Tough stand urged against N E utilities
Providence Rhode Island governor Philip Noel demands hard action from President Ford to relieve New England electric rates. He warns utilities face financial disaster if Washington fails to back a regional subsidy plan and urges citizens to pressure the White House.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
New England
Ford
Philip W. Noel
E Noel
New England Regional Commission
Noel
United States
Washington
Narragansett Electric Co
Rhode Island
Public Utilities Commission
Regional Commission
William Harsch
John Sawhill
Welfare reform seen easing economic strain in states
UPI reports U.S. Welfare Commissioner Robert B. Carleson says reform can ease rising unemployment and inflation effects. He urges closing loopholes reducing errors and pursuing absent fathers to curb over 1 billion dollars in welfare payments. He favors keeping payments at state and local levels and notes evolving benefit differences as more poor people gain political influence. The Ford administration backs merging welfare and food stamps under one umbrella.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
U.S
Robert B. Carleson
Carleson
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford Administration
Department of Agriculture
Finland asks post office to keep handling Santa letters
Finland's government urged the post office to reconsider its plan to stop answering letters to Santa Claus this year. Officials cited manpower shortages at Korvatunturi in Lapland, while Traffic Minister Pekka Tarjanne warned of public disappointment and urged weighing tourism and children's interests.
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Helsinki
UPI
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Finland
Post Office
Santa Claus
Korvatunturi
Lapland
Santa
Pekka Tarjanne
Tarjanne
Charles denounces Sinatra entourage after Australia tour
Prince Charles told Melbourne Sun he was charmed by Frank Sinatra after meeting him twice but dismissed his associates as goons creeps and Mafia-types. He followed Sinatra's Australian tour with interest noting the sharp mood swings. During the visit Sinatra attacked Australian media calling women journalists hookers and broads and male journalists bums and parasites.
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Melbourne
Australia
UPI
Prince Charles
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Melbourne Sun
Charles
Amtrak picks Washington to Denver route test
Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar tentatively selected Washington to Denver as Amtrak's next experimental passenger route. The decision boosts Harley Staggers's West Virginia influence as he fights for WV routes while Brinegar expands the line toward Kansas City and Denver. Announcement is expected next week ahead of the November election.
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UPI
Claude Brinegar
Denver
Amtrak
House Commerce Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Parkersburg
W.va
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Norfolk, Va
Topeka
Staggers
Brinegar
Kansas
Kayakists Awed by Killer Whales in Alaskan Waters
Seattle duo Mark Orr and Walter Barkan kayaked through icy Alaskan waters for three months. They encountered three killer whales north of Vancouver Island including an adult pair and a calf, with the animals displaying surfacing play and tail slaps. A second encounter saw two humpback whales pass within 50 feet near Juneau, creating waves as they sounded and slapped their tails.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Mark Orr
Walter Barkan
Orr
Vancouver Island
B.C
Juneau
Doomed Wisconsin Calves Await Ford Decision
The National Farmers Organization in Wisconsin says 1,000 doomed calves await President Ford’s decision. If not accepted, the calves will be slaughtered and buried this weekend, as 700 were butchered Tuesday. The NFO leader says Ford can end the protest by ordering the meat sent to hurricane victims in Honduras.
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Cuba City
Wis
UPI
National Farmers Organization
Wisconsin
Ford
Honduras
NFO
Steve Pavich
Wisconsin Nfo
Rioting spreads in Ulster protest
In Belfast violence flared as snipers fired on troops and rioters burned buses in Catholic districts during Ireland's Maze prison uprising. Britain sent 600 fresh troops to bolster 15,000 as riots spread from Belfast to Crumlin Road and Magilligan prisons amid mass internment protests.
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UPI
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Maze
Britiain
Ulster
Andersonstown
Lower Falls Road
New Lodge
Ardoyne
Ligoniel
Long Kesh
Crumlin Road
Magilligan
Londonderry
Armagh
Actor Burton to marry Yugoslav princess in shock romance
Richard Burton says he will wed Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia as soon as divorce is finalized. The princess, visiting London with her daughter Catherine, says the romance began three weeks ago at a Churchill memorabilia exhibit. Elizabeth’s husband Neil Balfour hints at stepping down from politics as rumors spread.
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UPI
Richard Burton
Elizabeth of
Yugoslavia
Burton
Elizabeth
Neil Balfour
Catherine
Churchill
Gstaad
Switzerland
Karageorgevitch
Britain
Prince Charles
Paris
Prince Paul
Olga
New York
Howard Oxenberg
Elizabeth Taylor
Rome
Eddie Fisher
Court seeks public view on showing explicit films
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled that three counties failed to prove the films Deep Throat The Devil in Miss Jones and Behind the Green Door were patently offensive. He urged placing two ballot questions on if explicit sex films should be shown to adults and if such showings should be limited to adult viewing only in certain areas.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Superior Court
Vincent R. Brogna
Commonwealth
Brognan
Brogna
Suffolk
Worcester
Middlesex
Stoneham
Fitchburg
U.S. Supreme Court
Sugar pilfering rising as sugar price surges
United Press International reports inflation drives theft of sugar and condiments from eateries. Waitresses note customers grab sugar packets or salt shakers. some restaurants limit tableside sugar or require asking for salt and pepper. High sugar prices from 69 cents to over two dollars per five pounds spur secrecy and pricing adds 25 cent charge in some Chicago spots.
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Cambridge House
Hollywood Holiday Inn
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Midwest
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Atlanta
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