Salk and King Receive Medal of Freedom in White House
President Carter awards the Medal of Freedom to Jonas Salk and the late Martin Luther King Jr. in a ceremony in the Old Executive Office Building. Carter lauds their work alleviating human suffering and discrimination as Coretta Scott King and King Sr. look on.
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Entertainers in Limbo and Repairs Dash in 70s News
Horshack actor Ron Palillo was set for Lakes Region Playhouse in Laconia but his seaplane landed short after engine trouble. He and two co stars fended for themselves as fans awaited Lake Winnipesaukee arrival. Telly Savalas reports jewelry theft of 36350 at his Los Angeles hotel. Groucho Marx, 86, hospitalized with mild pneumonia after hip surgery, may be released later this week as guardian issues unfold with Nat Perrin. Arthur Marx and Erin Fleming contest permanent control of Marx's affairs.
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Nat Perrin
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Erin Fleming
White House defends Lance Carter despite stock sale risk
White House press secretary says President Carter will not resign over budget director Laner’s finances. Carter may lose much if forced to sell his stock in the National Bank of Georgia, as pledged at confirmation, and seeks to extend a December 4 deadline. NBC’s John Chancellor signs a new long term contract to stay co anchor of NBC Nightly News amid rumors of CBS courting him for CBS Evening News. Sevareid nears mandatory retirement in November.
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French Archbishop Lefebvre barred from Mexico travel
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, barred by Pope Paul VI from priestly duties over Vatican reforms, will not be allowed to enter Mexico. A spokesman said a Mexican visa was denied and bishops urged Catholics to shun him. He instead heads from Dickinson, Texas to Bogota to visit his sister.
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Mexico
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Texas
Bogota
Colombia
Star woman softball hitter benched for pregnancy in Albany
Janet Goldstein bats S00 and is No. 2 pitcher for her team yet at six months pregnant she has been benched for the season. Her obstetrician approved, but ten of fourteen league teams in Albany disagree in a tele phone vote the majority opposed a visibly pregnant woman playing.
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Body of child found in Otay Mesa apartment fire
A fire in Otay Mesa near the Mexican border gutted an apartment leaving a year old boy dead. The mother was in Mexico City and the father at work. a babysitter vanished. Firefighters discovered the body after gaining control of the blaze. Authorities claimed the unit was empty during the incident.
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Sergio Garcia
Mexico City
Otay Mesa
Suspect charged in Fresno July 4 spree involving Chico team
Four teen felony counts file against Robert Edward Lee 28 in connection with a July fourth crime spree targeting a visiting Chico softball team. Charges include three kidnapping counts eight assault with a deadly weapon and three armed robbery counts. A masked man ordered players from a motel pool to their rooms blindfolded a hostage Martha Michelson 18 held a rifle and fled before patrols and a sheriff SWAT response. Police traced the car and rifle to relatives. Lee was arrested in a phone booth.
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