West Virginia group joins 3000 in Louisville busing protest
Nearly 3,000 white Louisville residents marched on Capitol Hill to protest court ordered busing. They booed Rep Mazzoli and senators Ford Huddleston while praising Rep Snyder who urged a constitutional ban on busing. Organizers and participants carried flags as they moved from the Washington Monument.
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Franco Receives Last Rites as Condition Worsens
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 82, had last rites after two heart attacks in a week. Doctors reported a slow, progressive deterioration with myocardial trouble and fever. his family gathered at El Pardo palace as officials warned the end may be near.
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Betty Ford to press Equal Rights Amendment stance in Cleveland
First Lady Betty Ford spoke to thousands at the Greater Cleveland International Women's Year Congress stressing that being ladylike does not require silence. She defended outspoken views on sex and marijuana, urged ratification of the ERA, and defended her right as First Lady to speak out.
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Ford to visit China around November 28
Secretary Kissinger said President Ford plans a China trip around November 28 and that U.S. relations with China are basically sound after his Peking visit. He noted scheduling delays and predicted no announced date for the trip for about a week.
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Second Soviet Venus lander reports pancake rocks then ceases
Venus 10 touched down about 1,300 miles from Venus 9 and operated 65 minutes. Tass cited 870 degree surface, 90 times Earth's pressure, and winds about 0.5 mph. Images showed large pancake shaped rocks and old mountain formations before loss of contact.
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Cash Cancels Appearance for Sadat at Ford Dinner
UPI reports country star Johnny Cash canceled his Monday night performance at President Anwar Sadat’s state dinner in Washington due to near physical exhaustion. First Lady Betty Ford's press secretary said Cash notified the White House Friday and no replacement was invited yet.
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West Virginia Tops Virginia Tech In Close Stadium Showdown
West Virginia squeaked past Virginia Tech 10 to 7 at the Stadium as Bill McKenzie booted a 20 yard field goal with 2 48 left. The Mountaineers preserved the margin on a sharp defensive effort and a late Tech drive was halted at the WVU 25 yard line.
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Phil Rogers
Dan Kendra
Kendra
Stuart Patterson
WVU
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Lee
Artie Owens
Bob Gresham
Witches evolve as Salem figure blends science with mystic
In Salem, Laurie Cabot, famed as the witch of Salem, describes witchcraft through a scientific lens. She notes spells as a small part of the practice and discusses energy, parapsychology, and crystaline theory while surrounded by witchy paraphernalia in her apartment. She mentions about 300 local witches and plans for a Halloween Witches Ball to fund a psychic research center. Pennie Cabot, a child in the household, worries about wearing black to school and grapples with witch law warnings at home.
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Salem
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Nation returns to Standard time amid energy crisis changes
The United States resumes six months on daylight time and six on standard time with clocks turning back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. The shift remains until the last Sunday of April 1976, following a year of energy crisis time changes.
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