Sadat Reopens Suez Canal Linking Peace and Trade
President Anwar Sadat reopened the Suez Canal affirming it as a symbol of peace and prosperity while vowing to liberate Arab lands. Israel pledged to allow Israeli cargoes through as part of the disengagement pact, with celebrations planned along the waterway and hopes for traffic returning toward prewar levels. The report notes regional security moves, mine sweeps, and forthcoming tunnel construction.
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Democrats fail to override Ford veto on jobs bill
Democrats who failed to override President Ford's veto of a 5.3 billion dollar jobs bill discuss softer legislation and defend blocking a veto proof Congress. The vote was 277 to 145, short of the two thirds required for an override, with Republicans proposing a 2.3 billion alternative.
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Ford veto sparks debate on youth employment impact
Officials warn unemployment and cuts may fuel minor violence while others expect calm. Mayors like Gary's Hatcher urge federal funding for teen jobs as House vetoes 5.3 billion emergency aid. cities plan 18k to 36k summer positions with shortfalls looming nationwide.
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Bemidji educator retires as Sharp to become counselor
Albin Dahl retires at year end after a long career with Bemidji Senior High School including service as attendance counselor and student advisor. James Sharp will move from assistant principal to fill the guidance and counseling vacancy left by Dahl and will take on duties continuing since 1956.
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Veto Battle Shapes House Amid Pursuit of Override
A veto fight over a jobs bill has left 900,000 people without employment options. Democrats claim the veto shows Ford’s control over the House while Republicans and AFL CIO supporters push for a veto proof majority, anticipated to be tested on a strip mining bill next week.
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America
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California
Senate Rejects Overseas Troop Reduction Amendment
The Senate defeated a Gravel amendment calling for a 200000 troop cut overseas, by voice vote amid budget cut proposals on weapons and missile programs. Leaders Ford Rockefeller and Schlesinger urged maintaining defense strength as votes on further cuts proceeded.
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Alaska
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Wholesale price rise in May slows from April jump
U S Labor Department data show wholesale prices up four tenths of a percent in May after a 1.5 percent surge in April. Most of the May gain comes from higher farm product prices with industrial commodities up only two tenths.
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Sam Nolan
William Cunningham
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Washington
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Rhode Island Doctors Sue Insurers Over Malpractice Policies
A class action filed in federal court seeks 100 million dollars on behalf of eight doctors and seven patients. The suit accuses four insurance firms of conspiring to restrain trade in malpractice policy sales to Rhode Island doctors. The AMA president warns a doctors' union may be needed to tackle the crisis.
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R.I
Rhode Island
American Medical Association
North Vietnam Leaders Visit Saigon on South Vietnam Plans
North Vietnam top leaders Le Duan Truong Chinh and Pham Van Dong flew to Saigon for major decisions on the South Vietnamese government. Reports say reunification steps are being prepared though de facto unity is already occurring in the capital.
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Laos
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Senate chair denounces CIA terms on assassination plots
Sen Frank Church rebukes the CIA for phrases such as elimination with extreme prejudice and executive action to describe murders of foreign leaders. He says the committee has hard evidence of CIA involvement in assassination plots.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Frank Church
Murder mistrial in Kallinger robbery case
The Dauphin County courtroom declared a mistrial in the robbery trial of Joseph Kallinger the Philadelphia cobbler also charged with murdering a New Jersey nurse Judge John C Dowling said a juror’s statements about the defendant's guilt and his other state charges influenced the jury prompting the pause in the trial.
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Joseph Kallinger
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Dauphin County
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Airplanes Used In Marijuana Smuggling Crash At Rising Rate
Miami AP report cites El Paso Intelligence Center director Jacques Kiere stating about 150 airplanes laden with marijuana cross U S borders daily with 49 crashes since January 1 linked to U S marijuana traffic.
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