said sentencing expectations do not bind parole authorities, leaving decisions to the U.S. attorney or Justice Department. The decision follows years after Addonizio’s 1977 release from a 10 year extortion sentence.
About 350 independent truckers from 13 states vowed to park their rigs indefinitely in Sioux City Iowa to protest high diesel prices and surcharges. The action spread to Illinois Oklahoma and Missouri with stops shut down and injunctions sought. Organizers aim to rally public support while meeting with lawmakers and regulators.
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