Creed and commentary mix with peace talk and satire
The column weighs in with a satirical take on paying for peace in the Middle East by a $2 billion U.S. pledge to Israel and oil guarantees. It then pivots to a Rockefeller creed display from 1962 in Rockefeller Center, presenting John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s personal creed and a litany of beliefs about liberty, duty, labor, and morality.
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Mid-East
Israel
Sinai
Rockefeller Center
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson
Dockers Awaiting Arbitrator in Grain Loading Dispute
Federal court actions and an arriving arbitrator framed a Houston Galveston dispute over Soviet grain shipments. ILA crews returned to load 95 000 tons aboard the Bosanka and 49 000 tons on the Ivan Francisco as Rolf Waltin moved toward negotiations.
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Ivan Francisco
Hamburg
Germany
Russia
ILA
San Francisco
Galveston
Houston
Noel
Rolf Waltin
National Academy of Arbitration
Shippers
Traffic Signals Unveiled as Old Patterns Fade
This and That Our Town notes drivers grow irritated as new traffic lights roll out and old light sequences disappear. The piece laments lights failing to change as expected and hints at the need for clearer conclusions from speakers like Wes Izzard.
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Wes Izzard
Ford Urges Negotiation In Grain Row
President Ford urged negotiation to settle the grain export dispute. He met Texas Wheat Producers Association members and other growers from 11 states and urged a calm approach to reach a negotiated settlement.
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Ford
Great Plains Wheat and
Western Wheat Associates
Vail
Colorado
Kenneth Kendrick
Stratford
GPW
Colo
Texas
America
Texas Wheat Producers Association
Viking Sets Sail For the Red Planet
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP America's Viking spaceship blasted from Earth on a 505 million mile mission to Mars. The Titan Centaur rocket placed the Viking orbiter lander in a 105 mile parking orbit at 5 22 p m EDT then fired again for the 303 day trip. Project manager James Martin announced all systems normal and noted a mid course correction planned for August 27 with a possible one day arrival shift to July 4 1976 bicentennial.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Project Viking
Mars
Earth
Red Planet
Dick Young
NASA Launch Control
Centaur
Viking
James Martin
Martin
Robert Kraemer
NASA
Planetary Programs
Space
SF Negotiations Continue As Firemen Join Strikers
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto refused to declare an emergency as firemen joined the policemen on picket lines. Negotiations continued and a transit workers strike was averted. The board of supervisors approved an emergency declaration subject to the mayoral approval and urged striking officers to return to work for a week while talks proceed.
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SAN Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Board of Supervisors
Edmund Brown Jr
San Francisco strikes threaten city services amid union walkout
Alioto shuttled between board and strike leaders as negotiations stalled over pay. Firemen walked out causing concern for fire response while the airport remained operational. Brown aide said highway patrol would move only if requested. Mutual aid was invoked as a worst case.
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Alioto
Sacramento
Brown
Fire Fighters Union
Fox Becomes Local Celebrity in Oak Hill Neighborhood
In Oak Hill Texas a female gray fox that feasts on grapes pizza and wieners has become the neighborhood star. The Reeves family says the animal answers a whistle and visits nightly with fox-delicacy gifts and a possible litter. They fear danger from cars dogs or bullets and seek trapping and relocation to Pedernales Falls State Park.
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Sirius
Donavon Morgan Jr
Donavan Morgan Sr
Sarge
Oak Hill
Tex
Texas
C.A. Reeves
Pedernales Falls State Park
Amarillo Man Unearths 16.27 Carat Diamond in Arkansas Mines
Retired Amarillo school maintenance man known as Johnson found a flawless 16.27 carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro two hours into a hunt. He named it Amarillo Starlight and planned to sell it in Vata after officials verify its value. Johnson and family were kept quiet for safety, awaiting word on the diamond’s worth and next steps toward selling the gem.
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Christy Drennan
Globe-News
Amarillo
Johnson
Arkansas
The
Globe News
Crater of Diamonds State Park
Murfreesboro
Johnsons
Vata
Fort Worth
U.S
Dale Milford
D-Tex
Congress
Texas
United States
Milford
Judge rules Kent State rally verdict to be decided by jury
A federal judge refused a directed verdict on whether the Kent State University rally was peaceful and legal before guardsmen broke it up. The judge said the legality question rests with the jury due to conflicting evidence.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen
U.S. District Court
Don J. Young
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Feta
Fox
Mrs. Reeves
Star of Arkansas
Dallas
Amarillo Starlight
Texarkana
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Kent
Henry A
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