World Spotlight on Bert Lance Controversy Divides Nation
A 1548 adult AP poll shows U.S. public split over Bert Lance remaining budget director with Carter's image taking a hit amid the Lance affair. Sen. Proxmire urges Lance to resign over job mastery, while a Senate panel closes eavesdropping probes in Panama talks.
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Lance
Carter
Associated Press
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Office of Management and Budget
Senate
U.S
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Senate Intelligence Committee
Seven years later Three student protesters go to jail
Jay Rainey James McClung and Stephen Rochelle were ordered by Rockingham County Virginia Circuit Court Judge Joshua Robinson to serve six to nine month jail terms for a 1970 Madison College sit-in protesting the Vietnam War and campus rights. The appeal over free speech rights failed at the appellate level, with the court ruling campus student speech not fully equal to public speech.
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James G. McClung
Library of Congress
Washington
Stephen B. Rochelle
Fairfax
Maryland
Rockingham County
Joshua Robinson
Robinson
David Walsh
Rainey
Rochelle
McClung
Madison College
Harrisonburg
James Madison University
McClung College
Rainey Rochelle
John C. Lowe
Lowe
4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Governor Blanton under fire for pardoning state photographer
Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton facing opposition after pledging to pardon Roger Humphreys, a 30 year old state Tourism Department photographer and son of his patronage chief, convicted of second degree murder in 1973. Humphreys, rehabilitated, would be eligible for parole in 1984. Blanton insists the move is political but critics call for impeachment.
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Associated Press
Nashville Tenn
Tennessee
Ray Blanton
Roger Humphreys
Johnson City
Humphreys
Blanton
Nashville
State Tourism Department
Secret Service
Julius Nyerere
Jackson Sun
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Richard Nixon
Winfield Dunn
Police change booking rules in Texas murder trial
Houston Police Chief Harry Caldwell testified that injured prisoners are now booked before hospital treatment. He spoke in the murder trial of Terry Denson and Stephen Orlando, accused of pushing Joe Campos Torres into Buffalo Bayou after an officer beating. Torres was arrested May 5 and his body recovered May 8. Caldwell did not confirm if the policy change stemmed from the Torres case. He said it was common before for injured prisoners to be taken to Ben Taub Hospital and left untreated until later.
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Houston
Harry Caldwell
Caldwell
Housto
Joe Campos Torres
Buffalo Bayou
Terry Denson
Stephen Orlando
Torres
Bayou
Ben Taub
Personal income falls only in farming state
The United States saw a 10.2 percent rise in personal income in 1975 to 1976 while consumer prices climbed 5.25 percent. North Dakota was the only state with a personal income decline, falling about 0.5 percent due to a 46 percent drop in farm income. Nebraska and South Dakota also showed farm-related weaknesses, with nonfarm gains offset by farm declines.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Nebraska
Commerce Department
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Montana
Minnesota
Illinois
Maine
U.N. General Assembly Opens Amid Arab Israeli Tensions
United Nations opens its 32nd session with the Arab Israeli conflict and South Africa policy as top issues. Secretary-General Waldheim calls weeks decisive for peace. Arab and Israeli ministers will meet with Vance and Carter. Egypt seeks a resolution on settlements. Dayan proposal draws Waldheim criticism.
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Africa
Kurt Waldheim
Cyrus R. Vance
Carter
Israel
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