Race aboard Sir Winston Churchill sails with 42 young women
The 153 foot schooner Churchill sails from Bermuda toward Newport as part of the Bicentennial voyage. Aboard are 42 British women in training, led by Capt Patrick Collis, racing in light winds across 634 miles of Atlantic. The crew, mostly novices, follows a strict three watch routine while learning seamanship and character.
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Winston Churchill
Bermuda
Atlantic
Patricia Thomson
North Sea
Newport
R.I
New York
Patrick Collis
Thomson
Mizen Watch
Exeter
Churchill
Collis
Royal Navy
Congress approves public works bill to create jobs
Congress passes a 3.95 billion public works employment bill sent to President Ford amid promises of a veto. The measure, backed 328 to 83 in the House after Senate approval, aims to spur construction and aid state and local governments during recession with 2 billion in grants for local projects and roughly 200,000 jobs, mostly in private construction and materials.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Senate
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Delbert L. Latta
Ohio
White House
John Carlson
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Magnolia Classic director weighs move to Coast
The Magnolia Classic director says saving the event may require relocating to the Coast. Details appear on Page B-1. A Pascagoula group aims to finish train depot renovations by July 3, with coverage on Page C-1.
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Pascagoula Group
United States vetoes Angola UN membership bid
The United States blocked Angola from joining the United Nations Security Council citing the continued presence and influence of Cuban troops in Angola. Only the U.S. voted against the motion, with China abstaining and most other members voting in favor. The move marks the 15th U.S. veto since 1970 and its third this year.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Angola
U.N
U.S
Albert W. Sherer Jr
William W. Scranton
America
Security Council
Ment
China
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Panama
Sweden
Pakistan
Benin
Guyana
Libya
Popular Movement
S&L Directors Charged Over $150000 Withdrawals
Cap itol Bureau Jackson Miss conservator Robert W Warren said he is unsure if he has jurisdiction over charges that two Moss Point savings and loan directors withdrew 150000 before a depositor withdrawal moratorium. Warren noted 11 associations freed from conservatorship. three more including a Wiggins S and L resumed normal operations. Twin Cities Savings and Loan in Moss Point faced receivership, then conservator control. Directors Nolan Smith and Harold Lawrence reportedly withdrew funds. attorney for the original receiver asks return of funds, but the matter may fall under conservator jurisdiction. The board declined comment. Page D-1.
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Capitol Bureau
Jackson
Miss
Savings and Loan
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
FSLIC
Warren
Twin Cities Savings and Loan Association
Moss Point
Twin Cities
Robert Oswald
Gautier
Marion Roush
Chancery Court
Jackson County
Nolan Smith
Harold Lawrence
Oswald
Twin Cities Board of Directors
Roush
Association
William Dovesey
Smith
Lawrence
Owsald
Kennedy assassination inquiry lights gaps in CIA FBI case
Senate intelligence panel faulted CIA and FBI for not giving the Warren Commission evidence that could have altered the Kennedy assassination inquiry. The 106 page report cites unexplored leads including Cuban involvement, a delayed flight, and a Cuban American informant linked to Oswald. It questions a possible cover up by senior officials while noting no definitive proof of a conspiracy. The panel urges continuation of investigation by a permanent Senate panel.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
FBI
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Dallas
Cubana Airlines
Mexico City
Oswald
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
Frank Church
D-Idaho
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Reagan to Speak in Biloxi Tonight
Former California Governor Ronald Reagan heads to Biloxi for a Gulf Coast campaign debut during the 1978 Republican presidential bid. He attends a $50 per plate dinner at the Buena Vista Hotel for Rep. Trent Lott’s district, arriving by private plane and leaving after the event. Aimed at garnering Mississippi delegates and local support ahead of the GOP national convention.
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Gulf Coast
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Buena Vista
Biloxi
Fifth District
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Jackson
Gulfport Municipal
Mississippi
Ford
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Stephanie Hawkworth
Nobby” Hall
THE
NEW York Times
Brooks
Associated Press
Hays
Frank Thompson Jr
New Jersey
Kenneth Lyons
Democratic Caucus
Thompson
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Claccic
Rome
United Nations
Tanzania
S&l
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