Honduras reels from hurricane Fifi toll and SOS plea
Army troops burned bodies of thousands of Hurricane Fifi victims in Honduras and a world SOS appeal went out for aid. Officials said at least 5,000 dead, 50,000 homeless, and over 500 million dollars in damage. Victims were mainly along the Caribbean coast including Choloma La Ceiba Progreso Omoa Olanchito and San Pedro Sula. Ten of 70 Peace Corps volunteers in northern Honduras remained unaccounted for. The Mormon Church reported two missionaries in Honduras.
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J. Paul Wyatt Choloma
Honduras
UPI
Juan Bautista Vaca
Tegucigalpa
National Emergency Committee
Civil Defense Network
Caribbean
Choloma, la
Aziz
la Ceiba
United States
Cuba
West Germany
Australia
Mexico
Colombia
Panama
Nicaragua
U.S. Southern Defense Command
Panama Canal Zone
Fidel Castro
Havana
New York
Honduras Information Service
U.S
Olanchito
Max Sorto Batres
Aguan
Jonathan Roussel
Luis Discua
Choloma
Ruth Lasso Osorio
Rockefeller wealth revealed in personal and tax data
Rockefeller recounts a life of public service and wealth spanning three generations. The 72 page statement details family philanthropy totaling about $1 billion, taxes paid, charitable deductions, and a complex estate funded by trusts worth hundreds of millions. It notes his lack of federal income tax in 1970 due to capital gains and lists holdings in Realty Growth, IBM, and Rockefeller Center, plus art and real estate values.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Sr
John D. Jr
New York City
United Nations
Dartmouth College
New York State
Attica
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rockefeller Center
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Rockefeller Brothers
Beneficial
IBM
Brooke urges antitrust action to curb inflation
Senator Edward W. Brooke calls on President Ford to boost Antitrust Division activity as a tool against inflation. He cites concentration of private economic power and notes prior Nixon-era directional shifts. Brooke urges a reaffirmation of vigorous antitrust use at the upcoming economic summit.
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Washington
UPI
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Ford
Department of Justice
Brooke
The
Justice Depart
Ment
Nixon
Alan Greenspan
Senate Banking Com
Jordan splits Arab world over PLO stance
United Press International reports Jordan sharply divides the Arab world by breaking off talks with Egypt over Cairo recognizing the PLO as sole representative of Palestinians. Amman rejects a policy coordination conference with Egypt Syria and the PLO and freezes political activities tied to the Geneva peace process while awaiting the Rabat Arab summit.
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Jordan
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Geneva
Wartorn
Amman
Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
West Bank
East Bank
Jordan River
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Hussein
Kissinger Outlines U.S. Proposals at UN Assembly
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the United Nations General Assembly of long term U.S. plans to manage world food and oil resources. President Ford previewed a three point program to reserve food, boost surplus shipments, and aid foreign agriculture, as Kissinger seeks global stability and an international energy policy. He will return to UN talks next week and Rome conference in November.
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Ford
U.S
United States
Kissinger
New York
United Nations
Middle East
Rome
Washington
U.N
Burger recovering after bicycle spill near Bethesda
Washington United Press International reports Chief Justice Warren Burger is recovering in Bethesda Naval Hospital Maryland after a Friday night bicycle spill while cycling near the area He received a bike as a birthday gift last week and is described as alert and in satisfactory condition with no serious injuries indicated at this time
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Washington
UPI
Warren Burger
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Clergymen Enter Politics Across Nation Rallying Affiliated
The article surveys clergymen who move into public life amid church state tensions. Notable figures include Rep. Robert F. Drinan and Rev. John McLaughlin, with archbishop Whealon criticizing clergy political bids while others defend dual roles. Various priests and pastors across states pursue offices, reflecting a trend viewed as aiding communities or drawing church influence into governance.
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Nixon
Drinan
Hartford
John F. Whealon
McLaughlin
Woodson
Frank Mesaros
U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
Mesaros
State Bureau of Social Security
Houston
Tex
Jim Manley
Citizen Action Center
New Hampshire
Wayne Helie
Helie
St. Stephen’s Priory
Dover
Mass
Vatican says Drinan had no explicit permission to run
Boston based report notes Jesuit Rep. Robert F. Drinan faced questions over permission to seek Congress. Vatican officials indicated consent depended on Cardinal Medieros and Worcester Bishop Flannigan, with local bishops not informed or reportedly refusing. Drinan cited church law and sought clarity from church authorities.
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Boston
UPI
Vatican
Robert F. Drinan
Mass
Congress
Pedro Arrupe
Society of Jesus
Drinan
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Humberto Medieros
Bernard J. Flannigan
Worcester
Father Drinan
Father Arrupe
Vincent O’keefe
Arrupe
Boston Globe
O’keefe
Globe
Medieros
Flannigan
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Northern California Ecumenical Council
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Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph
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