Teamster empire wins Pulitzer for Anchorage Daily News
The Anchorage Daily News wins the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service for a 15 year series on the Teamsters Local 959 growing influence in Alaska with assets near 100 million. Reporters Howard Weaver Bob Porterfield and Jim Babb led the project.
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John Hohenberg
Reagan seeks gains in Indiana Alabama Georgia in primaries
United Press International reports Ronald Reagan campaigns across Indiana Alabama and Georgia with Ford conceding Indiana may tilt to Reagan as Carter drums up momentum in his home state and beyond. The trio race for GOP delegates tightens while Carter seeks a string of early wins.
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Arizona
Major multi state cocaine and heroin co op arrests
Police arrested 79 people across five states in a major crackdown on a cocaine and heroin co op that served 10 states. Jacksonville, labeled the distribution center, reported 50 arrests. The operation involved wholesalers and importers, with drugs from Mexico and France moving via Miami to Jacksonville for nationwide redistribution. Arrests also occurred in Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky.
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IRS agents seek illegal Gulf Oil connections with Congress
UPI reports IRS agents are aiding a federal grand jury probe into Gulf Oil Corp. and links to members of Congress. Judge Oliver Gasch ordered April 7 allowing access to Gulf records and transcripts for potential tax liability investigations. Evidence linked to Humphrey Long Scott and other lawmakers has already led to prior prosecutions and indictments.
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Kissinger warns against economic power blocs meeting UNCTAD talks
Secretary of State Kissinger warned Nairobi luncheon delegates from poor nations against forming economic power blocs, urging a new era of cooperation. He called for reform of institutions to fit changing conditions and stressed dialogue over confrontation during UNCTAD meetings in Kenya.
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P&G Drops Zirconium From Antiperspirants
Procter and Gamble announced it will stop using zirconium in Sure and Secret antiperspirants amid decades of debate over lung cancer risk. FDA readiness to ban the ingredient coincided with the decision. Arid XX by Carter-Wallace remains listed as zirconium containing.
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Inside The Nation and Local Highlights
On the Inside notes Ford’s election bill politics. Local asks meaning of industrial development. MAU students win K of f scholarships. Arlington recreation park commentary. Tom Braden on nuclear fusion. Safire targets Kissinger. Buckley on sexism in language. Windsor House saved. Arlington seeks street light funding. tax rate in Hoosick Falls. Engelments: light show review. Cap & Bells at Williamstown. 4-H drama prep. Ashe defends title. tall ships parade. Little League notes. John Randolph ventures into new waters.
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Rail collision near Rotterdam kills at least ten
In Schiedam near Rotterdam the Rhein Express and a commuter train crashed head on. At least ten people died and officials warned the toll could rise to twenty. Rescue crews freed victims from wreckage while hospitals and a nearby school set up first aid stations.
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Bomb injures 33 in Jerusalem as arrests surge
In Jerusalem on Memorial Day eve a timed bomb on a parked scooter injured more than 30. Police detained over 100 Arab suspects as clashes and arson followed in the city and surrounding areas. Palestinian groups claimed responsibility, amid heightened tension across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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