Spain Ends Free Election Campaign Amid Bomb Attacks
Spain's first free election campaign in 41 years closes with ten bomb incidents, one death, and calls for moderation ahead of Wednesday Cortes vote. In Assen Netherlands the Moluccan crisis ends with six terrorists buried and a parliamentary report. London reports MacMillan resigns as Royal Ballet director to devote himself to choreography with Norman Morrice set to take over.
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Spain
Francisco Franco
Assen
Netherlands
Wirephoto
London
Kenneth MacMillan
Royal Ballet
Covent Garden
Norman Morrice
Ballet Rambert
MacMillan
Frederick Ashton
US news in brief delays in Don Bolles slaying trial
The trial of James Robison and Max Dunlap for the car bomb murder of Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles is delayed until July 11 to allow defense teams more time to review new evidence. It is the third continuance for the defendants.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
James
Jimmy
Robison
Chandler
Max Dunlap
Phoenix
Three-part Texas car insurance hearing set for July and August
In Austin the annual auto insurance rate hearing will be held in three parts with July 21 and August 2 set for rates discussion. A July 14 pre hearing conference will cover all auto topics besides rates as staff and industry present rate recommendations. In San Antonio eye surgeon Jack B Lee at 63 leaves practice after 39 years to study habeas corpus at St Marys University Law School.
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State Insurance Board
San Antonio
Jack B. Lee
Schlesinger to plead to save Carter energy plan
White House energy adviser James Schlesinger testifies before House committees to reverse deregulation of some natural gas prices. He argues a restrained price rise is needed as controls extend to unregulated gas producing states. A congressional study questions plant switch estimates, while a separate panel weighs keeping the Clinch River breeder reactor project alive.
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Clinch River
Tenn
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Tennessee
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Carter to decide next FBI director Seeking a diverse slate of candidates for top FBI post.
The next FBI director choice could come from varied backgrounds including a Black candidate rising from hardship or a former Army counterintelligence agent. Possible contenders include a California prosecutor who ran for Congress and a Massachusetts judge with prior military counterintelligence experience.
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Camp Scott murders sharpen nationwide hunt for suspect
A lone assailant killed three Girl Scouts at Camp Scott near Tulsa, beating two girls and strangling another with a cord. Investigators describe the scene as brutal and demented, with autopsies set to determine exact causes. Police searched 610 acres under floodlights as rumors of screams circulated among Scouts lingering after the attack.
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Ted Lempke
Holdupman goofs as pal has gun at Pittsburgh terminal
A Pittsburgh man tried to rob a downtown bus terminal ticket agent but admitted his accomplice had the weapon. Ray Peacoe reported the incident. police arrested 27-year-old John King outside the terminal. He faces a Friday hearing on attempted robbery charges.
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Ray Peacoe
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John King
Hill signals possible run against Briscoe for Texas governor
Atty. Gen. John Hill hints at a 1978 Democratic primary bid against Gov. Dolph Briscoe. Hill, 53, asserts he would win and be sworn in if he announces. He cites no-new-taxes rhetoric as weak while highlighting local property tax burdens and Briscoe’s administration.
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Associated Press
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Hill
Briscoe
John Luke Hill Jr
Texas
Houston
Martin
Big Seven drafts new Texas school finance plan
The Big Seven board members meeting in New Mexico propose a rural suburb friendly plan for LFA funding based on a blend of productivity values and market value. The compromise retains urban needs while easing local costs with 21 cents per hundred in 1976 and 22 cents in 1977, rolling out to districts including Dallas Fort Worth Houston Austin Corpus Christi and El Paso.
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Briscoe
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Office of Educational Resources
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Texas Association of School Boards
Courtroom Robbery Leads Judge to Wear Borrowed Robe
Waterbury Connecticut reports theft in Common Pleas Court. Judge C Perrie Phillips found his robe missing from chambers on Friday and wore a borrowed robe instead. He noted his pen and cigars were also missing while investigators pursued leads about a patron linked to alcohol.
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Americans Freed From Cuba Return Home
Ten Americans jailed in Cuba on drug charges were freed and flew to Mexico City on Sunday night, then continued to their homes. The U.S. Embassy withheld names, and 20 Americans remain in Fidel Castro s prisons, with seven held on political charges.
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