Italians begin counting ballots after voting ends in pivotal election
Rome AP reports Italians completed two days of voting and began ballot counting to determine if the Communists gain backing to join government. Turnout hit 76.3 percent of 40.4 million eligible voters amid violence and a motor of political tension as campaign divides widen.
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Rome
Communist Party
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
DOXA
Genoa
Christian Democrats
Enrico Berlinguer
NATO
Italy
France
Chamber of Faree
Senate
Vatican
Tall ships race ends after collision in Bermuda port
The Gazeta Primeiro, a Gazela class Portuguese vessel owned by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, suffered major damage after colliding with the Romanian ship Mircea near Hamilton Bermuda. Fifty aboard Gazela included Dr William Telford and son Tim of Falmouth and crew from Gray Falmouth and Yarmouth. The Gazela left the race and headed to Bermuda for repairs. authorities planned a protest. The Mircea carried 199 people.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Philadelphia Maritime Museum
Portland Press Herald
William Telford
Tim
Falmouth
Steve Cobb
Gray
David Keen
George
Jim Emery
Yarmouth
Pania
Race riots flare near Pretoria as clashes rock townships
Rioting erupted today in black townships outside Pretoria with at least two black deaths reported. Police said 41 blacks were killed and 75 injured by police action as investigations continue into unclassified casualties. White casualties were two dead and six injured.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pretoria
Gert Prinsloo
Americans willing to pay for nutritional information
A government FDA study of 1,664 shoppers finds 59 percent have seen nutritional labeling and 65 percent would pay at least 10 cents more weekly for the information. More than half would pay 30 to 50 cents extra, while many misunderstand labels such as milk dates.
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Division of Consumer Studies
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S
Pensions cushion retirement for retiring congress members
Congress members leaving at year end receive pensions from about 11 000 to over 51 000 annually under the retirement formula. House Speaker Carl Albert tops the list with about 65 600 salary, while leaders Mansfield and Scott would get over 40 000. Many long‑serving members project max pensions near 34 800, with some retirements already announced.
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Washington
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Viking 1 orbits Mars to survey planned July 4 landing site
NASA officials say Viking 1 will narrow its orbit from 42.3 hours to 24 hours 37 minutes to scan the Martian surface for hazards near the slated touchdown site. The craft will fire engines at 1 43 p m EDT and begin stereo photography and infrared scans to assess temperature and water content.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Robot Laboratory
America
Viking
Tom Young
Earth
Solo
Young
Pottery Bowl with Cover for Soup and Pate Serving
A single serving pottery bowl with a lid proves versatile for both French onion soup and homemade pate, ideal for store and serve use.
Evacuees Leave Beirut Aboard USS Spiegel Grove for Athens
The Spiegel Grove carries 267 refugees including 110 Americans as it sails from Beirut toward Athens after a sea evacuation ordered by President Ford. Commanders and crews coordinate the passage while US officials monitor the operation dubbed Fluid Drive amid continuing Lebanese fighting.
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USS_ SPIEGEL GROVE
Spiegel Grove
Athens
Mediterranean
Beirut
Lebanon
Ford
Damascus
Syria
National Security Council
White House
Pentagon
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bosun
Glen R. Kennedy
Rhinelander
Wis
Grove
Ron Nessen
U.S
Navy
Vicki Alrey
Greenwich
Conn
United States
Francis E. Meloy Jr
No-Man’s Land
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D-La
Ray J. Madden
D-ad
Phil M. Landrum
Leonor K. Sullivan
D-Ma
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jim Martin
Viking Project
Whirlpool
Frigidaire
Maytag
Kelvinator
Saco
Hypeance Oiler Inc
York County
Fortier Insurance, Inc
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Biddeford Call
Arthur LaCourse
Kember
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