Boston Teachers Strike Shuts Classes Across City
Boston public schools faced a mass walkout as 4,900 teachers joined picket lines at 262 schools. Only a handful of the 84,000 students attended, with alternative sites planned. The dispute centered on salaries and job security as a court ordered integration plan loomed over the district.
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Boston
UPI
South Boston High School
L Street Annex
Dorchester High
Charlestown High
Joseph Jordan
Massachusetts
Boston Teachers Union
Henry Robinson
John McDonough
BTU
Hearst faces bail hearing in San Francisco
Patricia Hearst may testify at a bail hearing to reassure the court she will not flee if released. Her defense notes no decision yet but a public statement is possible, potentially the first since June 7, 1974. Her mother says Hearst looks more in touch with reality after a jail visit, with relatives present and a brief, glass-partitioned meeting.
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Hearst
San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Willie Wolfe
Carter
FBI
Catherine
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Mrs. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst II
William Randolph Hearst III
Kate Minott
Crystal Springs High School
Portland
Ore
U.S
White House
UCS Fund Drive
Russell Baker
Perry Matuel
Vermont
Oktavec
North Shire
Hoosick Falls
Manchester
North Bennington
Patriots of Mau
Willow Park
Red Sox
Ford halts fuel tariff to ease winter oil costs
President Ford ordered an immediate halt to the 60 cent per barrel tariff on foreign refined petroleum products, with a plan to potentially drop all tariffs by month end. The move aims to avert heating oil shortages, lower import costs for consumers in New England, Florida and parts of California, and avoid windfall profits for oil firms.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Frank Zarb
Zarb
U.S
New England
Florida
California
United States
Congress
Salmon Explain Sales Tax Plan On TV Tonight
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon outlines a 15 minute broadcast at 7 30 p m detailing a fiscal crisis response. He proposes raising the sales tax from three to four percent and calls a special legislative session to act while facing strong legislative and public opposition.
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Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Salmon
Ford unveils energy plan to back self sufficiency
President Ford outlines a multibillion dollar plan to make the United States energy independent. He proposes a new quasipublic Energy Research Financing Corporation to spur research and development, but details await congressional action and financing questions.
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Monterey
Calif
Energy Research Financing Corporation
Nessen
ERFCO
Nelson Rockefeller
Ford
Monterey Oceanside
U.S
Belgium
Leonard K. Firestone
San Francisco
Washington
Stanford University
Disneyland
National Association of Life Underwriters
Quinlan case eyes blinking hint of life stirs death debate
Public defender Daniel R. Coburn argues against declaring Karen Ann Quinlan legally dead as doctors say no recovery and her eyes blink mouth move and tongue roll. He contends there is substantial doubt brain function has ceased and seeks a new legal definition of death while her parents seek a natural death with dignity.
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Morristown
N.J
UPI
Karen Ann Quinlan
Daniel R. Coburn
Coburn
Miss Quinlan
Robert Muir Jr
Burglary Suspect Shot by Neighbor in Bennington
A 23-year-old Pittsfield resident was shot in Bennington on South Stream Road by Leo Fay, a neighbor of Helen Ayres, during a burglary incident. The suspect, Joseph P. Difilippo, was struck in the lower back by a 16 gauge firearm and the case is under investigation.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Bennington
South Stream Road
Leo Fay
Helen Ayres
Joseph P. Difilippo
Bennington shooting leaves two suspects in custody
Police report a shooting in Bennington. Fay allegedly shot Difilippo as he carried a four section drawer of silver from the Ayres home. Two other suspects fled in a U Haul van and were later arrested in Springfield, Massachusetts. Extradition to Vermont expected. State's Attorney undecided on charges.
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Bennington
Difilippo
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington District Court
Fay
Ayres
Springfield
Mass
William Fox
Vermont
Raymond G. Bolton
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Miss Harris
TV Tonight
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Karen
Joseph Quinlan
Julia
Stratton Base Lodge
Stratton
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