Lampoonia seeks U.N. membership from Cambridge satire page
Harvard Lampoon officials in Cambridge press a tongue in cheek bid for recognition as Lampoonia a tranquil sunwashed island emerging from the “broodish and hostile village of Cambridge.” They petition UN Secretary General Waldheim citing no human rights violations and boast a mock military capability with blueprints for a secret weapon.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
George Rohr
Harvard Lampoon
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Rohr
Lampoonia
Lampoon
Harvard
New Nation
Bounies
George Plimpton
Ford presses for more revenue sharing in campaign push
President Ford and Nelson Rockefeller urged Congress to pass the 6.5 billion revenue sharing plan by July 1 to help states and cities plan budgets. Reagan aides disputed, saying tax revenues would be returned to states to run programs. Ford described his abortion stance as moderate while noting exceptions. Governor Wallace, recovering from a knee sprain, touted carrying his message in Florida and backed a constitutional amendment to restrict abortion.
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United Press International
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Congress
Florida
Ft. Lauderdale
Alabama
George Wallace
West Palm Beach
Fla
Supreme Court
CBS
Proxmire questions Rockwell Northrop in aerospace or resort bets
Washington senator William Proxmire says it is hard to tell if Rockwell International and Northrop Corp operate in aerospace or resort business. At a defense procurement hearing he warned of industry pressure and lavish freebies toward officials. Rockwell and Northrop presidents testified that visitors were invited to facilities but no gains appeared, and such entertaining has been abandoned.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Rockwell International
Northrop
Proxmire
Pennsylvania
Bahamas
Defense
Rockwell
Robert Anderson
Thomas Jones
Joint Committee On Defense
Anderson
Maryland
Georgia
Farmington
Bimini
Florida
Nurse's aide indicted for arson deaths of 15 in Chicago
Denise Watson, 21, a nurse's aide, was indicted on 47 counts of arson and murder for a fire at Wincrest Nursing and Rest Home that killed 15 elderly patients. She claimed the blaze was an accident and faced a preliminary hearing and later arraignment, held without bond.
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Chicago
UPI
Denise Watson
Ms. Watson
Wincrest
Violence
Maurice Pompey
Pompey
Cook County
Criminal Court
Richard Fitzgerald
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Peg Rae
UY Box Springs
Safenn
Eclipse
Hans Oh Tae
Heywood-Wakefield
Nylo
Lip
Alexander Smith
Sen. Proxmire
Rey
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