28 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports a May trade deficit of 1.2 billion dollars, the smallest this year due to a 17 percent drop in oil imports. For January–May 1977 the deficit totals 9.77 billion, with a year-end forecast of 24 to 44 billion.
An emotionally disturbed Wisconsin youth will be charged with arson and 42 counts of manslaughter for a Maury County jail blaze that killed 34 inmates and about 40 visitors during visiting hours. Cyanide and carbon monoxide from padded cell material were blamed. chaos ensued as deputies and investigators struggled to free prisoners amid thick smoke.
Andrew Zinmer, 16, of Superior Wisconsin, was taken into custody in Tennessee after a jail fire at Maury County Jail killed 42 and injured 44. Officials said he faced arson and manslaughter charges while a long history of vandalism and fire-setting surfaced. He had been placed in a Sad Lake Home in Dousman after prior incidents.
President Carter plans a final review with Defense Secretary Harold Brown this week on the Bi bomber option. Brown has not yet made a formal recommendation, with critics arguing the 106.7 million dollar planes are costly and outdated. The Air Force sought 241 planes, but smaller counts and broader cost concerns are under debate amid political implications and ongoing arms talks.
Florida's high court will rule after Peter W. Cumming, cited for possessing an ocelot without a permit, challenged the species name. Experts say the state used leopardus pardalis while fel is pardalis is correct. the case hinges on due process and proper charge naming.
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