Goddaughter, two colleagues kill West German banker
Susanne Albrecht, godchild of Dresdner Bank chairman Juergen Ponto, and two accomplices entered his Oberursel villa with roses and killed him after a brief visit. Police hunt the trio amid links to terrorism and a possible tie to the Buback case.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Susanne Albrecht
Juergen Ponto
Dresdner Bank
Susanne
Miss Albrecht
Ponto
Oberursel
Taunus Mountains
Frankfurt
Rebmann
Hamburg
Stockholm
Stuttgart
Klaus Croissant
Federal
Croissant
France
Siegfried Buback
Buback
Court to Rule on Gay Rights in Public Employment
UPI reports the Supreme Court may decide a Tacoma Washington public school teacher's firing for admitting he is homosexual raises issues of civil rights in employment. James Gaylord, a 13 year Wilson High School teacher, was terminated November 21 1972 after a student report and admission.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tacoma
Wash
High Court
America
American Psychiatric Association
Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Seattle
Anita Bryant
Dade County
Fla
American Civil Liberties Union
James Gaylord
Gaylord
Wilson High School
Jack Beer
Beer
Auto makers launch 78 models but can’t ship to dealers
DETROIT UPI reports the auto industry starts its 1978 model year amid risk of a production halt if Congress delays new clean air standards. Ford begins with the Fairmont and Zephyr. GM Chrysler and AMC delay. all meet 77 standards and await legislation before dealer shipments. Senator Muskie aims to wrap the compromise before recess.
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Auto Makers
Detroit
UPI
Congress
Ford Motor
Kansas City
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Ford
Pletes
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
Chrysler
Kreps explores delaying Social Security to age 68
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps tells UPI the administration studies delaying full Social Security benefits to age 68 to ease the pension burden. Talks are exploratory, tied to raising the retirement age beyond 65, with potential policy in eight years.
Alaskan blaze halted near pipeline and Baxter’s out
Lightning sparked fires across Alaska threatening small towns and consuming 850000 acres. California burned 350 acres with 40 mph winds near Santa Barbara and 5500 acres near Corona as crews battled lightning and traffic incidents. In Maine Baxter State Park’s southern blaze at Mount Katahdin neared containment after 15 days of effort with campgrounds under review for reopening.
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Alaska
California
Maine
Rhode Island
Richard H. Ledesquet
Fairbanks
Bureau of Land Management
Santa Barbara
Los Padres National Forest
Davy Brown
Nira
Don Smith
U.S. Forest Service
Corona
Calif
Forest Service
George Biddle
Biddle
Napa Valley
Interstate 5
Newhall
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Baxter State Park
Mount Katahdin
U S plans mining probe into strip mining policy
The Interior Department will launch a six month review of surface mining on federal land to assess environmental economic and social impacts and decide which tracts can be mined. Officials cited environmental concerns and a push to start production from outstanding leases.
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Washington
UPI
Interior Department
West
Department
California
Congress
Ford
Carter
Steel workers strike hits four states in first major walkout in 18 years
United Steelworkers walked off in Michigan Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New York at 12:01 a.m. local contracts expired. The action centers on local iron ore mine issues with potential production curtailment, though ore on hand may limit immediate effects. Loyd McBride authorized strikes at 16 iron ore mines in Minnesota Michigan and related plants in Ontario Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Negotiations continued into morning in Duluth with little progress and broader industry impact uncertain.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
United States
Steelworkers
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
Canada
USW
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
Big 10 Steelmakers
New International Usw
Loyd McBride
McBride
Republic Steel Union Draw
Hamilton
Ontario
Joseph T. Ryerson and Son Inc
Carnegie
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China
Li Hsien-tien
Communist Party
Hua Kuo-feng
Kreps
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United Press International
U. S
Mary Lou Higgins
ED Levin
Carol C
RTE 7
Norte Kennington , Vermont
Bennington Pool Supply
Bennington Pool Supply, Inc
Morgan Street
Bennington, Vermont
Richard L. Guerrero
Richard Dundas
M.D
Mark A. Donavan
Bennington Associates IN Internal Medicine Inc
Dewey ST
Bennington, VI
Gladstone’s
Barre
Rutland
Burlington
Plattsburgh
Newport
Gladstones
Bennington
ST. Albans
Gladkto
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