Rapid City installs bicentennial themed parking meters
Downtown Rapid City adds 350 red white and blue bicentennial meters costing 19852 dollars from Duncan Industries of Elkgrove Village New Jersey. The meters on Main and St Joseph Streets debut a star tipped design as Rapid City likely the first U.S. city with bicentennial parking meters.
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Rapid City
S.D
Duncan Industries
Elkgrove Village
Duncan
Elliot R. Toomey
Freemont
Neb
Florida
Main
St. Joseph
Russian-born actress to wed U.S. pilot in Orange Park
Victoria Fyodorova, a Russian-born actress visiting the father she never knew, plans to marry American airline pilot Fred Polly this weekend in Orange Park Florida and become a U.S. citizen. Her half-brother retired Navy Capt. Hugh Tate says it will be a love-filled marriage and notes she will not return to Russia when her visa expires.
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Orange Park
Fla
United States
Hugh Tate
Victoria Fyodorova
Fred Polly
U.S
Russia
Tate
Drought Ravages Nomads in Ethiopia and Somalia
Tens of thousands of nomads have died across eastern Ethiopia and Somalia due to months of severe drought. Millions of cattle and goats perished as grazing lands were decimated. Rain recently brought some relief and optimism for crops, but aid experts warn full recovery for the Ogaden Desert will take years and millions of dollars.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Ethiopia
Somalia
Ogaden
B52 Bombers Depart Thailand as U S Forces Plan Withdrawal
The last 16 B52 bombers based in Thailand began returning to the United States as part of the U S withdrawal. About 335 American planes and helicopters remain at Thai bases with 25 000 troops to be gone within a year.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Egypt to allow Israel cargoes via Suez Canal quietly
U S officials say Egypt will let shipments for Israel pass through the Suez Canal on foreign ships soon. Both sides aim to keep the move discreet to avoid backlash from Syrians and Palestinians. There will be no test case, and goods are to move without public acknowledgment.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
U.S
Washington
Laos Demonstrators Demand 3 Months Severance for AID Staff
In Vientiane a dozen students and Lao AID employees protested at the U S Agency for International Development headquarters over severance pay for about 2700 local staff. The crowd blocked an Embassy car and halted the motion of mail sacks, which the U S Defense Attache Office said held supplies.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S. Agency For International Development
U.S
Jobless rate rises to 9.2 percent in May
The May unemployment rate climbs to 9.2 percent, a postwar high, while employment also increases by 320000 to 84.4 million. The labor force grows to 92.9 million, with 360000 more jobless and gains mainly in agriculture. Analysts call it a potential sign of improvement amid a lagging recovery.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ford to decide on public release of Rockefeller CIA report
President Ford received the Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA but indicated it may be kept secret while promising recommendations to protect privacy and ensure lawful, effective intelligence. White House spokesmen stressed no final decision and possible public release later.
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Rockefeller
Ford
CIA
Washington
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Commission
U.S
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate approves admission of women to service academies
The Senate approved by voice vote the admission of women to the U S military service academies West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy Colorado Springs as part of a $30.3 billion authorization bill The action follows House passage of a similar provision and comes amid debate over women in combat roles Senator Hathaway defended the move noting women already serve in harm zones while flexibility remains for training and facilities adjustments The vote sets July 1976 as the start for the new policy
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Washington
U.S
Senate
House
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lake level trends shown with forecast and readings
Weather brief notes clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with highs near 58 to 64 today and mid 60s on Saturday. Lows tonight 37 to 42. Normal lake level 1340, today’s reading 1339.58.
City to seek bids for $1.3 million Industrial Park project
Bemidji city council schedules a special session to authorize bid advertising for the Industrial Park sewer and water project and a bid opening date. Engineering plans approved by EDA MDH PCA outline water and sewer expansion plus a new storage tower with deductive alternates to spur bids.
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Bemidji City
City Hall
Jim Walker
Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Sewer and Water Committee
Minnesota Department of
Industrial Park
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Chris Mattison
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Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
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George McGovern
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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D-Miss
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Soviet Union
Thomas F. Eagleton
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Alaska
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Walker
Federal Highway Administration
Roosevelt
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