Congress seeks new arms bill
Washington lawmakers seek a two year military aid framework acceptable to President Ford while boosting congressional voice in arms sales abroad. Committees race to report spending authority for the new fiscal year by Saturday, amid disputes over a veto that blocked a 3.1 billion plan.
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UPI
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Senate
Ford
United States
House-Senate
Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Vietnam
Israel
Spain
Turkey
Greece
Aftershock Deepens Toll in Udine Region Quake
A pre dawn 3.8 aftershock near Trieste alarms residents after last Thursday's killer quake. Officials count 914 dead and about 400 missing in 24 towns, with 849 bodies recovered. Quicklime, bulldozers, and sanitation efforts race to control disease amid 60 000 to 70 000 homeless and 12 000 job losses.
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Adine
Italy
UPI
Trieste
Udine
Hearst condition may rule out joint Hearst Harris trial
Patricia Hearst may not be able to stand trial with Emily and William Harris because of mental and physical condition. Federal officials say she needs more than the 90 day psychiatric evaluation and will be brought to Los Angeles for a plea to 11 counts. The Harrises face trial June 1 for the 1974 crime spree, with Hearst likely tried after a verdict is reached.
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Emily
William Harris
Miss Hearst
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Federal Metropolitan Correctional Center
San Diego
Sam Mayerson
Harrises
Mayerson
Norman A. Carlson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Carlson
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Teamsters ratify contract ending nationwide truckers strike
United Press International reports Teamsters union members approve the national Master Freight Agreement with wage and fringe benefits increases exceeding 30 percent over three years. About 80 percent of 400 000 eligible members voted in a mail referendum. Building owners in New York City reject a $50 weekly raise over two years plus $8 in benefits as strike action continues.
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Teamsters
State Mediation Board
Vincent McDonnell
McDonnell
John Sweeney
Sweeney
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
United Rubber Workers
Anheuser-Busch
Newark
N.J
Anheuser- Busch Breweries
Discrimination in building trades and trucking unions
Federal study faults Teamsters and 15 building trades unions for discriminatory practices in referrals and hiring halls. It finds minorities and women confined to lower paid roles, with minority men in Teamsters drivers at about 10.3 percent and women under 2 percent. The commission says bias persists despite government efforts and notes no effective remedy exists.
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Washington
UPI
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Congress
Teamsters Union
Prise
Teamsters
Bennington Banner Address and Subscription Rates Notice
The Bennington Banner provides contact and delivery details including daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It lists mailing address 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 and subscription rates such as 15 cents for home delivery and 4.40 dollars per month, with mail rates for a 50 mile radius and Vermont three months at 9.00 dollars.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
Remarkable calm in Beirut as leaders seek solution
In Beirut the political stalemate neared a potential settlement as President-elect Elias Sarkis and Kamal Jumblatt moved to reconcile differences. A mountain battle near Mt Lebanon persisted, with over 50 reported dead, while a fragile ceasefire took hold and Sarkis and Arafat coordinated urgent calls to defuse tensions.
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Lebanon
UPI
Elias Sarkis
Kamal Jumblatt
Mt. Lebanon
Jumblatt
Arafat
Sarkis
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
U.S
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Army
Syria
Thorpe resigns Liberal leader amid witch hunt claims
Jeremy Thorpe quits as Liberal party leader amid a sustained press witch hunt over an alleged homosexual affair with model Norman Scott. He denies any sexual relations from the early 1960s and cites constant scrutiny. Scott says he will sue for slander. Thorpe may be succeeded temporarily by Jo Grimond.
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London
UPI
Jeremy Thorpe
Britain
Liberal Party
Thorpe
Norman Scott
David Steel
Scott
Harold Wilson
Liberals
Jo Grimond
FTC orders new hearing on Ford ad campaign
The Federal Trade Commission ordered a new hearing on allegations Ford Motor Co misrepresented miles per gallon for 1974 models. The Phoenix to Los Angeles road test claimed the Pinto Capri Mustang II Maverick and Comet exceeded 26 mpg. The commission upheld a likely action pending results.
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UPI
Federal Trade Commission Today
Ford Motor Co
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Undertakers face pricing charges in Chicago hearing
Rep Ralph Metcalfe accuses some funeral homes of exploiting grieving families with high prices during an informal FTC hearing in Chicago part of a two week fact finding mission. Proposed federal rules would require price sheets, prohibit embalming without survivor consent and ban bait and switch tactics.
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Chicago
UPI
Ralph Metcalfe
D-Ill
Metcalfe
Federal Trade Commission
Illinois
Thomas Clark
National Funeral Directors Association
Senate
FTC
Clark
Coal found in Mass at first drilling near I-95 and 140
In southeastern Massachusetts a coal exploration hole near I-95 and Mass 140 cut into a coal seam six inches deep, with expectations of a three foot thickness. Rev. James Skehan of Weston Observatory said tests suggest high quality anthracite similar to Pennsylvania coal. The project, costing 400000 dollars and funded by the state and the U S Science Foundation, plans Rhode Island drilling next.
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Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
James Skehan
The
Weston Observatory
Rhode Island
Narragansett Basin
Pennsylvania
Skehan
U.S. Science Foundation
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