Son of Johnson aide’s son shoots teacher in Austin
In Austin Texas a 13 year old, son of former White House press secretary George Christian, killed English teacher Wilbur Grayson Jr with a .22 bullet in front of about 30 gifted class students. The boy was detained as a juvenile. hearing set for May 26.
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Murchison Junior High School
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University of Texas At Arlington
Lyndon B. Johnson High School
GM contingency plan on riots in South Africa disclosed
New York Times and Associated Press report that GM South Africa drafted a secret plan last summer to handle possible race riots. The document says the Ministry of Defense would take over the auto industry in a national emergency and that GM supplied trucks could be repurposed for Defense Force use.
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New York Times
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Detroit
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Commoner party shot called cheap by farm bureau
Allan Grant, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, decries Dr Barry Commoner s hamburger cancer scare news release as premature and unwarranted and asks for documentation. He notes no evidence links hamburger consumption to human cancer and cites stomach cancer statistics supporting the opposite view.
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Jackson receives $400,000 grant for Excel education push
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson will use a $400,000 grant to expand his Excel program in Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Chicago, launching similar efforts in at least three more cities. The grant funds a National Institute of Education study to test Jackson’s educational improvement approach.
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Uranium missing from Apollo plant in Pennsylvania
Federal officials confirm 25 pounds of bombgrade uranium unaccounted for at the Babcock & Wilcox fuel plant in Apollo Pennsylvania. NRC says missing material may still be onsite and could reflect accounting rather than theft. CIA previously alleged Israel link, which Israel denied.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Israel
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Hancho Kim Sentenced in Korean Influence Buying Case
Hancho C Kim a naturalized American citizen was sentenced today by U S District Court Judge Thomas A Flannery to six months in prison followed by three years probation. He received three year terms on two counts for conspiring to corrupt congressmen and for lying to a grand jury about a six hundred thousand dollar payoff. The judge suspended the sentences after six months and the House ethics committee considered contempt actions that could add another year in jail and a thousand dollar fine.
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Hancho C. Kim
U.S. District Court
Thomas A. Flannery
Kim
South Korea
Flannery
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House Ethics Committee
Italy Grants Free Abortions Under New Law
Rome reports the Italian Senate approved a liberal bill allowing women over 18 to obtain a free abortion on demand during the first 90 days for physical economic social or psychological reasons. Opponents from Movement for Life vow to challenge the law through constitutional avenues to overturn the measure.
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Europe
Italy
Movement For Life
Sea life returns to Los Angeles Harbor after spill
Marine wildlife, killed by the December 1976 oil tanker explosion, has begun returning to the ocean bottom off Los Angeles Harbor. Divers reported progress but noted pools of oil up to six inches deep still remain in the area.
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Seith Stumping Southern Illinois As Campaign Moves On
Democrat Alex Seith plans to campaign door to door across Southern Illinois with stops in Anna Mounds Cairo and Vienna. He will speak at a Union County Democratic dinner and at a Carbondale dinner with Rep. Paul Simon and Vice President Mondale. A four debate series begins soon with Carbondale hosting the Sept. 3 event on energy and agriculture.
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Paul Simon
Carbondale
Walter Mondale
Percy
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
College of Communication
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