Protests Trigger Dallas JFK Memorial Vigil Plan
Protests over canceled JFK memorial services in Dallas prompt officials to set a public prayer vigil near Dealey Plaza. Mayor Folsom canceled the original observance citing low attendance, while County Chairman Ron Kessler urged a ceremony at the memorial with church leaders presiding.
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UPS
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John Sissom
Kennedy Museum
Sisson
Robert Folsom
Folsom
Democratic County
Ron Kessler
Kessler
Kennedy Memorial
Greater Dallas
Lissom
Dealey Plaza
Kennedy Family Prays at JFK Eternal Flame in Arlington
At dawn in Arlington National Cemetery Sen Edward Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy kneel by the eternal flame at John F Kennedy s grave and pay respects to Robert Kennedy s grave a few yards away The family wearing coats due to near freezing temperatures spends about ten minutes at the sites before departing.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
A.m
Gilmore Hunger Strike Proceeds as Biography Offers Emerges
Gary Gilmore in his fourth hunger strike day remains on refusal of food and meds while seeking to speak to fiancée Nicole Barrett. His attorney Dennis Boaz plans court action to expand access and expedite his execution, with rights to his life story reportedly drawing hundreds of thousands from producers.
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Connaughton
Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
Nicole Barrett
Dennis Boaz
Roger Nuttall
Boaz
David Susskind
Warmer Brothers
ABC
Bennie Bushnell
Provo
Celebrated California Judge Herbert Walker Dies at 77
Los Angeles obituary notes Judge Herbert Walker who presided over Sirhan Sirhan and Chessman cases died of a heart attack at 77 while visiting Newport Beach. He retired after 1968 Sirhan trial and guided landmark capital punishment rulings. He leaves wife Alice and three children.
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UPI
Herbert Walker
Sirhan Sirhan
Daryl Chessman
Walker
Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Newport Beach
California
Confidential Magazine
Art Aragon
Chessman
Alice
Hearst Freed Under Guard in Nob Hill After Prison Release
Patricia Hearst, free but under guard at her Nob Hill apartment, feared living outside prison and preferred jail unless her parents could arrange tight security. She had been released on 1.5 million bail pending appeal, with family spending 720 dollars daily on security. witnesses described her low spirits and desire for isolation.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
Nob Hill
Karen Alviso
Miss Hearst
Federal
Federal Youth Center
Pleasanton
Ms. Arviso
Oakland
Calif
Tribune
Hearst
U.S
Gwen Lewis
Portland
Ore
Lugar Says Carter Could Win GOP Backing On Some Programs
Senator elect Richard Lugar and Senator John Chafee discussed Jimmy Carter on ABC TV. Lugar said Carter might gain Republican support for government reorganization and tax cuts, while Chafee prioritized unemployment relief, energy policy, and inflation concerns before backing any tax cut.
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UPI
Indiana
Richard Lugar
Jimmy Carter
Lugar
Vance Hartke
Ligar
Indianapolis
ABC TV
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Carter
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Gov. Carter
Chafee
U.S
Medal sought for deer hunter who killed gunman
Rankin Texas UPI report states a deer hunter shot and killed the gunman who stood over the wounded highway patrolman Sammy Long after a high speed chase on U S 67 three miles east of Rankin. No charges will be filed against the deer hunter. Long, 39, a 18 year DPS veteran, died. he is survived by his widow and son.
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UPI
Department of Public Safety
Sammy Long
DPS
Long
Upton County
Aubrey Edwards
Edwards
John Mason
U.S. 67
Rankin
West
Texas
McCamey
Tex
Helicopters Aid Thailand in War on Narcotics
The United States ships five new UH-1 Huey helicopters to Thailand under a 1974 narcotics aid pact to curb Golden Triangle drug traffic. The delivery raises a seven-helicopter fleet aimed at intercepting caravans at borders and choking opium income tied to the Burma Communist Party.
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Paul Vogli
Bangkok
Thailand
PIAY
U.S
Charles S. Whitehouse
Air Police
United States
Burma
Tania Kraivixien
Golden Triangle
Laos
Burma Communist Party
BCP
Triangle
Sai Pan
Delegation Rejects Taiwan Treaty Break with China Normalization Talks
A six member bipartisan U S delegation returning from China repudiated Senator Mansfield's call to terminate the U S Taiwan defense treaty and recognize Beijing The senators leaders Curtis Bayh Stevens Hollings Johnston and Young stressed继续 commitment to defense pacts amid calls for normalization and wary of Soviet threat
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Charles R. Smith
UPI
Hong Kong
China
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Taiwan
Peking
Mansfield
Sen
Carl Curtis
Rneb
People’s Republic of China
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Ted Stevens
R-Al
Soviet Union
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr
D-La
Milton Young
R-N.d
Western States Plan Meeting in Denver on Energy Agency
Sixteen Western states will meet in Colorado to discuss creating a single energy agency directly controlled by governors. The agency would be funded by states, provide technical help, and avoid long term R&D projects. Participants include Alaska Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Wyoming Washington.
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UPI
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Congress
Jimmy Carter
Jim Monaghan
Richard Lamm
Monaghan
Alaska
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Radioactive Air Mass Passes Atlantic States
The EPA reports the leading edge of a Chinese hydrogen bomb derived radioactive cloud moved over the East Coast and into the Atlantic. Slightly elevated air levels linger for weeks with no dangerous fallout detected in Phoenix, Cheyenne, Bismark, Seattle, or other stations while the cloud travels southwest to sea.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Atlantic Ocean
EPA
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Ariz
Cheyenne
Wyo
Bismark
N.C
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Wash
United States
Earth
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Midwest
Marlin Fitzwater
Atlantic
Maryland
Louisiana
Fitzwater
China
Mongolia
Pacific Northwest
Mother Shot While Kneeling Over Son in Belfast
In West Belfast sectarian violence, a 20-year-old Catholic youth was shot several times as he returned home on Colinview Street. His mother, kneeling over him, was shot in the thigh. both victims were wounded and the car used by three gunmen fled and was found abandoned.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
West Belfast
Colinview Street
State to allocate 35.6 million for public service jobs
The U S Department of Labor announced an extra 35 6 million will go to 446 state and local governments nationwide for public service jobs. Idaho receives part of the 1 086 896 total with Boise City at 99 595 and Ada County at 45 379 along with Bannock Bonneville and Canyon counties.
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UPI
Department of Labor
Nion
Idaho
Ithe
Snead
Boise City
Ada County
Bannock County
Bonneville County
Canyon County
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