South Africa faces spreading riots as toll rises
In Johannesburg and other areas racial clashes leave at least 58 dead and 788 wounded. Prime Minister Vorster vows to maintain order while police, navy, and reserves standby. Public gatherings banned until June 29 as violence spreads from Soweto to Alexandra.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
Navy
Army
Ioof
Alexandra
Vorster
U.S. Oe
Henry A. Kissinger
West Germany
J. F. Visser
Kruger
Soweto
Face to Face Meet in Campaign in Des Moines Iowa
Ford and Reagan plan a joint appearance at a Des Moines testimonial dinner as Iowa caucus delegates begin naming. Delegates show Ford with 960 and Reagan 873, with 170 uncommitted and 255 to be chosen. Iowa remains a key battleground with 36 delegates at stake.
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Don McLeod
Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
Rty
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
Reagan
Associated Press
Delaware
Texas
North Dakota
Rogers Morton
John Sears
Auto sales fade will lessen industry's impact on recovery
Commerce Department economist Maynard Comiez says auto industry will stay productive through 1976 but its boost to growth will lessen as sales cool. Domestic car deliveries rise 41 percent in early June, yet risks include rubber strike, contract talks, possible 6 percent price rise in 1977, and inventory issues. Senate panel backs breakup of big oil firms. home loan rates rise slightly for new loans. London critic notes Burns charm at Palladium.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Maynard Comiez
Comiez
Commerce
Commerce America
Treasury Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Wanted to tear down small house for lumber
Advertisement in the Herald want ad section seeks someone to demolish a small house for lumber. The simple classified ran under miscellaneous for sale for three days and was scheduled to run six days. Payment is per insertion.
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Herald
Spectators call for death for 13 mercenaries in Angola
In Luanda, spectators shout Death as prosecutor Rui Monteiro urges firing squad for 13 white mercenaries. The defendants include 10 Britons and three Americans, accused of invading Angolan territory with weapons for money. Prosecution frames mercenarism as the core crime amid few eyewitnesses.
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Luanda
Angola
Rui Monteiro
Monteiro
Britain
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Revolutionary People’s Tribunal
Minnesota forest fires ease as rains reduce danger
In St Paul Minnesota Fire Protection Forester Ray Hitchcock said spring fire expansion slowed this week after about 1300 forest and grassland fires in northern two thirds of Minnesota during April and May. Substantial rains this month eased the extreme dry conditions.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Ray Hitchcock
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Senate prepares 15 month extension of tax cuts
Senate moves toward extending all last year’s individual tax cuts for a 15 month period. A vote could occur today as reductions for a typical four person family would otherwise expire July 1, risking higher withholdings. The Finance Committee proposed half permanent, half sunset by June 30 1977.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
U S Citizens Urged to Quit Lebanon After Ambassador’s Death
The U S Embassy in Beirut urged Americans to leave Lebanon amid civil war following the assassination of Ambassador Francis Meloy Jr and his economic counselor. A British convoy to Damascus offered a protected exit, with 1 350 Americans and 470 dependents in Lebanon and 600 Britons expected on the convoy.
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Edward Cody
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Damascus
Francis E. Meloy, Jr
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Hays resigns as House Administration Committee chair
Rep. Hays says he is stepping down as chair of the House Administration Committee due to charges against him and health issues. He may seek re election later and denies resigning from Congress. The Democratic leadership will nominate a new chair. Rep. Frank Thompson is favored as successor.
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Hays
Ohio
House
Cratic
Congress
Carol Clawson
Albert
Missy
Thomas P. O'Neill
O'Neill
Rep
Frank Thompson
Dn.j
Administration
Motive named in Ann Arbor hospital poisoning case
Federal prosecutors say they know the motive behind last summer's alleged mass poisoning at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan but will not disclose it until the trial of two nurses from the Philippines charged with murder of five patients and poisoning of ten others. The defendants face conspiracy charges as well.
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Detroit
Veterans Administration Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mich
Philippines
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Jersey City
N.J
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