Jury acquits Joan Little in icepick slaying case
A Raleigh jury of twelve acquitted 21 year old Joan Little of all charges in the Beaufort County jail slaying after about an hour of deliberation. Despite the verdict she still faces a 7 to 10 year term on a separate breaking and entering count and is free on bond pending appeal. The judge jailed defense counsel for contempt following a ruling dispute.
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Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Miss Little
State Court of Appeals
California
Jerry Paul
Hamilton Hobgood
Paul
Wake County Superior Court
Hobgood
Washington
N.C
Clarence Alligood
Alligood
Beaufort County
Mark Nielsen
Librarian Proposes Cardholder Checkout Plan
Bolton Connecticut town librarian Raymond Woollette plans to move 13,500 volumes to a new library by asking cardholders to check out 10 books for a month and return them. If successful, he would carry half as many books himself.
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Bolton, Conn
Raymond Woollette
Friend vs. friend in work camp court action months away
Helena AP reporting a 55 count indictment against James J. Carden and three associates over bribery grand larceny and embezzlement tied to the Workmen's Compensation Division scandal. Arraignment postponed at least 80 days while defense and state review transcripts. bail discussion centers on Imperial 400 Motel connection and potential asset sale proceeds.
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McKinnon
James J. Carden
Workmen’s Compensation Division
Carden
Wade Dahood
Anaconda
Dick Ozivi
Woodahl
Helena
Bangladesh leader slain in military coup in Dhaka
A military backed government seized power in Bangladesh in a predawn coup killing President Mujibur Rahman. Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed announced corruption and concentration of power as the motive and vowed to keep Bangladesh in the Commonwealth and nonaligned group while seeking closer ties with the United States the Soviet Union and China.
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New Delhi
India
Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman
Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed
In- Ahmed
Mujib
Sheik
Ahmed
United States
Soviet Union
China
Russia
Phony foods move toward everyday meals
An Associated Press analysis notes a future where milk may come from noncow sources and chocolate bars contain no cocoa beans. Fabricated foods, cheaper to make, could surge to 23 billion dollars in sales by 1980 as substitutes fill gaps from rising traditional ingredient costs and global food shortages.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William Hale
Arthur D. Little Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Town Buries Jars of Ashes From 1910 Murder
In Cazadero California Rex Nance found two jars containing ashes of three murder victims from 1910. Despite county health objections a burial plan with mule drawn cart proceeds this Saturday with a brief eulogy by organizer Gary Rodgers.
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Cazadero
Calif
Rex Nance
California
Nance
Tom Kendall
Enoch
Eura
Here
Kendalls
Gary L. Rodgers
Wayne Dunham
Sonoma County
Dunham
Rodgers
Criminal probe into ETV lease at Harmony House in Bozeman
Gallatin County Atty. Thomas Olson says a criminal investigation is underway into the leasing of Harmony House by the Montana Educational Broadcasting Commission. He indicates an announcement is forthcoming and notes involvement by Pace, Sourdough Land and Cattle Co, and Bozeman attorney Robert Graff.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County
Thomas Olson
Montana Educational Broadcasting Commission
Olson
Associated Press
Harmony House
MEBC
Herb Pace
Pace
Sourdough Land and Cattle Co
Robert Graff
W.W. Lessley
Robert L. Woodahl
John C. Vincent
Thomas L
Peter G. Meloy
Hel
Stockholders hear Anaconda's views
Anaconda Co. sent letters to stockholders clarifying Crane Co. plans to exchange five million Crane debentures for 23 percent of Anaconda common shares. Anaconda notes Crane announced the idea Aug. 7 but cautions no assurance the offer will be made and cites past failed attempts by Crane and T. M. Evans to acquire a major stake.
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Anaconda Co
Crane Co
Anaconda
Crane
T. M. Evans
Evans
Ford plans veto trade on oil bill
President Ford announced he will veto a bill extending oil price controls and remove a 2 dollars per barrel oil import tariff if Congress upholds his veto. He argued the twin actions would raise petroleum prices only modestly, with estimates of a few cents a gallon net, and said the energy decision is among the nation’s most major.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Congress
Two Wounded in Shooting at Jerry's Corner Bar
Two men were seriously injured in a Friday morning shooting at Jerry's Corner Bar in Missoula. Kenneth Lowney faces two counts of attempted homicide and is jailed on a $100,000 bond after witnesses said a fight led to the gunfire.
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Batte
Jerry's Corner Bar
S. Main
Bill Hanley
Missoula General Hospital
Bennett Sullivent
E. Broadway
St. James Community Hospital
Kenneth Lowney
W. Quartz
Lowney
Silver Bow
Justice of the Peace
Hanley
Tony Sappiola
Vancouver
B.C
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Ozivi
Butte Law
Francis C. Burgess
John T. Prothero
Delay
Gordon McDonald
Montana
Classic Auto Club
Butte
Front Street
Albertson's
Pioneer
Walter Hinick
Hale
Hoffa
Detroit
FBI
James R. Hoffa
West Coast
Weatherman
Ena
Meloy
Graff
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