North Korean leader sends first UN message in 23 years
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly sent an unprecedented personal message to the United Nations in response to the killing of two U S Army officers in the Korean DMZ. The gesture followed Washington and Pyongyang exchanges and a Panmunjom meeting amid heightened tensions.
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Chowchilla honors heroic bus driver Ed Ray with parade
About 3,000 residents in Chowchilla gathered for a parade, speeches, a monument, and a barbecue honoring Ed Ray the bus driver who saved 26 children from kidnappers last July. President Ford sent remarks, and Ray received multiple commendations as the names of the kidnapped children were read aloud at the ceremony. James Dumas led the event with Ray and the children riding a parade float, while a granite monument bearing the children’s names was unveiled at the fairgrounds.
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Marcos sees death toll near eight thousand in Philippines quake
President Ferdinand Marcos said the southern Philippines quake and tidal waves could leave about 8,000 dead with 175,000 homeless and a $140 million rebuilding plan over five years. He noted 4,000 officially known dead and 4,000 missing, and hinted insurgents might seek peace as normalcy returns.
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Carter vows no military involvement in future foreign policy
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter tells French interviewer he would not involve the United States militarily in another country's internal affairs unless U S security is directly threatened. He says no direct or overt interference in European elections despite concerns about Communist influence and would be tougher with Russia than Ford or Nixon. He cites UN NATO and trade groups as active in international affairs and praises Portugal's approach to preventing communism.
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Second quake jolts China
A second strong earthquake struck central China’s Szechuan province shortly after a major tremor. Seismologists in Hong Kong and Japan described the quake as considerably strong, with the location and exact intensity not immediately pinpointed. No immediate damage reports followed.
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Patchy fog and mild coastal inland conditions forecast
Patchy fog and low clouds linger along the coast with inland spread in the mornings. Temperatures hold with highs near the upper 70s and lows around the 50s to 60s, little change from yesterday’s 83 high and 67 low. Westerly winds near 10 to 20 mph.
Car costs rise sharply after oil crisis says Hertz report
Hertz Corp. finds car and truck operating costs jumped over 10 billion dollars annually in the three years after the Arab oil embargo. Higher depreciation charges drive much of the rise, with total outlays climbing from 187 billion in 1972 to 288.2 billion in 1975. The study cites fuel, maintenance, insurance, registrations, and interest as key components, noting efficiency losses from mandated equipment.
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Confidence Showed At Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Pennsylvania Governor Shapp planned to eat and sleep at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel to show it poses no health hazard amid the Legionnaires illness scare. Health officials expand probe to other downtown hotels as tourism drops and conventions relocate to Miami Beach.
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