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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1977

Page

5

Sounds From Earth May Travel Into Space

NASA considers placing a 12 inch metal disc on Voyager 2 with greetings in many languages, music samples, natural sounds, and digital beats. Dr. Carl Sagan notes the record would commemorate Edison, aid interstellar communication, and reflect Earth’s vigorous civilization.

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Ambassadors To Get Journalist Prisoners In Shaba Case

Seven Western journalists arrested in Shaba province on espionage charges will be handed to their ambassadors for repatriation. The group includes Colin Smith of the London Observer and journalists from West Germany France and Spain. Army General Likulia Bolongo cited espionage but said mobutu magnanimity will send them home.

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Name Added To Wanted List By FBI For Levasseur

The FBI added Ray mond Lucy Levasseur to its ten most wanted list. Levasseur, 30, is charged in Portland Maine with bank robbery and in Providence Rhode Island with flight to avoid prosecution for illegal weapons offenses. He is described as white, six feet tall with a scarred elbow, missing left earlobe, tattoos of a dragon and a panther head, and the word Liberation on his arms, and is identified as a member of a revolutionary group considered dangerous.

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White House and Congress Seek Energy Pricing Compromise

Lawmakers and the White House are negotiating who should set oil and gas prices under Carter’s proposed Energy Department. Rep. Conyers backed government purchases to curb prices while Sen. Ribicoff and Sen. Percy proposed a price board with presidential veto or arbiter in impasse.

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Julep Recipe Sparks Derby Day Controversy

The Unicorn Hunters Club at Lake Superior State College denounces a new mint julep mix used at Churchill Downs Derby Day. They call the drink mouthwash and lament the $2.50 price for a 75,000 juleps, with patrons keeping the glass and a charter member condemning the blend.

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