Dukakis signs JFK Library bill for Boston site
Gov Michael Dukakis approves a bill to build the John F Kennedy Library in Boston after a ceremony at the UMass site where 9.5 acres are donated. John Jr. watches as 50 guests attend. JFK reportedly wished the library be built in Cambridge.
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Mystery illness Legionnaire’s disease fades as danger ends
Philadelphia report says the Legionnaire’s disease mystery persists though cases have dwindled. Health Secretary Leonard Bachman notes only a few new cases in five days, many likely seasonal pneumonia. No secondary cases reported, 26 dead, 173 meet illness criteria. experts still seek cause.
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Liddy Appears in Court Over Prison Mail Rights
G Gordon Liddy, once jailed for Watergate crimes, faced federal court in Hartford Argues prison authorities at Danbury are in contempt of an April 29 court order expanding inmate mail rights and setting solitary confinement rules.
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Jon O. Newman
Riots Kill 33 in South Africa Townships Near Port Elizabeth
In two days of antigovernment violence near Port Elizabeth, 33 blacks died in all black townships, with police firing on stone-throwing crowds at white owned factories. Some deaths from knife wounds were reported. 28 hospital injuries tallied. Over $1.15 million in damage noted as violence spread from Soweto.
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South Africa
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Reagan addresses tearful delegates at GOP convention
President Ford invited Ronald Reagan to speak as delegates reacted with tears and cheers in Kansas City. Reagan called for party unity, praised the GOP platform, and criticized the Democratic position while noting his prior near-nomination loss by 117 votes. Nancy Reagan accompanied him and the roll call proceeded amid chants.
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Economic recovery in New England persists at moderate pace
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports June activity up from May with small gains across indicators and notable improvements since last year. Manufacturing output rose to 109 percent of the 1967 base, led by electrical products, fabricated metal, apparel, and food industries, while rubber industry strikes kept some production below early 1970s levels. Unemployment eased to 8.1 percent in June, though Maine rose, and regional figures differ from Labor Department totals.
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New England delegates cool toward Sen Dole
Stewart Powell reports New England Republicans at the 1976 convention react to Kansas Senator Robert Dole joining President Ford's ticket. Some see it as a national move to beat Carter, while others fear weak state-level gains. Delegates from Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire voice skepticism about the Northeast being sidelined. Vermont leaders express mixed, largely muted sentiment with one noting Northeast losses.
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Waterbed Mishap Traps Woman in Ventura Home
Eleanor Youngston was knocked from her bed by a wave in a waterbed mattress and was pinned beneath the 1,700 pound water-filled pouch until firemen freed her. The cause of the shift remains unclear but the mattress rolled onto her on a raised platform and her husband could not lift it.
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Calif
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Eleanor Youngston
Energy Policy Act sets 20 percent appliance cut by 1980
The Energy Policy Conservation Act of 1975 requires a 20 percent overall reduction in energy usage by major appliances by 1980 compared to the 1972 base year.
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