Nationwide strike urged after Palace seizure in Nicaragua
In Managua, opponents of President Somoza call for a nationwide strike after leftist guerrillas seized the National Palace and forced meetings with demands. A coalition urges Chambers of Commerce and small businesses to join, calling it a major step to topple the regime as Somoza dismisses the move as a plot. The prior general strike failed to sustain momentum after Chamorro's assassination.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Somoza
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Louis Prima Dies After 3 Year Coma In New Orleans
Louis Prima 65, famed trumpet star who rose from New Orleans saloons to top Las Vegas billing, died after almost three years in a coma from a brain tumor. He passed away Thursday at Touro Infirmary with his fourth wife Gia Maione at his side. had brain surgery in Los Angeles three years earlier and was returned to New Orleans in February 1976.
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New Orleans
Louis Prima
Cre
Las Vegas
Prima
Gia
Maione
Touro Infirmary
Los Angeles
Business Round Table urges larger tax cut to avert recession
Reginald H. Jones of General Electric warned Congress that the economy could slip into a recession unless a tax cut of at least 25 billion dollars is enacted quickly. He said unemployment might rise 25 percent by 1980 even with the House approval of 16.3 billion, addressing Senate Finance Committee members amid hearings. Senator Russell B. Long indicated plans for a bigger bill than the House measure.
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Washington
Business Roundtable
Congress
Reginald H. Jones
General Electric Co
House
Jones
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Sickle Cell Treatment To Be Tested
A University of Washington led effort proposes a new machine to treat sickle cell blood with sodium cyanate. Federal funds will supply three experimental devices for UW Ohio State University and the University of Kansas with 14 to 16 patients to be tested over two years.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Albert Babb
Ohio State University
University of Kansas
Babb
Congressmen Visit Laos in War Zone Search for Missing Americans
A U S congressional delegation arrived in Vientiane Laos after touring Vietnams Tay Ninh border area and aCambodian war zone. They seek information on 424 Americans listed missing in Laos while noting Laos provides no accounting. Gunfire and artillery were heard near Godau as a Communist official briefed them.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Indochina
United States
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Ho Chi Minh City
Cambodia
Godau
Leavelle McCampbell High School Class of 1953 Reunion
The Leavelle McCampbell High School Class of 1953 holds a 25th anniversary reunion Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Town Tavern in Augusta.
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Leavelle McCampbell
Town Tavern
Augusta
Hess Hijackers Release Demands Force Geneva Hijack
Hijackers seized a TWA 707 en route from New York with 89 aboard and landed in Geneva. They demanded the release of Rudolf Hess and Sirhan Sirhan along with others, and warned of a bomb if not met. U.S. Ambassador Vanden Heuvel and his daughter were aboard.
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Geneva
Switzerland
TWA
New York
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
William Vanden Heuvel
Katarina
West Berlin
Nuermberg
Spandau
Kurt Furgler
Guy Fontanet
Nice
Postal Workers Face Walkout Threat Over Pact
The APWU 299000 members weigh in on a three year contract offering 19.5 percent pay rise and cost of living benefits. A strong vote will signal readiness for a nationwide strike if renegotiations stall by Monday. Leaders from the APWU and NALC faced boos at summer conventions over the deal.
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U.S Postal Service
American Postal Workers Union
APWU
NALC
J. Joseph Vacca
Emmet Andrews
Vacca
Denver
Blue laws upheld in South Carolina case over Sunday workers limit
The South Carolina Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling, upheld a conviction against Dennis Smith of Ingles Grocery Easley for using six employees on Sunday. The justices said the blue laws do not unfairly discriminate against large stores and allow a day of rest while keeping essential food items available.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Supreme Court
Dennis Smith
Ingles
Easley
Smith
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North Augusta
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Lynne Katonak
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Red Cross
Francoise Bory
Justice Ministry
Ulrich Hubacher
United Revolutionary Soldiers
Reciprocal Relief Alliance For Peace, Justice and Freedom
St. Gerard
Edrie St
QAUCE
AIKEN
Richland Ave
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
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Mitchell Shopping Center
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Dial
Salox
Park Ave
Blue Jean
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Martn
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Edisto Avenue
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