Primaries End With High Stakes For Presidential Race
Voters in California Ohio and New Jersey cast final ballots in a long primary season. Carter leads Democrats with 909 delegates while Ford and Reagan vie for Republican gains. Ford argues against Rhodesia air ads and Reagan avoids committing to troops.
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Walter R. Mears
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Coawonb
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Ford
Reagans
Morris K. Udall
Syrian and Lebanese Forces Clash Despite Cease Fire
Fighting rages around Sidon and Beirut as Syrian troops push with tanks and artillery. Leftist and Palestinian forces counter near Sofar and Jezzine, while Beirut experiences power outages and communications disruption. Christian factions reportedly back Syrian intervention to balance sectarian power.
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Nick Ludington
Associated Press
Nicosia
Cyprus
Beirut Radio
Sidon
Beirut
Jezzine
Bara
Lebanon
Sofar
Hafez Assad
Ank
Services kept blacks off rosters in 1975 recruiting
A Defense Manpower Commission staff paper accuses the Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps of using discriminatory recruitment practices to limit black enlistments. The seven member commission reportedly rejected detailing these practices in its April report while noting general discrimination.
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Washington
Edward Scarborough
Defense Manpower Commission
Commission
Kenneth J. Coffey
Frederick J. Reeg
Citizens’ Commission
Scarborough
Bruce Palmer Jr
Washington Post
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
City Chief seeks control over kegger parties in parks
Police Chief Robert Nelson urged the City Council to consider an ordinance to curb keggers in city parks, especially Todd Park, arguing current rules are lax as beer operations appear profitable. No action was taken, while bike patrol funding and other items were postponed for review.
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David Kranz
Herald City
Robert Nelson
Parks
Todd Park
Nelson
Tom, Dick
Harry
Mower County Safety Council
Bob Smith
Safety Council
Smith
Robert Enright
Darrell Stacy
Marge Anderson
Shade Tree Preservation Institute
Ridgeway Products
Janesville
Iowa
Anderson
University of Minnesota
Robert Houston
Milton Bjerke
8Th Ave
Houston
He Sai
Holiday City
Record cattle sales amid drought relief talks in South Dakota
In Sioux Falls cattle flow to market rises as heat and arid conditions threaten pastures and crops. State agriculture officials weigh disaster relief while central and northeastern areas cope with ongoing drought across the region. Caril Fugate wins parole in Nebraska after 18 years for involvement in the 1958 Starkweather murder spree. The Parole Board votes 4 to 1 to release the now 32 year old who spent most of her life in prison.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
York, Neb
Caril Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Miss Fugate
Brinkley Returns as Co anchor on NBC Nightly News
David Brinkley rejoins NBC Nightly News as co anchor beside John Chancellor, reviving the Huntley Brinkley dynamic. Brinkley previously left in 1970 when Chet Huntley retired from the show.
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New York
David Brinkley
John Chancellor
Brinkley
Huntley- Brinkley
Chet Huntley
Genoa State Attorney and aide slain in attack
Gunmen killed Genoa's state attorney Francesco Coco aged 67 along with his bodyguard and driver in front of the prosecutor's home. Officials called it a well prepared political murder reflecting a calculated assassination.
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Genoa
Italy
Francesco Coco
Kissinger seeks U S reassurance at OAS meeting
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Organization of American States that the United States will maintain a military capacity to protect itself and allies and will not accept another Angola adventure. He urged smaller nations to remain free, urged nuclear restraint, and said the U S will not conspire with Communist powers against liberty. He pressed for peaceful Panama Canal talks and noted Chile released 60 political prisoners as the OAS rights body reported ongoing arbitrary arrests and torture.
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William F. Nicholson
Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
United States
Angola
Henry A. Kissinger
Western Hemisphere
Kissinger
Bolivia
General Assembly
Organization of American States
South Africa
Zaire
Cuba
Russia
Washington
Moscow
Panama
Panama Canal
Santa Cruz
U.S
Augusto Pinochet
OAS Human Rights Commission
Huge loan boosts Britain's economy and markets
The Labor government hailed a $5.3 billion forex loan from the United States and 10 allies as the pound rebounds and the stock market climbs. Denis Healey told Labour MPs the crisis is easing while coal miners accept a 4.5 percent wage ceiling. Conservatives seek a censure motion that could force an election.
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ED Blanche London
Denis Healey
Healey
House of Commons
Margaret Ihey
Britain
Labor
James Callaghan
Laborites
United States
Bank of England
Dam posing new threat probe starts
Idaho Falls AP report details investigations into the Teton Dam collapse. Officials consider seepage and a 1975 earthquake as potential contributing factors. Seven deaths are confirmed with about three dozen missing as communications and roads are restored. The U S Bureau of Reclamation's $55 million dam faces a congressional inquiry.
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Bob Kuesterman
Associated Press
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Teton Dam
Idaho-Utah
Teton
Snake Rivers
Washington
House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Four blasts injure five in downtown Chicago
Four explosions within minutes hit downtown Chicago and North Michigan Avenue injuring five people and causing minor damage. The blasts used a high velocity explosive placed in trash receptacles near First National Bank of Chicago Bank Leumi Le Israel John Hancock Center and police quarters. No suspects or witnesses were identified and guards were advised to monitor unusual activity.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
First National Bank of Chicago
Henrotin Hospital
Alan Markovitz
Shubert Theatre
Bank Leumi le Israel
John Hancock Center
Mil
Later Herald delivery delays due to offset process
The Herald will be delivered later than usual for the next few days as the paper switches to a new offset system. Staffing is adjusting to operate two departments on separate floors and delays will continue until old equipment is removed and normal schedules resume.
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Herald
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