Ladner Family Reunion Draws Mississippi Kin
A Gulfport gathering brought together about 100 of the 1 000 known Ladner descendants from two branches of the family tree. Neighbors described varied looks and memories as Gloria Melling recalled growing up with 12 siblings and praised large families as close and joyful.
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John Ladner
Betsy Cameron
Hancock County
Delmas
Peterson
Adolph
Aldridge
Alezia
Azelia
Collins
Culver
Eunice
Francis
Roman
Mississippi
Ladner
Gulfport
Ladners
Neville Ladner
DeLisle
Ola Sr
Armour
Olivia
Antoine
Mary
Gloria Melling
Poplarville
16Th Avenue
Mercenaries in Angola Trial Reject British Lawyers
In Luanda, six mercenaries including Andrew McKenzie reject British counsel and stick with Angolan lawyers. Four British lawyers arrived to assist defense appeals, while Costas Georgiou alias Colonel Callan declines testimony. Trial resumes with Argentine-born Grillo as lead witness after delays denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luanda
Angola
Andrew McKenzie
Callan
Gustavo Grillo
Gearhart
Dem platform panel backs minimum income for poor and elderly
The Democratic platform panel approved a plan to guarantee a minimum income for working and nonworking poor and elderly, alongside moves to cut defense spending, pursue national health insurance, and reduce adult unemployment to 3 percent in four years.
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Dem
Washington
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Subcommittee
Dukakis
Former aide alleges men pressured into sexual favors by lawmakers
Colleen Gardner, a former aide, says multiple male staffers were coerced by congressmen into homosexual acts. Her lawyer cites alleged sessions with lawmakers. Gardner declines to name individuals or confirm counts. Separately, Rep. Allan Howe faces solicitation charges after Utah arrest. he denies wrongdoing and claims a setup. Miss Ray seeks polygraph and may reveal diaries and private material to investigators. Gravel and Gray deny involvement or recollection of the incidents.
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Washington
Capitol
Congressional
Colleen Gardner
Sol Z. Rosen
Allan T. Howe
Utah
Salt Lake City
Howe
Miss Ray
Gravel
Gray
Congress
Fourth body unearthed in Canterbury case linked to Carr
Police recovered the fourth body, a 21-year-old Hartford woman, from a rural Canterbury grave site after Robert Freder ick Carr III guided detectives to it. Carr, 32, of Norwich, led authorities to multiple Gulf Coast graves and faces Florida charges, with an autopsy pending.
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Canterbury
Carr
Miami
Connecticut
Hartford
Norwich
Louisiana
Mississippi
Dade County
Fla
Florida
Mington
Elliot M. Gross
Gulf Coast
Patronage ties stifle Jerry Brown in new season
Jerry Brown faces restricted role as his father, a seasoned political hand, weighs influence over lineup. The piece notes longstanding patronage dynamics shaping team selections and limited playing time for the younger Brown.
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Jerry Brown
Nader study group cites consumer dissatisfaction
A Ralph Nader study group reports Americans find fault with more than one fourth of what they buy. The note appears in the weather section as a cross reference to page A-4.
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Ralph Nader
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Robert Ruby
Colonel Callan
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Robert Cesner Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Bill Wilson
St. Louis
People's Revolutionary Tribunal
London
Peter Warburton Jones
John Nammock
Associated Press
FBI
Robert Carr
Michael von Zamft
Connecticut Board of Parole
NSIDE
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