Ford salutes Army at 200th birthday in Georgia
President Ford visited Fort Benning Georgia to commemorate the Army’s 200th anniversary with a day of maneuvers and demonstrations by Ranger and airborne units. He stressed the need for a strong, ready all volunteer army, cited energy policy and foreign affairs, and pledged defense funding while noting heat exposure among spectators. Ford greeted crowds along barricades and recalled the Continental Congress founding in 1775.
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FT. Benning
UPI
Ford
Army
Pt. Benning
Infantry
Washington
Gera
White House
Cary Cave
Davi
York Field
Morel
Alvin York
George Washington
Continental Congress
Libery
Revolutionary Army
Congress
Pentagon
Nera
Ford Island
Howard Callaway
Puerto Rican Bomb Attacks Rock Chicago Loop
Two dynamite blasts struck Chicago's Loop injuring three and shattering windows near East Monroe Street shortly before a Puerto Rican Day parade. The FALN claimed responsibility for attacking Yankee imperialist institutions including the United American Bank and the US Federal Building, which was evacuated amid a federal search. Authorities reported a note found at Union Station and described a second blast at Wacker Drive near Slate Street, amid heightened security and calls for calm.
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Chicago
UNH
Loop
Uself
FALN
Puerto Rican National Liberation
U.S. Federal
Dirksen Federal
Michael Spilin
FBI
Urden Station
United Amrica Tank
First National Bank
US Federal
Slate Street
Wacker Drive
Bureau of Associated Press
Union Station
Stillwater Tornado Toll and Damages Above a Million
In Stillwater Oklahoma officials said a Friday 13 tornado series caused more than 1 million dollars in damage. The upgraded warning system kept injuries low and Gov. Boren planned a damage inspection flight that was canceled due to engine trouble. Five homes were destroyed and dozens more damaged as the Green Valley Trailer Court and Oklahoma State University facilities suffered extensive harm.
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Stillwater
Okla
Civil Defense
Kepg
Bill Thomas
Thomas Ata Jum Hellatti
Civil Defense Unit
David Boren
Washington
Red Cross
Mobile
Carty Thomson
Green Valley
Stillwater Hospital
Ihsidenis
Gren Valley Wailer Park
Tudding
Odahona State University
Ficals
OSU
Robert Kamm Sald
Kamm
Sheler
William Hil Ence
Main Street
States ship out troubled children to Texas centers
The Detroit News reports welfare records show Michigan Illinois and Louisiana sent emotionally disturbed youths to Texas private treatment centers. The Justice Department sues Summit Oaks for rights violations as centers charge states millions for care amid allegations of sedation restraints isolation and abuse.
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Texas
Detroit News
Michigan
Ilinois
Louisiana
Justice Department
Illinois
Austin
Tex
Seth Kantor
Summit Oaks Achievement Center, Inc
Summit Oaks
Kantor
Calvin Jackson
Jackson
Oaks
Saati
Nat Ea
John L. Till
Childrens Home
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First National Bank of Chicago
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N. Viets
U.S
Bangkok
North Vietnam
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Ron Nesten
Radio Hanoi
Whits House
Bellatti
Montgomery Ward
Fremont Hub
Terk Reshershey
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
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