Supreme Court declines review on Petaluma plan and Social Security case
The Supreme Court refused to review a Petaluma California housing plan designed to cap apartment growth and require balanced unit types with reserved low income shares. It also considered widowers’ retirement benefits versus wives and widows, and rejected Polish Americans’ bid for free broadcast time to counter jokes. The court accepted two antitrust reviews and to clarify wiretap suspect identification procedures.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Calif
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Steve Allen
Brezhnev underscores detente amid warning on U S interference
In a keynote at the 25th Communist Party Congress Brezhnev says detente remains the main plank of Soviet policy while opposing U S actions in other nations. He calls for a world treaty banning force and cites progress in easing nuclear tensions, urging Britain and France to join superpowers in Middle East frontier guarantees. He also stresses Moscow will defend independence from external meddling and aims to improve Soviet U S ties.
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UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Angola
Washington
Soviet Union
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
U.S
Rockefeller calls nuclear power safe and essential
Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller urged scientists to curb unfounded fears about nukes at the AAAS meeting in Boston. He defended nuclear safety and waste handling, noting two decades of use with no public-injury accidents while stressing energy independence and the need for scientific safeguards.
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Boston
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
American Association For the Advancement of Science
America
Congressman seeks halt on Seabrook NH nuclear project
UPI reports Representative Michael J. Harrington of Massachusetts asks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to deny the 1.6 billion Seabrook nuclear reactor permit. He calls the project a mistake citing economic burden on utility customers and unresolved safety concerns.
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Boston
UPI
Michael J. Harrington
Dmass
USS. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Seabrook
Harrington
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Hearst IQ Falls 20 Points Says Defense Psychiatrist
UPI reports Patricia Hearst, age 22, showed survivor syndrome after capture, with IQ dropping from 129-130 to 110. Dr. Louis West testified coercive persuasion aided her cooperation, comparing her ordeal to POW experiences and detailing debility, dependency, and dread.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Louis West
Miss Hearst
U.S
Oliver Carter
Carter
F. Lee Bailey
Carmichael
Calif
West
Review of canal issue ends Kissinger's trip
In San Jose Costa Rica Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wrapped up his six nation Latin American tour with a review of the Panama Canal negotiations. He assessed the sensitive talks as his trip neared its end.
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Kissinger
San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Juan Antonio Tack
Panama
Tack
Latin America
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Peru
Brazil
Colombia
Gonzalo Facio
Federation of University Students
Panama Canal
United States
Congress
Consumerists boycott Ford plan hearings nationwide
Consumer groups skip 17 Ford plan hearings, boycotting sessions at Treasury and Small Business Administration. Three lawyers testified at Justice with one supporting, citing insufficient coverage. McCloskey urged broader consumer protections and opposition to Ford proposals.
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UPI
Ford
Capitol Hill
Consumer Protection Agency
Treasury Department
Small Business Administration
Justice Department
Department
Corning Glass Co
House Government Operations Committee
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Rcalif
McCloskey
California wine sales rise to record 272.5 million gallons
California vintners shipped a record 272.5 million gallons of wine to market in 1975, a 9.4 percent rise from 1974. Table wines led with 197.2 million gallons, sparkling wines up 6.1 percent to 15.4 million, and appetizer and dessert wines up 4.5 percent to 59.9 million gallons.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Vintners
The
Wine Institute
Nixon strolls in Peking meets crowds in Gate of Heavenly Peace
Former President Richard Nixon walked through Peking's Gate of Heavenly Peace Square meeting eager locals and shaking hands amid cheering crowds. He planned talks with acting Premier Hua Kuo-feng and visited the eastern museum with his wife Pat, joking about Kissinger and ancient Chinese writing.
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Peking
UPI
Richard Nixon
Heavenly Peace Square
Nixon
Hua Kuo-feng
Seum
China
Chairman Mao
United States
Historical Museum
Henry Kissinger
Wang Yen-chiu
Bureau of Archeological Research
Pat
Ford
Beirut hostage crisis ends as gunmen release 18 captives
Mohammed Haymour, a Lebanese born Canadian citizen released from a Canadian mental hospital last September, led four gunmen in a Beirut embassy raid. After eight hours of tense negotiations, 18 hostages including Canadian Charge d'Affaires Alan Sullivan were freed unharmed. Haymour sought reunion with his four children and repayment of $500,000, while authorities pledged to review any entitlement. The five gunmen were detained for questioning.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Mohammed Haymour
Haymour
Canada
Alan Sullivan
Michel Maalouly
Manlouly
Wetaskiwin
Edmonton
Prairie Province of
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Chiao Kuanhua
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Hamra St
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New York Times News Service
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