Fitzsimmons defies reformers at Teamsters convention
LAS VEGAS United Press International Frank Fitzsimmons Teamsters President rejects concessions to dissidents accusing corruption. He tells reformers to go to hell as former leader Dave Beck backs the stance. PROD Inc. barred from the hall and a dues increase proposal looms amid investigations into union finances.
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Supreme Court refuses Boston busing case
The Supreme Court will not review a district order to bus 21 000 Boston students clarifying desegregation efforts. President Ford met civil rights leaders who urged curbs on court ordered busing while signaling support for desegregation.
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Hays to outline overdose statement next month
UPI reports congressman Wayne Hays, tied to a Washington sex scandal, was hospitalized after a sleeping pill overdose. His news secretary said he would prepare a statement next month. Hays remained in stable condition, recovering, with his aides noting exhaustion and sleep deprivation may have caused the accident. A write-in candidate, Dr. John Dwight Bashline, filed against Hays in Columbiana County.
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Mercenaries' fate hinges on Angolans' testimony in trial
In Luanda, 13 mercenaries including three Americans face possible death for war crimes as a local couple who sheltered them testifies. Gustavo Grillo, an Argentine-born American, condemns U S society, while Daniel Gearhart of Maryland says he joined to fund his family and oppose communism. Gary Acker of California has a history of mental illness.
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Baby beaked whale dies after 48 hour rescue effort
In Melbourne near Cape Canaveral Florida a 20 pound infant Mesoplodon beaked whale died after a 48 hour rescue. The baby was only the fourth Florida Mesoplodon sighting and the first found alive. Sea World officials said the death yielded valuable data including blood chemistry underwater vocalizations diet respiration and behavior observation.
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Senate Debates Major Tax Reform Bill in Senate
The Senate faced intense questions on closing tax shelters, boosting child care credits, rewarding home insulation, and extending tax cuts as it prepares for days of debate on a 1,536 page tax reform bill, the first major revision since 1969.
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Smuggled film highlights Soviet Germans' emigration woes
A British ITV program smuggled from Moscow portrays Soviet Germans and Jews seeking to emigrate amid cultural suppression. It cites about 20,000 of 2 million Soviet Germans granted exit visas in recent years, with some jailed. Ludmilla Oldenburger’s two year suspended sentence is noted along with demonstrations outside the German embassy. The report relies on secretly shot footage from Moscow and car-mounted dissidents, and contrasts German, Jewish, Ukrainian, and Tartar protests.
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New treatment for shock saves Vermont man's life
A new field treatment using inflatable plastic pants saved John Reardon from Richmond after a weekend accident in Panton. Reardon, 31, was in critical condition with multiple injuries. the pants redirected blood flow and allegedly contributed to his survival. Two others remained in critical condition, while the crash driver died.
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Howe urged to quit politics amid Utah scandal
Washington report says Rep. Allen Howe faced pressure from colleagues to withdraw after a Salt Lake City arrest for allegedly soliciting a police decoy prostitute. Sen. Frank Moss and Rep. Gunn McKay discussed the fallout, with Moss saying Howe’s renomination bid seemed unlikely and could damage Democrats in Utah.
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Times to switch to six column format on Sept seven
New York Times will adopt a six column news format on September seven to improve readability and reduce printing costs. Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger said the change will not affect content or quality and aims to trim newsprint use by about five percent. The paper previously used eight columns since 1913.
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