Tragedy at Labor Day Picnic Shocks Charlotte
A 17 year old white youth opened fire at a New Jonesville AME Zion Church picnic, killing Roosevelt Davis and wounding four others before shooting himself. Police withhold the note found on the suspect and search for his parents. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene and fear as the gunman fired 12 rounds in minutes.
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Jerry Mitchell
Charlotte
N.C
UPI
Pila Paneina
New
Jonesville Ame Zion Church
Vietnam
America
Howard Johnson
Roosevelt Davis
Ira Simpson
Louie Davis
Fellowship Hall
Congress Faces Packed Agenda As Sessions Reopen
Congress resumes after a monthlong recess amid a crowded calendar including a looming budget deadline, Panama Canal treaty debates, and funding fights. Hearings on Budget Director Bert Lance and abortion and human rights issues shape early action, with wage and consumer protection bills under pressure.
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Gene Bernhardt
Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
James Allen
D-Ala
Senate Judiciary Separation of
Thomas O'Neill
Carter signals possible shift on Lance resignation
President Carter hinted he might reconsider his strong support for budget director Bert Lance as congressional probes focus on Lance personal loans and drafts. Lance said he would testify before the Senate Banking Committee this week, while Chairman Ribicoff urged his resignation amid the controversy.
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Bert Lance
Abraham Ribicoff
GOP
Charles Percy
Senate Government Affairs Committee
White House
Carter
Lance
James M. Hildreth
Washington
UPI
Senate Banking Committee
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
Bancing Committee
Dconn
Ribicoff
Lane
Kent State gym construction halted by Supreme Court stay
UPI reports Supreme Court Justice William Brennan temporarily halted construction of a $6 million gym at Kent State University near the site of the 1970 National Guard shootings. May 4th Coalition opponents pressed for the site to be a National Memorial and sought stays from Brennan and courts.
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Kent
Ohio
UPI
Supreme Court
William Brennan
Kent State University
KSU
Brage Golding
May 4Th Coalition
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Interior Department
Coalition
Brennan
Circuit
Cicuit Court
Bloom Knows More Now By donald h may
Robert Bloom testified to a House subcommittee that with more information he would have given Congress a less favorable report on Bert Lance. Bloom, acting comptroller, said initial briefing lacked full details on Lance bank overdrafts and family loans later revealed in a fuller report.
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UPI
Bert Lance
Congress
Lance
Robert “Bloom
House
Bloom
Jimmy Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Comptroller’s
First National Bank
Calhoun
Senate
Comptroller’s Office
Lance Bank
Carter
Senate Committee
General
Coiptroller
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