Court orders busing restudy in Maury jail fire case
A 16 year old youth who admitted setting a Maury County Jail fire that killed 42 will be charged as an adult with arson. Andrew Zinmer had prior Wisconsin arson related detentions in 1975 and a 1976 arson threat. Rescue efforts were hindered by a deputy dropping jail keys as victims fled.
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Columbia, Tenn
Wisconsin
Andrew Zinmer
Nashville
Maury County
Maury County Dist
Robert J. Gay
Zinmer
Roy Martinson
Superior
Wis
Board of Trade
Martinson
Zinmner
Addie L. Zinmer
Fom
Waukesha
Canadians jail Huey Newton in Brampton awaiting court
Huey Newton, Black Panthers co founder, remained in a Canadian jail at least until Wednesday after immigration authorities detained him on arrival from Havana. A Toronto hearing adjourned to allow lawyers to obtain documents for his California homicide case while U S authorities reportedly would not seek extradition and had dropped an unlawful flight charge.
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Brampton
Canada
Huey Newton
Cuba
California
Newton
Toronto
The
Panthers
United States
Paul Copeland
Newton 15
U.S
U.S. Justice Department
Oakland
Calif
Katherine Smith
FDA considers total ban on saccharin sales
FDA mulls a complete ban on saccharin following a Canadian study showing a high rate of bladder cancer among males who use the artificial sweetener. Kennedy told a House subcommittee the agency may prohibit all sales pending further review.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Donald Kennedy
House
Weather forecast for region shows fair conditions
Morning low clouds give way to fair skies across the area. Temperatures range from a low around 61 with highs near 1 B. Mountains expect fair weather with a low in the mid 50s and a high around 54. Desert zones remain fair with a low near 65 and a high near 11.
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Tomgit
Fire crews contain Big Tujunga Canyon blaze
Intermittent flareups burned 2.10 acres of a fully contained fire traced to an illegal campfire in Big Tujunga Canyon. About 660 firefighters from the Forest Service state Forestry Division and county Fire Department fought the blaze from Saturday into Sunday, with crews remaining to monitor for hot spots over the next several days. Minor injuries were reported and no structures were damaged. the cost to fight was about 500000 dollars.
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Sierra Madre
Big Tujunga Canyon
Forest Service
State Forestry Division
County Fire Department
Trade deficit shrinks in May as imports fall
The Commerce Department reports May 1977 U S trade deficit at 1.2 billion, the lowest this year, with exports up to 10.4 billion and imports down 8 percent to 11.6 billion. Oil and coffee drops drive the improvement, while the five month deficit nears a record 34.8 billion.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Mayrade
Troma
Carter
United States
West Bank area negotiable says State Department
The State Department told Israel that no territory including the occupied West Bank can be automatically excluded from Middle East peace talks. The White House cleared the statement urging negotiations without preconditions and warning both sides to compromise to avoid possible disaster in the region.
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West Bank
State Department
Israel
Washington
Jordan River
Middle East
White House
McFiend
Department
Hodding Carter
Unleaded fuel shortage looms this summer warns officials
Government and oil industry sources forecast a potentially severe unleaded fuel shortage for the coming summer. The review cites supply constraints and demand trends as a warning to motorists and policymakers. The report ties the risk to refining capacity and distribution issues across major regions.
House panel backs repeal of state and real gasoline tax deduction
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a provision repealing the income tax deduction for state and real gasoline taxes. The change would raise taxes by about 8.6 million dollars for individuals, averaging $38 annually, starting next January. Nearly half of the hike would fall on families with adjusted gross incomes of $20,000 or less. The vote followed a Joint Taxation staff estimate and comes with a bus modernization incentive and a tax credit of up to $300 for electric car buyers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bernard Shapird
Joint Committee On Taxation
Supreme Court scales back Dayton desegregation plan
The court ruled 8 0 that lower courts overstepped in ordering 18000 Dayton pupils bused for desegregation and sent the case back for a more limited remedy. Justices upheld other actions including enforcement of a Detroit school enrichment program and reviewed death penalty laws in Ohio.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dayton
Ohio
Robert J. Kegerreis
Citizen Advisory Board
Kegerreis
Toby Mitchell
Tlr
Haldeman
Mitchell
U.S
Robert DeMascio
Detroit
Michigan
Alabama
High Court
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ransom Possibility Probed In Mike Todd Grave Robbery
Forest Park police investigated a grave tampering at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery after a rubber bag containing producer Michael Tod's remains disappeared from his casket. Authorities sought Elizabeth Taylor for potential ransom links while noting no clear motive and that the grave was likely disturbed by a multi hour dig. Todd, born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen, rose to fame with Around the World in 80 Days prior to his death in a 1962 plane crash.
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Forest Park, Hl
Michael Todd
Elizabeth Taylor
Forest Park
Michael Thompson
Tod
Waldheim
Tatas
Todd
Taylor
Zunic Mountains
New Mexico
Miss Taylor
Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen
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Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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