Peking chairman cites mob violence in Mao power struggle
In Hong Kong, Peking's political chief described a daylong rampage by thousands as part of anti-revolutionary elements against Chairman Mao. Police arrested hundreds as mobs ransacked Tiananmen Square and set vehicles ablaze, amid a power struggle involving Teng Hsiao-ping and the late Chou En-lai's legacy. Wu Teh urged calm while the incident was framed as anti revolutionary action.
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UPI
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Mao Tse-tung
Wu Teh
Tienwan Men Square
Chou En-lai
Communist Party
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Teng Hsiao-ping
Chou
Teng
Coal likely in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Federal authorities and scientists say new geological data raise the chance of rich coal veins in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Tests next will drill in Cranston and near Providence, tracing a coal bed 22 to 40 feet thick toward the RI-Massachusetts border with a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant.
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UPI
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Weston Observatory
Skehan
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National Science Foundation
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R.I
Providence
Rainy Beirut quiets fighting as truce shifts gears
Heavy rains eased Lebanon's civil war with fewer killings and a lull along Christian and Muslim lines. U.S. envoy Dean Brown met leaders as Washington signals broader peacemaker aims while Parliament eyes a presidential successor amid sniping and tension.
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UPI
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Henry Kissinger
Calley will not seek Supreme Court rehearing
Former Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr., convicted in the My Lai massacre, will not pursue a rehearing before the Supreme Court, and the high court has refused to hear his appeal. His attorney cited futility and noted limited funds may curb further action. Calley, free on bond, faces parole as the Army plans release within days after the ruling.
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UPI
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U.S. Supreme Court
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High Court
Calley
My Lai
Supreme Court
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Henson
J. Houston Gordon
Covington
Tenn
Spokane
Wash
Senate upholds strikers food stamp benefits in debate
In a 48 to 26 vote the Senate rejected Senator Curtis's amendment to deny stamps to workers on strike while testing a compromise bill from the Agriculture Committee. The bill tightens work registration and job seeking requirements to curb cheaters and control costs while preserving aid for the truly needy.
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Washington
UPI
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R-Neb
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D-Ga
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Talmadge
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Connecticut to escort nuclear waste shipments statewide
Gov. Ella Grasso ordered a state police escort for all future nuclear waste shipments through Connecticut after a flatbed carrying material from the Waterford plant struck a Penn Central overpass on Route 66. The load remained intact, and two drivers will accompany carriers via state routes, with two drivers also planned for the trucks carrying waste through the state.
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Conn
UPI
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Penn Central
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Millstone Atomic Power Plant
Long Island Sound
Marshall
Brookhaven Research Lab
Upton
N.Y
New York City
Grasso
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Landsmark Beaten During Boston Desegregation Protest
Ted Landsmark executive director of the Boston Contractors Association was assaulted by about 200 white demonstrators near City Hall as he walked to a meeting on affirmative action. He suffered facial injuries and was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital before being released. Police arrested one juvenile and issued warrants for two others. the incident followed taunts and ape imitations directed at Black students and adults.
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UPI
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City Hall Plaza
Court of U.S
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Federal
Landsmark
South Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown
Charlestown High School
Congress Accepts Magna Carta Delegation for Bicentennial
Washington reports a 25 member House and Senate delegation will travel to London to receive one of the four remaining Magna Carta copies for display during the Bicentennial. The vote followed laughter, scolding by Majority Leader Mansfield, and amendments to reduce the group.
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UPI
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Congress
London
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United States
House
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Britain
Carl Albert
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
Mansfield
James Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Volkswagen recalls 138000 Rabbits and Siroccos
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a voluntary recall of 138000 Volkswagen Rabbit and Scirocco models due to exhaust control device problems. The affected vehicles are 1975 models and some early 1976 models.
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UPI
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Environmental Protection Agency
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