Convictions in Illinois at risk after high court ruling
The Supreme Court declined review of a 7th Circuit decision that could affect up to 20,000 felonies in Illinois. The ruling concerns guilty pleas in armed robbery cases and whether defendants were warned about mandatory parole after serving their sentences.
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French voters reject left and give Estaing majority
French voters rejected the leftist bid in the National Assembly runoff and gave President Valery Giscard d Estaing s center right coalition a 91 seat majority in the 491 seat body. Final returns show 291 to 200 with 10 seats for Robert Fabre s Leftist Radical Movement.
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15000 Policemen Hunt for Moro in Historic Italian Case
In Rome, over 15,000 police search for former Prime Minister Aldo Moro and his kidnappers. Helicopters sweep Rome and surrounding countryside as scanners and dogs check traffic. Police face internal rivalries and weak morale amid a highly organized terrorist group. few officers on streets due to low pay and duties.
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Raffaele Iozzino
Moro
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Casola
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Miners face vote on 105 day strike ending pact
Local UMW leaders in Appalachia begin taking the tentative contract to members amid cautious optimism and lingering doubts. District meetings report a mix of views as some say the pact is acceptable, others fear it reflects hardship and loss of contact with Washington negotiators.
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Appalachia
George Thomas
Lebanon
Thomas
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George Frampton
Indiana
Nebraska floods drive 2000 from homes near Omaha
In Valley Nebraska nearly 2,000 people were evacuated from towns and residential areas outside Omaha as floodwaters from the Elkhorn Big Blue and Missouri rivers surged through four eastern counties. Governor Exon called it the worst flood in 40 years as Platte River overflow increased with melting snow runoff.
Amoco Cadiz oil pumping delayed at Brest France
Salvage experts say pumping oil from the Amoco Cadiz will take at least four to five days. The tanker spilled at least 14.7 million gallons along an 80 mile Brittany coast and fishing grounds after running aground in a storm. Reporters said oil continued to flow as the wreck lay in the sea. About half of North Bend’s 1,400 residents were evacuated. The Dodge County sheriff’s office reported the death of an elderly woman found this morning, with no other deaths reported.
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