Meredith fights restaurant bill over $2.79 in Jackson
James Meredith says he feels stronger about a $2.79 Pizza Hut dispute than about Ole Miss integration. He was arrested for failing to pay with a coupon and released on recognizance after a four day pretrial period. A June 4 preliminary hearing is set on the misdemeanor false pretense charge.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Ole Miss
Jackson
Grunda and Stringer Fight Close Lorain Contest
In Lorain the Grunda Stringer race narrows to a near draw as a grand jury probe becomes a talking point. Prosecution actions drawn mixed views with unions backing Grunda while Stringer supporters call for change and criticize Grunda’s tenure.
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Lorain Party
Grunda
Stringer
North Ridgeville
Kennedy presses for debate as primaries near
Teddy Kennedy returns to Cleveland urging continued debate over issues like the economy, national health insurance, and the Equal Rights Amendment. He argues the race should go on and would debate both independent John Anderson and Ronald Reagan if nominated, blasting Carter's decision to skip a debate.
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California
Ohio
New Jersey
West Virginia
New Mexico
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Montana
Carter
John Anderson
Anderson
Ronald Reagan
Ford says Reagan needs a younger running mate
Former President Gerald Ford argues Ronald Reagan should choose a vice president who can lead the nation for years. Ford’s chief of staff Bob Barrett notes 66 year old figures like Baker and Bush are more suitable, while Reagan would be the oldest president if elected. Barrett says Ford has no preference among candidates mentioned.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bob Barrett
Ford
Reagan
Sen
Howard Baker
George Bush
Barrett
House votes down Nicaragua aid in 1981 budget
The House refused to authorize military aid for Nicaragua in a 267 to 105 vote, cutting 5.5 million dollars in military sales and training funds from the 1981 foreign aid program. Proponents warn of a shift toward a Cuban Soviet bloc, while opponents call Nicaragua already communistic. President Carter faced a setback as State Department warned congressional inaction harms U.S. policy.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nicaragua
Carter
State Department
U.S
Robert Bauman
R-Md
American woman among arrests in San Salvador suburb raid
UPI reports Police raid on a fashionable suburb of San Salvador led to the arrest of Pavla Pike Tennant, 28, an American woman, and Salvador Samayoa, 32, a former Education minister who resigned in January. The Defense Ministry tallied 13 more political violence deaths, including a hospital bed shooting victim.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
Defense Ministry
Pavla Pike Tennant
Salvador Samayoa
Joi
Jefus
Popular Liberation Forces
Cape Town
South Africa
Elsies River
Tehran
Iran
Mashad
Pars
U.S
Lorain County Election Director Sees 53 Percent Turnout
Lorain County Director of Elections Jack E Wolf projects 53 percent turnout in the upcoming primary, forecasting 74,136 of 139,187 registered voters to vote. He compares favorably with Secretary Celebrezze's statewide 44 percent estimate and notes absentee ballot access at Lorain and Elyria offices until noon Saturday.
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Lorain County
Jack E. Wolf
Wolf
Anthony J.celebrezze
Celebrezze
Broadway
Lorain
Cedar St
Elyria
Spinks spared jail term after DUI arrest in Ohio
City prosecutor John Rosenbaum said Spinks was arrested when a patrolman saw his car weave and veer off into grass. A breathalyzer showed 0.22, and Spinks cooperated at the patrol post. He plans to fight in July against Holmes Weaver LeDieux or Ali, and plans to fly to California after court.
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Horn Spinks
Rosenbaum
Spinks
Ohio
Cox
Horn
Orwell
Sawyer
Larry Holmes
Mike Weaver
Scott LeDieux
Muhammad Ali
Detroit
Mich
California
Paris
UPI
Andrei Sakharov
Gorky
Ruth Bonner
Boston
Sakharov
Volga
Lorain police seek federal mediation as strike drags on
Lorain city officials and the Fraternal Order of Police face a stalled bargaining process with police on sickout action. A vote on hiring a federal mediator is planned while fire fighters push for binding arbitration on the November ballot. Officials report limited manpower and ongoing city hall picketing amid wage disputes.
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Malinovsky
McBennett
Frank Gall
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Cleveland
Gall
Parker
Lorain
Ray Hunady
Firefighters Union
FOP
Associate Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
Council
Janet
Wlaszyn
FDP
Alabama Attorney Fred Gray Seeks First Black Federal Judge Role
Alabama attorney Fred Gray told the Senate Judic iary Committee he is confident the Senate will confirm his appointment as one of the first black federal judges from Alabama despite recent criticism. He rejected an ABA caution as hearsay and presented endorsements from Alabama judges and lawyers to support his qualifications.
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Washington
UPI
Alabama
Fred Gray
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gray
American Bar Association
Morris Dees
Dees
A.W. Clemon
ABA
Ford Brook Park layoffs hit lowest level since 1950s
Ford Motor Co will indefinitely lay off 375 hourly workers at the Brook Park foundry, with temporary furloughs at Engine Plants No 1 and 2. UAW Local 1250 president Thurman Payne says employment is at its lowest point since the 1950s. Some Lorain and Avon Lake plants also down two weeks for inventory. Walton Hills Local 420 approved work rule concessions to avert a shutdown, with 2,295 in favor and 450 against.
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Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Ford
Robert Bierman
Thurman Payne
UAW
Payne
Bierman
Lorain
Ohio Track
Avon Lake
United Auto Workers Union
Auto Workers
Walton Hills
UAW Local 420
Chinese Premier Hua urges 40000 US troops withdrawal in Korea
Hua Guofeng in Tokyo urged the withdrawal of American forces from South Korea during a speech to 2,500 Japanese leaders. He linked withdrawal to a peaceful Korean reunification and his first public address outside China.
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Hua Guofeng
Gu Mu
South Korea
China
Hua
Korean Peninsula
UPI
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