Girl Scout safe as suspect is arrested in Florida case
Charlotte Grosse was dragged from a Girl Scout campground and later called from Siesta Key to say her abductor freed her. Sheriff’s officials reported the suspect’s arrest in the same beach area. no details on where she was held or the attacker’s identity. The abduction followed earlier Oklahoma campground killings.
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Tonry pleads guilty to reduced federal election charges
Former Rep Richard Tonry of Louisiana pleaded guilty to reduced charges of violating federal election law after prosecutors dropped felony counts. He was accused of accepting over $34,000 in campaign contributions and offering jobs for support, with alleged cover‑up attempts. Sentences could total up to four years and fines up to 870,003. District Court Judge Charles Schwartz accepted the pleas.
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Vance presses racial detente in southern Africa
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance urged South Africa to take concrete steps toward racial justice to curb outside intervention. He warned that denying rights in southern Africa could draw Communist influence and called for peaceful resolution in Rhodesia Namibia and South Africa. remarks were for an NAACP convention.
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D.C. subway opens 12 mile Blue Line to Virginia suburbs
Washington AP reports a 12 mile Blue Line opening links the capital with Virginia suburbs. The new Metro segment marks the system's second operable section and ends many commuter bus routes into the District of Columbia for years.
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Federal student aid set at 950 million for 1977-78 year
The HEW Education Office announced 950 million in federal funds for 1977-78 aid to colleges and students. Programs include NDSL, CWS, and SEOG, with 2,415 institutions receiving NDSL funds and SEOG grants ranging from 200 to 1500 dollars for students in extreme need.
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Wages cited as main issue in Byron Tannery strike
More than 100 workers stood silent outside the W. D. Byron & Sons Tannery in Williams on the first day of a wage strike. About 473 workers and Walter Kidde & Co. failed to reach a new contract after a marathon session Thursday. Union officials cited a $240 pay hike over three years and opposed a cost of living adjustment. Checks were distributed to workers as picketing continued with no comment from officials. The tannery, bought by a Kidde subsidiary after bankruptcy, has grown from under 600 to nearly 2,000 employees.
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Copper workers strike across the nation
Copper workers set up picket lines early today as 26 unions meet and authorize an industry wide strike representing about 45,000 workers. The walkout targets both copper mines and processing plants, with hourly wage increases similar to steelworkers settlements. First pickets appeared at midnight outside U S Metals Refining in Carteret New Jersey as spreads to Maryland New Mexico Nevada Utah Montana and Arizona followed.
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FBI Finds Manhunt for Marshal Killers Sparks Attention
FBI traces leads in a manhunt for those who killed a marshal amid ongoing investigations. Anita Bryattt faces a lawsuit over a murder involving a same sex victim. May's county’s unemployment rate falls to 5.3 percent as economy shows signs of improvement. City talks with union continue as the contract nears expiry today. Maryland State Police pledge a busy weekend with heightened patrols.
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Backers pledge fight as Carter halts B L production in Congress
In Washington, Democratic leaders back President Carter's surprise decision to halt the bomber program, pledging to resist removing funding from the defense bill. House chair George Mahon vows to defend BL money amid a 110.6 billion defense bill containing 4 billion for production.
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Ford calls EE decision a very risky gamble
Former President Gerald Ford in San Francisco denounced President Carter's stance against producing the controversial BE bomber. He said halting production while continuing research is risky, noting Carter relies on a bomber twenty years older from the 1950s.
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