Tornado damage prompts federal aid requests in Mississippi Arkansas
Federal disaster assistance is sought for portions of Mississippi and Arkansas after deadly tornadoes. Arkansas reports six deaths, Cabot town destruction, 70 injuries, and widespread property loss while Mississippi weighs disaster relief as storms threaten the region. A Michigan twister killed one and injured 14.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Arkansas
West Branch
Mich
Michigan
David Pryor
Ford
Cabot
Cliff Finch
Hebert to retire after 36 years in Congress
Rep. F. Edward Hebert of Louisiana, a Pentagon advocate and former House Armed Services chair, announces retirement at 74 after 36 years in Congress. He states defense above dollars, seeking to end with strength intact. In San Francisco, 1,900 city workers strike over pay cuts amid potential wider effects.
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Washington
Edward Hebert
D-La
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
New Orleans
Hebert
Mergz
America No. 1
San Francisco
George Moscone
Delegates Attend Workshop at Independent Schools Convention
Brookwood School faculty joined a two day workshop at the Mid South Association of Independent Schools annual convention in Atlanta. More than two thousand delegates from southeast independent schools attended led by Dr. James T. Cleland. Brookwood attendees included elementary principals and teachers such as Faye Vickers Carroll Bennett Joanne Palumbo and James Lyle. secondary staff D H Bowers Annette Britton Richard Guckert Norman Larson David Lucas Steve Riley Joseph Smith and Thomas F Johnson. head master James E Lyle and board chair Joe E Beverly.
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Brookwood
Mid-South Association of Independent Schools
Atlanta
Southeast
James T. Cleland
Duke University
Faye Vickers
Carroll Bennett
John Fuller
C. T. Hill
C. W. McKinnon Jr
Joanne Palumbo
Mayor Stands For Queen in Miss Nashville Pageant
Nashville Tennessee AP Mayor Richard Fulton stands in as queen for a day during the Miss Nashville pageant. He will crown the 1976 queen after Brenda Joyce Thompson Lawrence became ineligible after adding Lawrence to her name and marrying soon after. The pageant, originally set for March 20, was postponed two weeks due to a school scheduling conflict.
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Nashville, Tenn
Richard Fulton
Fulton
Brenda Joyce Thompson Lawrence
Miss Thompson
Lawrence
MEAG Contract Signed Seeks Lower Rates for Georgia Cities
Thomasville Mayor J A Bracey signed a MEAG pact as part of a Georgia Cities power cooperative plan. If 85 percent of MEAG voting shares sign by April 5 the group will issue up to 1.52 billion dollars in bonds to build nuclear and coal plants over eight years. MEAG would own part of Georgia Power plants and sell power to member cities, offering potential savings despite higher fossil plant operating costs. The deal includes 17.7 percent of Hatch and Votgle nuclear plants and 10 percent of Wansley and Shearer fossil plants. Additional cities including Albany have signed or indicated intent to join.
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Mike Bales
Thomasville
J.A. Bracey
Georgia
Georgia Power Co
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
MEAG
Power Authority
Georgia Power
Roland Clayton
Water and Light Department
Albany
Clayton
Baxley
Votgle
Waynesboro
Wansley
Heard County
Shearer
Forsyth
Court Reviews Death Penalty Across Several States
The Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of capital punishment as cases from North Carolina Georgia Florida and Louisiana Texas are reviewed. Anthony Amsterdam argues the death penalty cannot be applied fairly while justices question its legality and role in justice.
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Charles William Proffitt
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Texas
Stanford Law
Anthony G. Amsterdam
High Court
John Paul Stevens
Amsterdam
Stevens
William O. Douglas
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Jerry Lane
Hill
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