Students pack supplies for St Labre Indian School
Burphysboro Unit Schools District 186 students Steve Chaney Jeff McDaniel Dana Lavender and Sarah Lavender pack 169 pounds of water glue pencils pens and books for shipment to the St Labre Indian School in Ashland Montana. The school exists entirely on contributions and will receive the items this week.
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Jeff McDaniel
Dana Lavender
Sarah Lavender
Burphysboro Unit
St. Labre Indian School
Ashland
Mont
Karen Lavender
Murphysboro Education Association
Execution delays set for Texas killer James Livingston
Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Jr delays Livingston's December 10 execution to allow full court review of his formal appeal to spare him from the electric chair. Livingston is one of two men sentenced to death for the 1974 murders during a rural North Texas grocery store robbery. White seeks delay as his case moves through the high court while Utah opponents prepare for Gary Gilmore's sunrise firing squad.
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Texas
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High Court
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah
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The
American Civil Liberties Union
FBI chief will not resign amid Carter plans
FBI Director Clarence Kelley said he does not intend to resign despite indications President Carter may name his own FBI chief. Kelley stated he has not changed his mind and would address the issue if Carter asks him to resign. Carter had said he would have fired Kelley had he known the facts earlier, but he stopped short of pledging action.
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Losin
Barry Goldwater shocks Senate leadership race
Senator Barry Goldwater, aged 68, unexpectedly enters the race for Senate minority leader, signaling possible new ideological energy within the Republican ranks. His move shocks colleagues including front runner Robert Griffin and Howard Baker as the 38 Republican senators prepare for the 95th Congress.
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Washington Star
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Senate
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Howard Baker
Tenn
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Appeals Court limits shooting fleeing suspects in nonviolent felonies
The 8th U S Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Missouri laws allowing police to use reasonable force to apprehend a fleeing suspect in nonviolent felonies after warning of arrest. The ruling stems from the 1990 death of Michael Mattis at a Creve Coeur golf range. The decision preserves deadly force when a suspect has used or is believed to use deadly force.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Missouri
Michael Mattis
St. Louis County
Offshore energy search sparks inter est conflicts
A congressional OTA report on deepwater tanker ports floating nuclear plants and offshore drilling warns conflicts with other interests could arise without a formal dispute resolution system. It notes current offshore activity near New Jersey and Delaware and questions large-scale expansion, offering onshore options as substitutes but finding none clearly superior.
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Washington
White House gate repair costs reach five hundred fifty thousand
Washington AP reports the government spent 350000 to fortify the White House gates after a 1974 incident. On Wednesday a Santa Fe man tried to ram the grounds with a battered pickup but the new steel gates held. The driver Steven B Williams was cut, bruised, and arrested.
Incendiary letter bombs found in midtown Manhattan
Four letter bombs addressed to President elect Jimmy Carter and federal agencies ignited in midtown Manhattan mailboxes. One device exploded near Grand Central while a carrier was injured. two organizations claimed responsibility. Deputy Chief Dreher noted the devices resemble those seen in recent weeks and could cause serious harm if near faces.
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Jimmy Carter
Midtown Manhattan
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Carter
Justice Department
FBI
CIA
Robert Panzone
Grand Central
Ed Dreher
Court to rule on CB radio warning case obstruction claim
Associate Judge Joseph H Kelley weighs final arguments in the case of trooper Donald Trent versus Sammie Graham of Chicago. Trent says Graham used a CB to warn other speeders after a July speeding stop on Interstate drawing a second citation for obstruction.
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Joseph H. Kelley
Donald Trent
Sammie Graham
Chicago
Graham
Trent
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