Thorpe trial set for Tuesday in North Devon race loss
Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe faces trial next Tuesday on charges he plotted to kill his alleged lover. In North Devon he polled 23,338 votes but was defeated by Conservative Anthony Speller who won the seat. Labour rival Anthony Salter trailed with 7,108 votes.
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Senate approves 180 million in loan guarantees for biofuel projects
The Senate Agriculture Committee advances up to 180 million in federal loan guarantees for projects converting farm crops and wood residues into alcohol fuels, rejecting grain-to-alcohol schemes despite four potential loans up to 15 million each.
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UPI
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Officials Shock at Jonestown Cultists Seen by State Dept
A UPI report notes a 1978 Guyana visit by Frank Tumminia who was struck by zombie like stares of Peoples Temple members. Washington critics say bureaucratic missteps and civil liberties concerns prevented early warning of Joneses dangerous cult and mass murder.
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UPI
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D-Calif
Ders
U.S
Jones’ Cult
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Thatcher wins big in Britain landslide victory
Iron Lady sweeps to 10 Downing Street with Labour tally 254 Liberal 9 and others 5. Projections show Thatcher ending with a wide House majority as SNP loses nine of 11 seats and Wales shifts to Conservatives. Turnout soars and leaders re-elected in their constituencies.
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Hair producer Adela Holzer jailed for greed scheme
Adela Holzer once famed for producing Hair faces a minimum of two years to six years after being convicted of swindling investors in phony foreign investments. Judge Denzer called the fraud “plain and simple greed” and noted investments flowed to a Toyota dealership in Indonesia and Spanish real estate to cover earlier losses. Holzer, 44, begged for mercy while her lawyer Roy Cohn planned an appeal.
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UPI
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Broadway
Richard Denzer
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Denzer
Roy Cohn
Cohn
Mark Tepper
Jobless rates edge higher across groups in April
April unemployment rose for teens from 15.5 to 16.5 percent while adult women stood at 5.7 percent and overall jobless rate up slightly from March. Black teen unemployment jumped to 34.5 percent, amid a civilian labor force drop of 600000 to 1021 million. A separate employer-based survey counted nonfarm payrolls at about 88.3 million with no April change, prompting questions on data consistency.
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Triggerman surrenders after Ohio abduction and shooting
Kravitz, board chairman of First National Supermarkets, was abducted from his Shaker Heights apartment with his wife by two men in police uniforms. He died later after being shot three times. The suspects, James and Michael Levine, were traced across Ohio Virginia and Florida before surrendering following family contact.
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Kravitz
Cleveland Trust Co
Shaker Heights
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Akron
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
Tom Bell
Arlington County Police
Florida
Arlington
Michael Levine
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James Levine
Talmadge aide denies typing memos on diverted funds
Allyne Tisdale, Herman Talmadge's financial secretary, testifies under oath she did not type two 1974 memos alleging awareness of diverted contributions. Prosecutors note the memos implicate a bank account used to pass about $29,000 in false Senate expense checks and unreported campaign money.
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UPI
Allyne Tisdale
Herman Talmadge
Senate Ethics Committee
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Daniel Minchew
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