11th patient dies at Mich Vets hospital
In Ann Arbor Mississippi Veterans Administration Hospital reports the 11th death in a baffling case spurring an FBI inquiry. Robert Antil, 41, a Detroit steelworker, died of respiratory failure after Aug 4. Officials cite a possible paralyzing drug and a blue substance found in his breathing apparatus.
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FBI
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Washtenaw County
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Longshoremen resume loading grain bound for Russia
AFL-CIO leader Meany backs ILA grain boycott as longshoremen load 20 000 tons aboard the Anna M at Reserve Louisiana after a court ordered workers to restart. The ship marks the first Russian bound load through a Mississippi River grain elevator since the boycott began.
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Reserve
Alvin Rubin
New Orleans
International Longshoremen’s Association
Meany
Washington
Seafarers International Union
ILA
al Chittenden
Louisiana
Union
Mississippi River
U.S
Texas
West Louisiana
Fighting rooster kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro
A champion fighting cock named Steel Chest was seized by kidnappers who demanded about $1,200. Owner Aristides dos Santos Ferreira valued the bird at over $3,500, noting the rooster’s status as a Greater Rio champion. The incident echoed a 1962 killing of a famed cock named Fidel Castro, whose murderer was never found.
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UPI
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Greater Rio
Fidel Castro
Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper except Sundays and holidays, published at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 by The Banner Publishing Corp. It subscribes to United Press International and the New York Times News Service. National advertising reps are Matthews Shannon Cullen Inc. Home delivery via carrier and motor delivery is provided by Bare.
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New York Times News Service
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Kissinger Advances Plan for Golan Heights Truce
Secretary of State Kissinger arrives in Damascus to lay groundwork for a second stage Golan Heights ceasefire after the Egypt Israel Sinai accord. He met Jordanian leaders in Amman to review the peace pact and discussed U S Jordan tensions over Hawk missiles and West Bank issues. Saudi Arabia endorsed the peace accord in Taif as Kissinger pushed for congressional approval and Syria to avoid undermining Arab unity.
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UPI
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West Bank
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America
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Mitla
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Two brothers siege South Lake Tahoe hostage drama ends
In South Lake Tahoe two brothers held three hostage during a siege. Wayne Locklear surrendered as James Locklear remained inside. One hostage was killed and Officer Paul Habert was wounded. The hostages Albie Crane and Craig Smith escaped unharmed. James Locklear, armed with multiple pistols, demanded no prosecution for Wayne. Around 50 officers surrounded the apartment through the afternoon.
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Calif
UPI
Wayne Locklear
James
Wayne Amenital
Albie Crane
Craig Smith
George Steddler
Hayward
Paul Habert
John Crow
James Locklear
Locklear
Wayne
Los Angeles
Massachusetts House rejects maiden name retention bill
The Massachusetts House defeated a bill by 21 to 46 to allow women to keep their maiden names after marriage with optional spouse name changes. The measure, already passed by the Senate, would have allowed couples to choose any combination of maiden and husband names for themselves and their children. Rep. Robert Buell opposed the section allowing men to change names, while Rep. Max Volterra supported the voluntary measure.
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UPI
Massachusetts House
Senate
Robert Buell
R-Boxford
Max Volterra
Dattleboro
Hoffa's foster son to testify before grand jury
James Hoffa's self described foster son Charles Chuckie O'Brien has been questioned twice by FBI agents and faced a federal grand jury in Detroit as investigators seek facts on Hoffa's disappearance. O'Brien says he drove a car borrowed from a mob linked family on the day Hoffa vanished. The grand jury heard from Anthony Giacalone's son and brother as part of a wider probe expected to involve about 70 witnesses.
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UPI
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Chuckie
O’brien
FBI
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Joseph Giacalone
Anthony Giacalone
Giacalone
Vito Giacalone
Anthony
IMF ministers in U S call for consumer stimulus
At the IMF's 30th annual meeting in Washington, Ford urged a stronger US economy to boost consumer demand abroad while stressing that other nations must also foster self-help and economic independence. Delegates warned America’s export of capital and imports remains vital to global prosperity.
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International Monetary Fund
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America
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