GOP leadership conference draws 1000 in Illinois
In Chicago a weekend GOP leadership conference will host leading 1976 hopefuls including Vice President Ford Governor Reagan and former Governor Rockefeller with Senator Percy opening events. About 1,000 conferees from 13 Midwest states plan to discuss Watergate's impact and the party's leadership crisis while candidates compare for the nomination.
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Hearst seeks SLA talks as $4 million aid plan advances
Randolph Hearst says he expects the SLA to respond once the $4 million food handout is ready and escrowed. He cites a recent letter from imprisoned SLA members to Patricia Hearst urging calm and a visit after release, while noting no contact for weeks and expressing fear if negotiations stall.
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Three-Year Fight Ends With Passage of Wage Law
Washington UPI reports a three year clash between Congress and the Nixon administration culminated in passage of sweeping wage legislation raising the minimum wage to 2.30 dollars per hour for millions. President Nixon indicated he will sign the bill after Congress passed it on Thursday despite vetoes of similar measures.
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Florida
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Streaking Festival at Texas A&M Draws 1000 Plus Crowd
United Press International reports Texas A&M students staged a large nude festival on the College Station mall. The event featured riders on motorcycles and bicycles, streakers running through a lighted crowd, a two line human alley, and streakers atop a building ledge. Police briefly detained some participants and the campus president declined to intervene.
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Six killed in car race with freight train at crossing
Six people riding in a compact car were killed when their vehicle lost a race with a freight train at an unprotected rural grade crossing near the U.S. Canada border. The 37 car freight struck the car broadside, flinging it 40 feet along the tracks. Victims were Bernard LaLon de 36 Constance LePage 17 Steven LaLonde 3 Joseph Savage 26 Sandra Jarvis 26 and her daughter Patricia 6. The driver was Mrs. Jarvis. Steven LaLonde survived the collision but died later in a hospital.
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Laughing Policeman at Harte Theatre and The Sting at Twin Cinemas
Movie listings note The Laughing Policeman at Harte Theatre on Main Street, The Sting in its fifth week at Twin Cinemas, and Disney's Robin Hood starting today at Cinema II with weekend matinees. Dubrow's at Manchester Shopping Center shows Executive Action about JFK conspiracy. For showtimes call Harte 442-8500, Cinemas 442-8179, Manchester 362-1229. Police report a train car collision outside village limits with no injuries. driver whistle blown. weather clear with excellent visibility.
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Solzhenitsyn Reunites With Family in Zurich Exile Arrival
In Zurich, Natalya Solzhenitsyn and their children joined Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn in exile. The Nobel author, 55, greeted by his wife and three children after landing Swissair Flight 491 at 10:35 a.m. local time.
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Sheremetyevo
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Igor Shafarevich
Lev Kopelev
France Liner Faces End of Service Amid Losses
The luxury liner France, built at $50 million and famed for its dining, may be taken out of service May 20 as deficits mount. The French government owns two thirds of the company operating the ship, which has never shown a profit despite 80 percent of passengers being American.
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