Kennedy assassination inquiry eyed after new testimony
Washington AP report says House assassination committee leader needs months to judge credibility of Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans claims that Russian born geologist George de Mohrenschildt tied Cuban exiles oil men and the CIA to a Kennedy plot. FBI notes say Oltmans story diverged from earlier de Mohrenschildt accounts and lacks corroboration. De Mohrenschildt was found dead in Florida hours after a committee attempt to reach him.
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John F. Kennedy
Richardson Preyer
Willem Oltmans
Preyer
North Carolina
Cific
Oltmans
de Mohrenschildt
de Mohren- Schildt
FBI
Aconversation
Loran Hall
Lester Logue
Kennedy
Vance and Giscard discuss Concorde rights and nuclear probes
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met with French President Valery Giscard d Estaing in Paris for 90 minutes. He pledged to raise New York landing rights for the Concorde with President Carter and to press for broader talks on nuclear proliferation and world affairs. Vance also noted plans to brief on his Moscow mission and May talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyka.
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UPI
Cyrus Vance
France
New York
Carter
United States
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Vance
Giscard
Pakistan
U.S
Kennedy Airport
Britain
New York City
Kremlin
Vente
Moscow
Andrei Gromyka
Governor Proud Of Deficit Cut In New York
New York Governor Hugh L. Carey announced a 1976 77 deficit of 91 million dollars, far below the prior year’s 441 million. He spoke at a news conference announcing Harold Fisher as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman, crediting his administration with turning the state economy around.
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UPI
Hugh L. Carey
New York State
Carey
Harold Fisher
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Quebec moves to declare French official language provincewide
The Parti Quebecois government proposes that French be the official language of education business and public administration in Quebec. It would require newcomers to send children to French schools and limit English schooling to those with parents who attended English schools. French would be the language for government and court filings, with certain exceptions for health, safety, and tourism. A referendum on independence is promised within two to three years.
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Parti Quebecoise
Québec
Quebec
Camille Laurin
Parti Quebecois
Canada
John Ciaccia
Montreal
Atlanta mayor fires 1000 city strikers
Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson fired more than 1,000 striking blue-collar workers amid a citywide walkout that halted garbage collection and street work. He cited the failure to meet the 50-cent-an-hour wage demand from AFSCME and warned 300 had already returned to work after threats of firing.
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Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
Jackson
Leamon Hood
Afscme
Hood
Zaire cites Cuban and Russian troops in Shaba invasion
Zaire's chief of staff Lt. Gen. Bumba Moasso said Russians Cubans and Portuguese fight with Angola based rebels overrunning Shaba Province near Kolwezi. He reported killings among enemy forces and identified non uniformed white fighters with Soviet missiles. Cuban forces in Angola were noted as over 10 000 strong backing Neto's regime. Rebels count 7 000 to 10 000, per Bumba, with Lunda population reportedly welcoming them under coercion. Zaire vows to strike back when ready.
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Zaire
Shaba
Bumba Moasso
Kolwezi
Bumba
Mutshatsha
Eluki Mongo Aundu
Bomba
Angola
Mobutu Sese Seko
Fidel Castro
Agostinho Neto
Portugal
Linda
Two military jet crashes kill 13 in Michigan and California
Thirteen crewmen died after an Air Force B52 on a training flight crashed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and a Navy T39 trainer went down near Julian California. Eight B52 crew bodies recovered in remote terrain. the T39 was en route from Pensacola via Yuma. Authorities note the B52 was in final approach to Sawyer AFB. a witness described a massive flash and explosion. The T39 trained navigators and had stopped at Yuma MCAS before the crash.
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Associated Press
Michigan
California
Upper Peninsula
Navy
Julian
Calif
Sawyer Afb
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Fla
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
Ariz
Weather outlook: showers taper tonight then cooler
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports tonight showers will ease and temperatures fall to 40s. Tomorrow remains cool and mostly cloudy with likely showers and a high near 50. Rain chances are 90 percent tonight and 70 percent tomorrow as winds shift from east to southeast to west.
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Hancock Airport
Today's chuckle There's no foo Uke no old fool
Joke note comments on age and experience with a playful contrast. A witty line claims experience pays off and mocks notions of quick cleverness. The quip centers on a playful sound gag and aging perception.
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