Great Britain faces first nationwide strike in 50 years
London reports a mobilization by the Trades Union Congress inviting 10 million members to join a day of protest over pay freezes and rising food costs. Militants pushed for a general strike, while moderates left decisions to individual unions as non medical staff walkouts strain hospitals, railways, gas supplies, and schools.
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London
UPI
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Afl-Cio
Natate
Britain
Pope reshuffles Curia elevates new cardinals at Vatican
Pope Paul VI announced two new cardinals and expanded the Vatican cabinet reshuffle. The consistory named 29 of 31 promoted men as cardinals with three Americans among them Archbishop Manning, Archbishop Mederice, and Archbishop Aponte Martinez. The pope also limited cardinal electors to 120 and signaled possible future inclusion of Eastern patriarchs.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Paul Philippe
Congregation of ‘the Oriental Church
Sergia
Pignedoli
Paolo Marella
Congregation For the Evangelization of the Peoples
Curia
Philippe
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Rome
Eternal City
Timothy Manning
Los Angeles
Hunberto
Mederice
Boston
Luis Aponte Martinez
San Juan
Gray hearing exposes FBI fishing expeditions in Watergate probe
Senate release of a July 21 FBI letter to White House counsel and related documents describes FBI interviews with Committee to Re elect the President personnel. It notes committee lawyers were present and some interviewees sought interviews away from headquarters after testifying. Two convicted, five pleaded guilty in the Watergate break in. Republicans seek broader questions on FBI operations rather than political angles.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
FRB
Patrick Gray
FBU
FBI
Washington
FBE
Senate Committee
Gray
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Tunney denounces gas rationing plan in Southern California
UPI reports Sen. John Tunney criticizes EPA steps to curb fuel by eight percent in Los Angeles area. He warns drastic rationing would spark a black market, chaos, and require bayonets to enforce. LA county supervisor Hahn and Mayor Yorty call plans asinine and harmful. Tunney urges development of nonpolluting engines and broader national effort. Deputy EPA administrator Fri acknowledges strict day‑specific controls but notes enforcement challenges.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Simoagey
John Tunney
D -Calif
Tunney
Enviropmental Protection Agency
EPA
California
Kenneth Hahn
Sam Yorty
Detroit Automakers
Congress
Robert Fri
Purge predicted in the Soviet Union
Stanford scholars forecast a Communist Party cleansing this year with selective reissuance of membership cards. Dissenters are jailed in asylums or forced to emigrate as Moscow tightens control, curbs consumer goods, and shifts toward discipline and coercive “moral” incentives amid agricultural and industrial woes.
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Soviet Union
Pato Alto
Calif
UPT
Communist Party
Stanford University
Hoover Institution
Paul Cocks
Interna
Moscow
Washington Window Compromise on Auto Emission Standards
Industry and government face a clash over 1975 EPA emission standards but hints of compromise emerge. Major automakers argue targets are unattainable and seek extensions while EPA staff say the rules are achievable. Analysts foresee a compromise to keep standards while delaying full compliance.
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Robert F. Buckhorn
Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
General Motors
Richard C. Gerstenberg
Ford
Joe Iacocca
Chrysler
Byron J. Nichols
Wilam D. Ruckelshans
Ralph
Nader
Honda
Mazda
Post-truce fighting spikes across Vietnam and Laos
Reports from Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane describe heavier clashes since the Jan 28 cease-fire, with Communist casualties rising to 12,192 killed, 5,797 truce violations, and multiple government outposts attacked along Highway 285 near Phnom Penh. US air strikes and coalition talks in Laos and Haiphong mine clearance under naval aid also feature in the briefing.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Lee Trung Hien
Phnom Penh
U.S
Honolulu
U.S. Pacific Forces
Samrong Yong
Banten Trav
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Joint Military Commission
Tass
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Public Information
Hanoi
South Viet
Returning POWs face decisions on continuing in services
Former prisoners of war weigh military careers as Lt Cmdr Robert Deretus, Maj Kile Berg, Lt Col Alan Lurie and others share mixed stances. Some vow to stay, others undecided, while Abbott notes veterans hid camp experiences. Welcome home scenes include Maj Robert Peel in Paris Tennessee arriving in a sports car after debriefing. Mississippi lawmakers welcome Thomas E. Collins II, honoring his 74 percent years in captivity.
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United Press International
Navy
Robert B. Derétus
North Vietnam
Philadelphia
Montclair, Nat
Naval Hospital
Riverside
Calif
Darrell Pyle
Maj
Kile Berg
Alloway
Air Force
Joseph S. Abbott
Collins
Donnie
Deliverance and Cabaret Dominate 1972 Films at Local Theaters
Movie ads highlight Deliverance as a hard hitting, ultra realistic drama featuring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds with strong critical praise. Cabaret earns 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Actress. Screenings listed for Williamstown venues with showtimes and phone contact.
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Jon Voight
Burt Reynolds
Ned Beatty
Ronny Cox
Shamus
Diane Cannon
Walter Matthau
Carol Linnett
Pete and
Tillie
Cinemas II
Williamstown
Liza Minne
Doe] Gray
Special coins urged to note bicentennial
The Treasury Department seeks Congress approval to mint silver dollars and half dollars for the 200th anniversary with appropriate designs on the reverse of the Eisenhower silver dollar and the Kennedy half dollar. Mint Director Mary Brooks said the coins could enter circulation July 4, 1975, if authorized.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
US Mint
Mary Brooks
Lta
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