Chile frees eight Americans held since the military coup
In Santiago the ruling junta released eight Americans after two weeks in captivity as thousands more suspected backers of the ousted government remained detained in a giant National Stadium. The released include Francis Flynn Joseph Dougherty Charles Welsh James Gordon Ritter Carol Nezzo Charles Fisk David Hathaway and Juan Jose Velasco. A junta spokesman later said firing squads carried out executions at a police barracks for the murder of a policeman and wounding of three others on the coup day.
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Energy crisis spawns new highway and sugar problems
Energy shortages ripple through the United States as highway work stalls and sugar supplies tighten. A House Commerce Committee backs mandatory fuel allocations while New England funds a $385,000 energy study. Southern governors threaten fuel bans against environmental restrictions.
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Skylab 2 crew readjusts quickly to earths gravity passage
Skylab 2 astronauts Bean Garriott and Lousma fly to Houston in good health after 59 days in weightlessness. Doctors report steady recovery with temporary isolation to guard against infections as they resume life on Earth and begin postflight testing and data analysis.
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Networks drop to daily coverage of Watergate hearings
New York United Press International reports the three major networks ABC CBS and NBC will end the live day by day rotation of Watergate hearings. CBS will air live coverage on days it deems significant while ABC plans no current live coverage beyond regular news casts. NBC confirms the rotation ends but has not announced new plans.
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Dayan warns of Syrian arms buildup near Israel
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warned Syria is assembling hundreds of tanks artillery and antiaircraft missiles along the Israeli border. He urged Jewish settlers on the Golan Heights to strengthen defenses as Israel eyed possible renewed conflict. Kissinger reportedly floated a plan for Israeli withdrawals from parts of the Golan and Suez region. U.S. stance at UN was to avoid dramatic moves for now. Beirut papers cited Syria restricting Soviet advisers after a stormy Foreign Minister briefing.
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Senate debates troop pullout and missile delay in defense bill
The Senate reversed a 21.9 billion military procurement bill move, first approving then scrapping a plan to cut 200000 troops abroad, while considering a milder homeward target of 125000 over two years. It also weighed delaying the Trident sub program by two years amid euro defense concerns.
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Nation’s gas dealers warn of another weekend shutdown
Gas dealers across New York Utah Washington warn of mass weekend shutdown unless the Cost of Living Council approves higher retail prices. In western New York as many as 500 stations could close from Friday noon to Monday morning. Others consider similar action amid rising wholesale costs.
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Boyle in deep coma after barbiturate overdose
Former mine workers president Tony Boyle, 68, remained in a deep coma at George Washington University Hospital after a reported lethal barbiturate overdose. He faces federal and Pennsylvania murder charges for ordering the killings of union rival Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter in 1969. Medical staff noted minimal eye response and said recovery chances remained poor.
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Yablonski
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Court on Bridge Panels Testimony in Cross River Case
Unusual session on the Ohio Kentucky border suspended bridge features a courtroom setup with Fowler and Keys in split jurisdictions. Fowler testifies from the Kentucky side while Keys remains in Ohio, both unable to cross for the murder trial and related charges. Judge Mathews approves the arrangement as jurors will later receive the transcript.
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Covington
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Ohio
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Kentucky
Hamilton County
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Romeo and Juliet on the road at Cinema I
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet returns to Cinema I in a tame PG presentation that stirred mild controversy. A double bill at Cinema II features Love Under 17 and The Sensuous Teenager, both rated X and marketed as from Denmark. At the Harte Theatre, Cleopatra Jones plays to audiences, rated PG. State of Siege, Costa-Gavras’s political drama, is praised as powerful and thought provoking for its balanced portrayal of terrorism.
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