Big Test for Carter Ford in Nebraska West Virginia Vote
Democratic front runner Jimmy Carter faced Nebraska in a major primary as Ford clashed with Reagan in Nebraska and West Virginia. Byrd led West Virginia delegates, Church entered Nebraska, and Wallace ran in Connecticut. Carter held leads before voting with Udall and Jackson still in play.
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Jimmy Carter
Nebraska
Ford
Ronald Reagan
West Virginia
Connecticut
Reagan
West
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Idaho
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Robert Byrd
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Udall
Wallace
California
Ron Nelsen
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Ex-Marine jailbreak case hinges on $5,000 payoff
Dallas psychologist Dr Sterling B. Davis admitted paying Don Fielden to rescue his son Sterling Davis Jr from a Mexican jail in Piedras Negras, freeing 14 U.S. citizens. Fielden claimed responsibility, while Davis denied arranging the operation at first. The son later surrendered to U.S. authorities and is in a federal reformatory for parole violations.
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Sterling B. Davis
Associated Press
Piedras Negras
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Tex
Davis
Don Fielden
Gladewater
Sterling “Cooter” Davis Jr
Dallas Times Herald
Fielden
KDFW
Cooter Davis
U.S
Oregon man pleads guilty in Arizona hammer death
James Van Haelst, 23, of Langdensand Oregon, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Norman Troxell, 40, Hood River, whose body was found in an abandoned mine near Cleator Arizona. He agreed to testify for the prosecution in the case against Paul Bishop, 32, of Palmer Alaska, who faces trial for the hammer death discovered Feb 7 by hikers.
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Prescott, Ariz
Oregon
Norman Troxell
Hood River
Ore
Arizona
Cleator
James van Haelst
Langdensand
Yavapai County Superior Court
Paul Bishop
Palmer
Alaska
Troxell
Charge Splitting Undecided Schnabel Trial Date Set
A jury trial is scheduled for July 12 in Austin for Senate Secretary Charles Schnabel on counts of theft forgery and official misconduct. Judge Mace Thurman set the date after ruling on defense and prosecution motions, with briefs due May 28 and a June 11 ruling on the misconduct indictment.
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Austin, Tex
Senate
Charles Schnabel
Mace Thurman
Schnabel
Roy Minton
Dist. Atty
Bob Smith
Smith
Thurman
$12 Million Usury Judgment Hits South Padre Island Deal
Brownsville case centers on the equity kicker in a loan to South Padre Development Corp. American General Life Insurance Co. faced a $12 million verdict, with $11.92 million in damages and $150,000 in legal fees ordered. Justice Mortgage Co was cleared of usury. Realty Growth Investors’ stock portion deemed insufficient. Trial spanned 45 days with 60 witnesses and 1,000 exhibits, involving 31,000 acres of South Padre Island security.
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Brownsville, Tex
United States
Filemon Vela
Brownsville
American General Life Insurance Co
Delaware
South Padre Island Development Corp
South Texas
Vela
Life Insurance Company
13Th Court of Civil Appeals
Corpus Christi
American General
Justice Mortgage Co
Dallas
Realty Growth Investors
Baltimore
South Padre Development Corp
Investors Diversified Services
IDS
Realty Growth
American General and Realty Growth
Vinson
South Padre Island
Texas
Skaggs
Neighbor's Bid Seen as Futile Petition Drive for Liddy
James A. Gavin, PTA assistant director, launches a nationwide petition urging clemency for G. Gordon Liddy, the Watergate figure imprisoned for six to 20 years. Legal experts note outside support cannot replace formal petitions filed by the prisoner or exhaust all remedies, making the effort likely futile unless the Supreme Court acts.
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Liddy
U.S
John J. Sirica
Liddys
Gavin
Washington
Tenneco
Danbury
David C. Stephenson
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Heads Liddy
James A. Gavin
Oxon Hill
G. Gordon Liddy
Rubber Strike Talks Continue in Cleveland
Wages a cost of living adjustment and pensions dominated discussions between United Rubber Workers and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co in Cleveland with little progress reported. Federal mediator Gayle F. Wincrster said the talks were slow as bargaining resumed Monday.
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Cleveland
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Gayle F. Wincrster
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