One-time hitman linked to CIA plot slain in Chicago
Charles Nicoletti a 60 year old Melrose Park mob figure and former Chicago hitman died after a Tuesday night shooting and car fire. Police say he drew up CIA ordered plans to kill Fidel Castro and had clashed with the mob after Giancana death over CIA influence.
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Chicago
UPI
Fidel Castro
CIA
Charles Nicoletti
Melrose Park
Nicoletti
Sam Giancana
Sible
Giancana
Las Vegas
Miami
Louisiana
Mexico
White House drops meat ax approach to staff cut
President Carter abandons a 30 percent target for White House staffing saying the initial “meat ax approach” overreached and the professional staff should number about 210 instead of 245. Powell notes 50 holdovers from the prior regime may stay and many cuts will hit energy staff while an independent energy department is sought.
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White House
Washington
UPI
Carter
Jody Powell
Powell
James Schlesinger
Congress
Energy Department
Health profile shows improvement in U S deaths decline
A 1950 to 1975 health profile from the National Center for Health Statistics notes significant gains in Americans health, especially men 28 to 44 and 25 to 74, with tuberculosis nearly eliminated and declines in heart disease and cancer. Lung cancer rises, while stomach and rectal cancer drop. sinusitis and arthritis are highly common. The overall mortality trend improves though more work remains.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Health
National Center For Health Statistics
Dorothy Rice
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labels for CB base and TV antennas proposed by CPSC
The article notes the Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to require permanent KILL labels on CB and TV antennas and accessories due to over 200 electrocution deaths last year. It mentions weatherproof five year durability goals and cites FCC engineer Magin on vanity license plates. It also covers Delaware bill allowing call signs on plates and Cosell's CB endorsements with GE and Arledge.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Cbers
Charles C. Magin
FCC
Baltimore, Md
Delaware House of Representatives
Cuba bars UPI from cover of Havana basketball game
UPI and AP reporters were denied permission to cover a U.S. South Dakota university team versus a Cuban squad in Havana next month. Only Miami TV was rejected. NYT LA Times Gannett Knight Ridder News Service Newsweek and several SD papers were approved. UPI president Beaton urged Cuba to reconsider, calling the trip a goodwill gesture amid improving relations.
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Washington
UPI
Cuba
United Press International
Associated Press
Havana
James Abourezk
D-S.d
South Dakota University
Miami
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Gannett News Service
Knight-Ridder
Newsweek
South Dakota
Roderick W. Beaton
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
U.S
United States
Beaton
Battered wives seek court protection from husbands
In Hartford Connecticut battered women told the state legislature's Judiciary Committee of repeated beatings and refusals of aid by police and officials. They urged a bill allowing courts to banish abusive husbands from homes, with 24 hour court rulings, and named cases of imprisonment and denied help. Linda Chapman of Coventry said she was held prisoner and beaten while needing medical care. A witness described a pregnant woman being kicked in the stomach, risking the baby. The panel's co chair condemned agencies failing to intervene and pressed for action.
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Hartford
Conn
UPI
Judiciary Committee
Linda Chapman
Coventry
Supermarket Monopolies Blamed for High Prices
Washington officials cite a Joint Economic Committee briefing on a Wisconsin study. Researchers say monopoly conditions in grocery retail may raise annual U S prices by 662 million dollars. Industry disputes the findings as flawed.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Gillis Long
D-La
Joint Economic Committee
University of Wisconsin
Bruce Marion
Williard Mueller
Suburban dream fades as urban housing draws interest
A UPI report notes a shift in middle class housing views with urban revival. FNMA head Oakley Hunter says young, middle income families are returning to cities like Boston, citing lifestyle changes and higher suburban problems. He mentions improved schools and recreation as key to attracting residents.
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UPI
Federal National Mortgage Association
Oakley Hunter
Hunter
Congress
FNMA
South End
St. Louis
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