Supreme Court opens first term with Stevens on bench
Justice John Paul Stevens joins the Supreme Court for the first working session after a four week recess. The calendar reflects Stevens’ confirmation hearings remarks on the nature of matters justices must rule on, including aliens rights and wildlife protection. The report surveys the broader Washington policy picture as the court resumes.
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Washington
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court
Stevens
Beirut refugee camps besieged as fighting kills over hundred
In Beirut the clash between Palestinian guerrillas and Christian militiamen around Jisr el-Basha and Tal Zataar camps, plus urban warfare in the business district, left at least 100 dead and 174 wounded in 24 hours. Security forces reinforced the hotel area hoping to avert a larger eruption.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jisr el-Basha
Tal Zataar
Death toll rises in Fremont hotel explosion and fire
In Fremont Nebraska Path finder Hotel manager Jim Rhodes warned of a gas odor before a weekend blast that collapsed the six story building. As many as 20 people may be dead with six to nine more possibly buried in debris. Police and state fire marshal investigators work amid cranes and heavy equipment.
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Fremont, Neb
Pathfinder
Jim Rhodes
Gas Company
Carl Richard Strong
James Walline
Fred Whitt
Dodge County
F.A. Gossett III
Texas prison system seeks West Texas prison farm
The Texas Department of Corrections plans a prison farm in West Texas to relieve overcrowding in mainly East Texas prisons. Officials say growth from about 18 500 inmates to 25 000 by 1980 requires new bunks and facilities, including a canning plant and textile mill, with costs ranging from 37.7 million under convict labor to 232.4 million under private contracts.
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Dallas
Texas Senate
Southwestern Bell
New Public Utilities Commission
Dallas Times Herald
Garland
Ron Clower
Texas Department of Corrections
Dallas Morning News
TDC
Texas
Ron Taylor
Prison Systems
W.J. Estelle Jr
Taylor
Estelle
TDC Board
Austin
Ning
Unions eye military as next organization effort
Labor unions eye organizing active duty personnel amid talks at AFL-CIO affiliate, with the American Federation of Government Employees weighing a September vote. Groups like the Association of Civilian Technicians and National Maritime Union consider sign‑ups among reservists. Pentagon officials warn collective bargaining could erode command, while veteran groups plan to resist.
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Military
Washignton
U.S
Association of
Civilian Technicians
National Maritime Union
American Federation of Government Employes
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Federal Worker’s Union
Netherlands
Sweden
West Germany
Pentagon
Naval Reserve Association
The
Reserve Officers Association
American Legion
Slums in Kingston Becomes Armed Camp
In western Kingston the slums show signs of hardening into an armed camp with rising tensions. Local residents report militant groups forming amid poverty and neglect, raising concerns of security in the area. Community leaders urge authorities to address housing, jobs, and basic services to curb violence.
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Belfast
Beirut
International Monetary Fund
Jones Town
Trench Town
Michael Manley
Junta seizes Ecuador government in bloodless coup
A three man junta takes control of Ecuador's military government in a weekend reshuffle and vows to rule until end of 1977. Generals Duran Arcentales and Leoro Franco and Vice Admiral Poveda Borbon, all in their 40s, aim to boost oil production and the economy amid civilian opposition calls for elections.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Guillermo Duran Arcentales
Alfredo Poveda Borbon
Luis Leoro Franco
Air Force
Junta
Laywoman named minister in Pueblo Diocese gains baptism role
Susan Danner, 30, a Gunnison lay worker, was commissioned by Bishop Charles Buswell as a Minister of Christian Service. The four new ministers may counsel parishioners, perform baptisms after instruction, conduct funeral liturgies, and advocate for the diocese Marriage Tribunal, but may not say Mass. Ten others in the Pueblo Diocese are studying for the ministry.
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Jamaica Labor Party
Manley
People’s National Party
Lebanon
Gleaner
Northern Ireland
Vatican
Susan Danner
Gunnison
Colo
Charles
A. Buswell
Pueblo
Colorado
Danner
Ouray
Cole
Howard
Mary Williams
Ministers of Christian Service
Neral
Man Found Sleeping on Antique Bed Led to Arrest
Edward Key, 22, was found asleep on a four poster brass bed at the Old Colonial Shop in Roosevelt New York as police investigated items left on the lawn. He faced arraignment on a third degree burglary charge.
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Roosevelt N.Y
Edward Key
Key
First American daily paper and colonial press split
The Pennsylvania Evening Post, Philadelphia, published 1775 to 1784 by Benjamin Towne, is noted as America’s first daily newspaper. By 1775 the colonies had 37 papers with 23 patriot, seven loyalist, and seven neutral, amid wartime press editions and shifting loyalties.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Benjamin Towne
America
Colonies
World Almanac
New York Weekly Mercury
Pstrict
Newark
N.J
Yalist
New York
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David Boren
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Senate
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Grants
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Brent L. Applebay
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Jim Goodall
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New Mexico
Briscoe
Beaumont
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Richard M. Helms
Washington Post
Texas A&m University
Electron Microscopy Center
Texas A&m
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Nebraska Natural Gas Co
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United States
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Tohan
Denver
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