Lebanese Christians claim three-front offensive against Palestinians
Lebanese Christians and their Syrian backers push a three-front assault against Palestinian guerrillas and leftist Lebanese Muslims. Jisr el-Basha camp fell, Tal Zaatar defense vowed. Syria reportedly attacked Sidon as fighting rages on the hills northeast of Beirut and on Palestinian and Christian fronts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jisr Eisha
Tal Zaatar
Jisr el-Basha
Sidon
Tripoli
Release of 47 hostages from Entebbe hijacking
Palestinian hijackers released 47 elderly, sick, and children among the more than 2530 hostages held at Entebbe Airport for a third day. Two Americans, Carol Taylor and her son Eric, were among the freed. Uganda and Israel considered responses as negotiations continued.
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Kampala
Uganda
Entebbe
Carol Taylor
Eric
Ford faces midnight deadline to sign tax cut
President Ford must decide today whether to sign a stopgap bill freezing payroll tax withholdings through Sept. 1 to prevent a $3 to $6 weekly increase. Without his signature rates would rise as the cuts expire at midnight, after the Senate approved the measure and the House was nearing action.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
House
Coalition urges open meetings and public access at Mower Welfare Board
The Mower County Coalition pressed the Mower County Welfare Board to publish meeting dates five days ahead, hold larger meetings, and replace names with numbers in client discussions. Board members agreed to consider the three requests at a future joint session and to place the Coalition on the agenda for the next meeting.
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Judy McDermott
Herald
Mower County Welfare Board
Mower County Coalition
Coalition
Key Welfare Board
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Coalition Welfare Task Force
Jeannette Smith
Welfare Board
Welfare Board Advisory Committee
Elfare Boad
Robert Shaw
Bryan Toney
Charles Painter
Cochairman
Welfare Department
Goldwater Endorses Ford for GOP Nomination
Sen. Barry Goldwater endorses President Ford for the Republican presidential nomination in a letter to national convention delegates. The 1964 nominee says supporting Ford was a difficult call and expresses strong admiration for Ford’s leadership.
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Washington
Len Barry Goldwater
Ford
White House
Arizona
Ronald Reagan
California
Research grant for Dr. Jenkin at Hormel Institute
Dr. Howard M. Jenkin head of Microbiology at The Hormel Institute and UMN Medical School has a one year $79,000 renewal from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a cell culture system for growing Treponema pallidum. The aim is to enable study and vaccine development for syphilis, with past work showing improved conditions to extend bacterial lifetime in the lab. Team members include Paul Sandok, Herbert Matthews, Stephen Knight, Karen Crilly, Gregg Jorgenson and Carol Cherry.
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Howard M. Jenkin
Hormel Institute
University of Minnesota Medical School
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr. Jenkin
Paul Sandok
University of Wisconsin
Herbert Matthews
University of Arkansas
Stephen Knight
Karen Crilly
Gregg Jorgenson
Carol Cherry
Supreme Court blocks Nebraska gag in mass murder case
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Nebraska judge’s order restricting news coverage of a mass murder case last October violated freedom of the press.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Doctor and family charged in baby deaths at clinics
A Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Dr. Joseph Emory 55 his wife and his son on 17 counts of murder over babies delivered at his low cost clinics. Emory previously faced a second degree murder conviction 16 years ago. In another AP report 61 Americans jailed in Mexico this year report abuses including cattle prod mistreatment per State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary William H Luers.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Joseph Emory
Washington
Mexico
State Department
William H Luers
British thief known as "the Professor" hunted after Heathrow heist
A British employee of an American armored car company sought for a $4.1 million theft at Heathrow Airport last weekend. He was nicknamed "the Professor" in the underworld and had 15 prior convictions, British papers reported.
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London
Heathrow
U S veto blocks Palestinian state blueprint at UN
The United States vetoed a Security Council plan to establish a Palestinian state calling it misguided. The move follows a string of U S vetoes and keeps the issue unresolved at the United Nations in New York.
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United Nations
N.Y
United Nations Security Council
United States
New York Officials Resume Push to Avert City Default
New York City officials and municipal labor union representatives halted talks to regroup for a do or die effort later today to prevent a looming fiscal default. The standoff comes as pressure mounts over the city budget and outstanding obligations.
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New York
Tax-exempt status questioned for Teamsters Central States fund
IRS revoked the Central States Pension Fund tax exempt status for alleged mismanagement and imprudent loans. If upheld, the fund would owe taxes back to 1965, potentially reducing benefits and forcing employers to contribute more while workers receive no direct contributions. In the year ended Jan 31 1975 the industry contributed $283 million to the fund.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
William G. McIntyre
Trucking Employers, Inc
McIntyre
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Central States Fund
Labor Department
Advertisement Seeks House Wrecker for Lumber
An ad in the low-cost Herald Want-ad section seeks someone to tear down a small house for lumber. It ran in miscellaneous for sale for three days instead of six. The seller notes you pay only for the times the ad is run.
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Herald
Death of David E. Larson ruled accidental in fall
Investigation by Austin police and Mower County deputies found that David E. Larson 33 Austin route 3 died from a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage after a fall near his apartment May 25. He was in a coma June 1 and died June 4 in Rochester after transfer from St Olaf Hospital. No foul play suspected per Dr Belau.
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David E. Larson
Austin
Rochester
Larson
Austin Rt. 3
St. Marys Hospital
Austin Police
Mower
St. Olaf Hospital
Paul Belau
Olmsted County Coroners Office
Utilities okays third natural gas rate hike
In a brief meeting the Austin Utilities Board approved its third gas rate increase in a year for Austin customers. The 114 cent per 1 000 cu ft rise, from Northern Natural Gas Omaha, Neb, takes effect July 1 and requires Federal Power Commission approval. Dietrich says residential bills rise about 70 cents to $1 monthly in summer and $4 to $5 in winter, averaging a $2 monthly increase over the year. A further rate hike request is pending for October.
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Northern Natural Gas
Omaha
Neb
Austin Utilities
Federal Power Commission
Austin
Dietrich
Norman Dietrich
Northern Natural
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