Carter to nominate Frank Johnson FBI director successor
President Carter plans to nominate Frank Johnson a 58 year old southern federal district judge with a strong civil rights record to head the FBI. The White House will send his name to the Senate for confirmation ending a seven month search. Johnsons civil rights record and strong leadership are expected to ease Senate hearings.
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Carter
Frank Johnson
FBI
White House
Johnson
Senate
Bureau
Atty
Griffin Bell
Clarence M. Kelley
Bell
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Kelley
Hoover
Alabama
George C. Wallace
USS
Frank M. Johnson Jr
President Carter
Federal
Montgomery
Ala
Elvis Presley Mourned by Fans Across Ages at Graceland
A large crowd gathers outside Graceland as Elvis Presley dies at 42. Funeral home notes the ornate copper casket, with public viewing planned 3 to 5 p.m. CDT. Family and security details cite Vernon Presley and Vester Presley, while medical officials discuss heart disease and prior rumors of drug use.
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Elvis Presley
Graceland
Presley
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Aron Presley
Mississippi
America
Graceland Mansion
Jim Stewart
Memphis
Stewart
Oklahoma City
Vester Presley
Elvis
Priscilla
Guam
Johannesburg
South Africa
Vernon Presley
George Nichopoulos
Nichopoulos
Jerry Francisco
Shelby County
Delbert
Sonny’’ West
Chicago
Baptist Hospital
Elias Ghanem
Las Vegas
Billboard
Portland
Maine
Tupelo
Miss
Mandel Trial Jury Fails To Reach Verdict After Deliberations
In Baltimore six days of jury deliberations failed to produce a guilty verdict for any of six defendants in the Mandel political corruption case. Judge Robert L. Taylor ordered the seven men and five women to reexamine their positions to seek a unanimous decision on mail fraud racketeering charges.
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Tenn
Taylor
Howard Davis
Mandel
Arnold Weiner
Weiner
Court House
Irvin Kavens
W. Dale Hess
House of Delegates
Hess
William A. and
Harry W. Rodgers III
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Florida
General Assembly
Marlboro
House Committee Seeks Panama Pact Explanation Hearing
The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee plans a special hearing to press President negotiators Sol Linowitz and Ellsworth Bunker to explain the Panama Canal treaty. State Department officials will also testify amid House resistance over ownership, funding, and Panamanian control of the canal and Zone.
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House
Carter
Congress
Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
State Department
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Panama
United States
Suipe
Canal
Murphy
Omar Torrijos
Nutrition program for seniors at Christ Episcopal Church
The weekly Wednesday feature notes a senior nutrition program for people over 60 starting next Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall.
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Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
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