Britain calls general election for October 10
Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered a parliamentary general election for October 10 in Britain to break the political stalemate amid high inflation. Queen Elizabeth has assented to the dissolution of parliament, with an official proclamation to be issued Friday.
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UPI
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Britain
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Downing Street
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Edward Heath
Jeremy Thorpe
Heath
England
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Hurricane Fifi Nears Honduran Coast in Severe Winds
UPI reports Hurricane Fifi gathering strength with sustained winds near 100 mph and gusts to 125 mph. Forecasters predict landfall or brush along Honduras northeastern coast near Cape Camaron with 10-foot tides and up to 10 inches of rain triggering flash flooding in Honduras and Nicaragua. At 6 am EDT the center lay about 145 miles east of Cape Camaron heading west-southwest at 10 mph.
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Nixon funds cut by House panel over Nixon return
A 13 member House appropriations subcommittee voted 7 to 4 to cut 452000 from Ford's request for Nixon's private life transition. The panel reduced the total to 398000, rejecting a plan to cap at 200000, while some members urged ending funding beyond Nixon's 60000 annual pension. The cut also removes 110000 for a vault and security system near Nixon's San Clemente home, and limits staff and office funding for declassifying papers and mailing.
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UPI
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Richard Nixon
Tom Bevill
D-Ala
Nixon
Tom Steed
D-Okla
General Services Administration
San Clemente
Last U.S. POW Freed From Indochina at Vientiane
Emmett Kay, the last known American prisoner of war in Indochina, arrived at Vientiane Airport tanned relaxed and smiling after 16 months in captivity. He told reporters there are no more U.S. POWs left in Laos and that about 300 Americans remain missing. A British Embassy plane flew him from Sam Neua to meet his wife Flora, then he headed to a U.S. installation in Thailand for the next flight.
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UPI
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Laos
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Pathet Lao
Flora
Thailand
Nixon to be hospitalized amid serious illness
Nixon faces phlebitis and blood clots in the left leg and will be hospitalized within weeks. Julie Nixon Eisenhower says doctors plan admission near his San Clemente home as lawyers seek to excuse him from a deposition due to illness. Billy Graham notes Nixon reported pain and doctors urge hospital care.
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UPI
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower
New York
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Los Angeles Times
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Santa Ana
Calif
Nine hostages freed as jet escapes toward Middle East
At The Hague the Japanese Red Army held nine hostages in a five day siege at the French Embassy. A three man Air France crew flew three gunmen and a freed hostage plus $300000 ransom from Amsterdam to Aden after a refuel stop, then headed toward the Middle East. Police details described, with Dutch officials noting the six remaining captives were in fragile health.
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France
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Few take advantage of amnesty after Ford offer
In the first 24 hours after President Ford's conditional amnesty offer there were only scattered calls from draft evaders and deserters. About 40 deserters or their supporters sought information, 63 calls came from resisters, and an estimated 4,000 fugitives showed no rush to surrender. Some released inmates may remain behind for other charges, while most released are in minimum security facilities.
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UPI
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San Francisco
Justice Department
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Bureau of Prisons
Michael Ann
Allenwood
Lompoc
Calif
Aun
Poor roads in Georgia raise food prices
A UPI report states that Georgia roads totaling 47,565 miles are intolerable by standards, and upgrading them could lower food costs by speeding farm-to-market trucking. Atlanta spokesman Dan Shephard notes shoppers indirectly pay higher prices due to slow transport.
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Rockefeller Revises Wealth Totals Upward Finds Higher Net Worth
Washington based UPI reports vice presidential nominee Nelson A. Rockefeller is preparing revised figures showing his total wealth increased. The announcement follows scrutiny of assets and potential updated disclosures.
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UPI
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Oklahoma runoff solidifies Boren win in 1950s race
Oklahoma City UPI reports youth professor and Rhodes scholar David Boren defeats Clem Rogers McSpadden in a record Democratic governor runoff turnout. McSpadden concedes, pledging support for Boren as final unofficial returns show Boren with 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent. Boren, 33, had defeated McSpadden in a recent primary to deny Gov. David Hall a second term. Rockefeller data and fortune details surface during confirmation hearings with Senate leaders.
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UPI
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Clem Rogers McSpadden
Oklahoma
McSpadden
Will Rogers
Boren
Jim Inhofe
Tulsa
Oklahoma Baptist University
David Hall
Rockefeller
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Scott
Mansfield
Magnuson Loses in Washington Renomination Victory
Senator Warren G. Magnuson, 69, wins renomination in Washington with about 93 percent of the vote over John Patric. He faces Republican Jack Metcalf, Langley, who leads with 61 percent over Jesse Chiang. The article notes related Rockefeller finance debates and House committee actions.
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Wash
UPI
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Washington State
Magnuson
John Patric
Jack Metcalf
Langley
Metcalf
Jesse Chiang
Seattle Pacific
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