Union Denies Charge Officials Tie Firemen to Arson
Kansas City officials say striking firefighters may be linked to 217 blazes since the walkout over pay began. Fire Director Spink cites strong indications of arson in six fires. police report a firebombing. Union officials deny any member’s involvement. National Guards helped battle about 50 fires. Facilities evacuated with no serious injuries. investigations and an injunction fight loom.
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Kansas City
Frank Spink
Spink
Joseph McNamara
Charles Shafer
Kansas City Firefighters’ Union
Joe McMahon
International Union
Charles B. Wheeler Jr
National
Jackson County
Wheeler
Robert Black
Override Effort Also Due in Congress OK Likely for U.S. Monitors
Lawmakers consider a pending override effort and possible approval for U.S. monitors as part of supervisory actions. The push faces committee reviews and potential votes, with supporters citing accountability and human rights concerns.
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Congress
U.S
Congress weighs Sinai monitors and energy bills this week
Congress plans votes on deploying up to 200 American civilian technicians to monitor the Sinai cease-fire as Israel and Egypt request. Debate also centers on energy policy and Ford's veto of a 2.75 billion dollar child nutrition bill with an override vote possible in both chambers.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Ford
Senate
House
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
James R. Schlesinger
Ford Administration
Sinai Oilfields Readied for Turnover to Egypt
Mobil Oil Co representatives with UN escorts arrived at a northern Sinai oilfield to prepare a turnover to Egyptian control of the Ras Sudr wells in the buffer zone. Rabin said Israel would delay signing peace accords until U.S. Congress approves American technicians in the zone. Arafat warned the accord risks war, calling it Vietnam-linked. Police found explosives in Tel Aviv. a border clash with Lebanon left no casualties.
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Associated Press
Mobil Oil Co
United Nations
Sinai
Yitzak Rabin
Jerusalem
Israel
Mideast
U.S
Ras Sudr
Abu Ruteis
Mobil
Egyptian General Petroleum Co
Vietnam
Arafat
U.S. News & World Report
Tel Aviv
Manara
Panhandle
Ohio Reformatory visits allowed as guards call in sick
In Mansfield Ohio visits were permitted but classes and work at the Ohio State Reformatory were canceled as about half the guard force reported for duty. A department spokesman said guards were upset because new superintendent Frank Ray reduced overtime for arriving 15 minutes early.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Frank Ray
Ford weighs tax cuts fate as advisers meet
President Ford hones decisions on the 1975 tax reductions options to discard make permanent or renew. He heads to Knoxville Tennessee Tuesday for a White House conference on domestic issues and a governors meeting at an Appalachian Regional Commission session.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Knoxville
Tenn
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ford son says he smoked marijuana in interview
Jack Ford, son of President Ford, admits smoking marijuana and compares it to drinking beer or wine. He notes such experiences were common for people growing up in the 1960s in remarks given to The Oregonian.
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Portland
Ore
Jack Ford
Ford
The
Oregonian
Kennedy Sister Missing In Chicago Mystery
Rosemary Kennedy, sister of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, vanished after a church visit with Eunice Shriver. Five hours later she was found calmly peering into windows along a busy Chicago avenue. Shriver was in town for a charity function. Kennedy resided at St. Colette Home in Jefferson Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Rosemary Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Eunice Shriver
Gunmen kill Basque owner in northern Spain attacks
Basque gunmen shot and killed bar owner in northern Spain shortly after suspected Basque guerrillas detonated a remote control bomb that killed three civil guardsmen. Police reported the bomb blast hurled the guardsmen's car 60 feet. Prime Minister Arias Navarro called a cabinet meeting to address rising violence.
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Madrid
Spain
Carlos Arias Navarro
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight with lows near 50. Sunny Tuesday with highs in the lower 70s. Rain chances 10 percent overnight and on Tuesday. Details on Page 7.
Supreme Court to Hear Campaign Finance and Abortion Law Case
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Federal Election Campaign Act limits and an Missouri abortion consent law. Justice Douglas, 76, returned to the bench after a December stroke as the court weighs early hearings to set rules for 1976 campaigns. The cases involve spending caps for presidential nominations and general elections, congressional limits, and partial public funding.
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Washington
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Missouri
James L. Buckley
Eugene McCarthy
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fed
Feud Sparks Firebombing Killing Five In Philadelphia
Neighbors say a feud sparked a firebombing on North 4th Street in Hunting Park that killed Ramona Santiago 37 and three of her children Nan cy 14 Roberta 6 and Isradames 13 a family friend died a fourth child Carlos Santiago 11 was critically burned David McGinnis 18 was later arrested for the car fire Robert Wilkinson 26 faces five murders and related counts while a witness recalls a bottle thrown at 3 30 am as a two alarm blaze damaged two rowhouses and responders contained the fire within 30 minutes
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Philadelphia
Ramona Santiago
Nancy
Roberta
Isradames
Luis Carricini
Carlos Santiago
Crozier-Chester
Radames
Nelson Garcia
Leona
Santiago
Robert Wilkinson
North 4Th Street
Hunting Park
David McGinnis
Hoffa Search Tip a Hoax
Detroit AP reports a hoax ex-convict in Los Angeles attempted to extort $125000 to reveal Hoffa burial site that never existed. Police and Senate investigators question informant credibility while Hoffa disappearance lore ties to union power struggles. A separate San Francisco SLA communique urges a kidnapping spree to raise bail for imprisoned members.
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Detroit
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Los Angeles
Senate
William Gallinaro
Gallinaro
Harry Hall
Hall
Harry Haller
Senate Permanent Subcommittee
San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
FBI
California
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Seth Dees
Cae
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Limerick
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Herrema
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Eve Etree
Ween
Eevee
Douglas
Ramos Santiago
North Philadelphia
Hoffa
James P. Hoffa
Charles Bates
Patricia Hearst
Bill
Emily Harris
Donald DeFreeze
Russell Little
Joseph Remiro
Oakland
Marcus Foster
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