Former Cairo Civil Rights Leader Alleges FBI Harassment
Rev. Charles Koen, ex director of the Cairo United Front, says he and black leaders faced FBI poison pen letters aimed at curbing donations. He cites a 1971 missive to a church bishop alleging violence and misused funds, and notes related anonymous letters and past boycott activity tied to the United Front.
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Cairo, Ill
FBI
Charles Koen
Cairo
Koen
U. S. Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
United Front
Episcopal Church
United States
Keen
John E. Hines
Highlands N.C
East St. Louis
Baltimore
St. Louis
Reagan backs Ford if Ford wins GOP nomination
Ronald Reagan says he differs with Ford but will support Ford’s campaign if Ford defeats him for the 1976 Republican nomination. He rules out a third party bid and declines to pledge for Rockefeller. Carter and Udall outline primary plans on TV as Florida decision nears.
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
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the Nation
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
NBC
Meet the Press
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Illinois
Pathet Lao push drives Lao refugees to Thai border
AP reports Laotians flee the country as Pathet Lao consolidate control. Prince Mangkala Manid vongse and family crossed the Mekong into Ning Khai province. About 50,000 Lao refugees since the Communist takeover with an average of 12 escaping daily. Prince Panya, son of Premier Souvanna Phouma, swam the Mekong en route to France to join his French mother.
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Savang Vathana
Laos
Mekong
Thailand
Pathet Lao
Mangkala Manidvongse
Ning Khai Province
Interior Ministry
Souvanna Phouma
Panya
France
Canadian postal strike may end with vote tonight
Ottawa AP reports striking postal workers will vote tonight on a tentative contract after 42 days on strike. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers leadership recommended rejection while about 2,700 members already returned to work and high acceptance sentiment exists among others.
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Ottawa
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Als
Arnold Gould
Ontario
Battle lines in Japan escalate over illegal strikes
Prime Minister Takeo Miki warned that Japan cannot operate under a severe confrontation as government workers push for the right to strike. He proposed shifting some government enterprises to private ownership while keeping national railways and the postal system under state control, with possible limits on telecommunications.
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Japan
Miki
Quakes, Tidal Waves Hit Hawaiis Big Island Parade Held
On Hawaii Island two strong quakes measuring 5.5 and 7.2 on the Richter scale struck near Kilauea Volcano triggering tides and a small eruption. One man was killed and one missing as property damage neared 2 million dollars. Despite the damage the Christmas parade in Hilo proceeded as planned seven hours after tsunami warnings were lifted.
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Honolulu
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Kiyoshi Shigeoka
Kilauea Volcano
Hawaiian Islands
Congress Rush After Thanksgiving Recess Faces Busy Schedule
Congress returned from the Thanksgiving recess to a three week sprint toward December adjournment. The agenda includes President Ford's $2.3 billion yearly NYC loan plan, energy policy measures, tax cuts, and a broad energy bill amid partisan tensions and threatened NYC default.
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Court lets abortion refusal busing stay
The Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings permitting a Texas hospital to refuse abortions and upholding a Dayton Ohio busing order to desegregate schools. Justices White and Burger dissented on the abortion policy matter, urging the Court to resolve the conflicts among circuits. The decision also left intact a plan requiring Dayton schools to adopt a systemwide desegregation plan by 1976 77, or face busing. The ruling also touches on free court appointed lawyers and a Georgia car theft case.
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Supreme Court
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Ohio
U. S. Circuit Court
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Tex
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Warren E. Burger
White
High Court
Richmond
John G. Greco
Greco
Cincinnati
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Ohio Supreme Court
Georgia
Israel will observe pact but boycotts UN Mideast debate
Israel will observe the Golan Heights disengagement pact with Syria yet boycott the United Nations Mideast debate set for January. The Security Council approved a six month renewal of the U N Disengagement Observer Force mandate and scheduled a January 12 debate with a PLO invitation. Israel also announced plans to build more Jewish settlements on the Golan Heights while Syria pushed for PLO participation as a condition for the mandate extension. Syria accepted a council majority wording to allow PLO participation, aiding U S stance on future invitation. Israel meanwhile surrendered the Abu Rudeis oil field signaling withdrawal from Sinai.
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Timothy E. Wirth
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Associated Press
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Golan
Syria
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Mideast
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet Union
U.N
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U. S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Council
Malik
United States
Abu Rudeis
Sinai Peninsula
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