Boston youths clash with police at antibusing protest
In South Boston police clashed with several hundred youths amid an antibusing demonstration on the eve of desegregation. Eight people, including seven officers, were injured and nine arrested as a motorcade entered Andrews Square. A black MBTA bus driver was hit when rocks shattered his windshield. Over 100 police reinforcements were deployed. officials had expected a calm school opening the next day.
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UPI
South Boston
Andrews Square
MBTA
Nuclear plant site in Seabrook cuts hours and adds access road
Public Service Co of New Hampshire agrees to shorter working shifts at the Seabrook nuclear plant site after resident complaints about around the clock noise. Site manager Brice Beckley says excavation stops at 11 30 p.m. and a new access road will be built away from homes, aiming to open by Oct 5 with deliveries after 6 a.m. when possible.
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Seabrook
N.H
UPL
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
PSC
Brice Beckley
Beckley
Beirut in Green Line clashes as Sudanese troops withdraw
In Beirut gunmen from left and right battled along the green line handover zone, forcing Sudanese peacekeepers to withdraw partly. The six day fighting across Lebanon has left more than 500 dead, with at least 97 killed in Beirut on Tuesday. Christian leaders urged Syrian military action to end the 17 month civil war before Elias Sarkis assumes the presidency. Sniper fire blocked the road between the divided city as Arab soldiers barred Moslem western traffic from the no man's land. In Washington there is no plan to boost the federal minimum wage this year after Rep. John Dent shelved a bill to raise from 2.30 to 3.00 dollars, saying Congress may not pass it before adjournment.
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Lebanon
UPI
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House Labor Standards Subcommittee
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Viking 2 sees darker Martian sky at Utopia site
UPI dispatch from Pasadena reports Viking 2 photos showing a darker sky over Utopia than Viking 1’s Chryse, suggesting fewer dust particles. Scientists, led by Dr. Alan Binder, note potential three dimensional views from twin cameras and aim to choose a digging site for soil samples. Winds and weather data indicate extreme cold, with night lows near minus 114 degrees and daytime highs around minus 23.
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Calif
UPI
Mars
Utopia
Alan Binder
Binder
Viking 2
Earth
Martian
Seymour Hess
FBI Agents May Bypass Grand Jury Under Deal
UPI reports dozens of FBI agents ordered by an appeals court to testify in New York grand jury probes may avoid appearances through an agreement with the Justice Department. The appeals court said agents must testify, but lawyers said some may not, with sworn statements or other arrangements under discussion. Judges noted national security concerns and lack of security clearances for grand jurors.
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New York
UPI
Justice Department
U.S. Appeals Court
Stephen Horn
Martin A. Schwartz
New York City
J. Stanley Pottinger
Kissinger presses African diplomacy beyond election outlook
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plans to press shuttle diplomacy in Rhodesia and South West Africa to transfer power from minority whites to majority blacks. An official traveling with him said Carter or Ford would approve the action and time is running out for a solution. Kissinger aims to depart for southern Africa soon after weekend talks in Zurich.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
U.S
Kissinger
Europe
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Russia
Peking
Rhodesia
South-West Africa
Namibia
Southern Africa
South- West Africa
Zurich
South Africa
John Vorster
Nixon pardon anniversary marks two years since Ford pardon
Nixon marked an anniversary at his San Clemente estate with little celebration after two years since President Ford granted him a full, free and absolute pardon for any crimes as president. The action averted potential trial over Watergate.
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San Clemente
Calif
Echeverria confronts rights protesters outside hotel
Luis Echeverria, Mexico's president, shouted at demonstrators outside a San Antonio hotel where he was set to speak at a state dinner. His bodyguards wrestled away signs as Mexican secret service agents clashed with the protesters. police intervened to separate them.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Facista
Echeverria
Secret Service
Teachers Strikes Hit 200000 Students in Eight States
United Press International reports the new school year opened as teacher walkouts began across eight states. more than 200000 students and 11000 teachers were idle, with Pennsylvania hardest hit across 23 districts. Catholic high school teachers and other local walkouts expanded the disruption.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Buffalo
N.Y
Experimental method tests cancer drugs on patient cells
Researchers from University of California Berkeley reported an experimental technique to gauge drug effectiveness in individual cancer cases. Abla A Creasey led a team that grows patient cancer cells in culture and notes each patient's cells show distinct traits. Further work will test drugs on these cultures. the method is time consuming and costly.
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UPI
University of California At Berkeley
Abla A. Creasey
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