Testimony could break organized crime cases
Federal and local officials say two witnesses James Fratianno and Raymond Ferritto will testify in exchange for reduced sentences and new identities. Fratianno, an alleged mob top figure, faces tight security as he helps probe murders and extortion linked to high level bosses across Chicago New York Cleveland Miami and West Coast killings. Ferritto’s cooperation aided indictments of major mob figures and relates to Fratianno’s long criminal history and alliances with figures like John Rosselli and Carlo Gambino interests.
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Pennsylvania
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Haywood
Calif
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Cleveland
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Miami
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Rosselli
Carlo Gambino
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San Francisco
Rudy Tham
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
McDonald
Daniel Greene
California
Ferritto
UMW Council Seeks Full Language Before Strike End
In Washington the United Mine Workers bargaining council demands a complete edited settlement text before voting on an end to the long strike. Arnold Miller says all language must be finalized after seven hours of talks. In Columbia the South Carolina Legislature defeats ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment for the third time. The Senate votes 25 to 20 to table the ERA resolution ending any chance of passage in 1979. In New Orleans a natural gas main explodes on Mardi Gras night destroying four homes and sending flames 40 feet high as residents go missing. In Weirwood a Greyhound bus collides with a snowplow injuring at least 21 people. In Washington a House subcommittee rejects GOP amendments and approves the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill, sending it to the Education and Labor Committee.
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Midwest
United Mine Workers’ Bargaining Council
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UMW
Arnold Miller
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Senate
House
Hyman Rubin
New Orleans Public Service Inc
UPI
Humphrey-Hawkins
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Education and Labor Committee
Syrian forces pound Lebanese barracks near Beirut flare up
Syrian troops bombard a Lebanese army garrison at Fayadiyeh Barracks on the eastern edge of Beirut as clashes continue for a second day. Shells also hit near Baabda palace while President Sarkis seeks Arab League help to halt the fighting.
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Lebanon
Fayadiyeh
Baabda
Elias Sarkis
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Arab League
Voice of Lebanon
Rebels deny Ethiopian offensive rout says Addis claim wishful
In Mogadishu rebels contest Ethiopia's report of routing them and call the government's claims wishful. Mogadishu Radio broadcast the Ethiopian offensive to regain the Ogaden Desert has begun. Western Somali Liberation Front claims 43 Ethiopian tanks destroyed and two planes shot down, calling Ethiopian victories baseless.
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Somalia
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Ogaden
Western
Somali Liberation Front
Senate Passes Broad Non-Proliferation Bill To Limit Exports
The Senate approved by 88 to 3 a non-proliferation bill limiting nuclear exports ahead of House action. The measure mirrors a prior 411 to 0 House vote and sets safeguards, requires recipient nations to follow IAEA-style controls, and ties U S guarantees to adherence while restricting exports to countries using materials for weapons or explosive devices. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission would oversee license approvals as part of a coordinated U S policy.
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Senate
House
United States
John Glenn
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Glenn
U.S
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Local Weather Outlook With Cold Temperatures Ahead
Highs near the teens to lower 30s through the weekend with daytime wind from the north at 10 mph. Overnight lows just above zero to the mid teens. Precipitation chances limited to light snow chances Friday to Sunday. Sunrise 7 11 and sunset 5 32 with mostly cloudy skies Friday to Sunday. Year ago today highs 34 lows 5 with no precipitation.
First Eastern cases of Russian flu told
Two Michigan men are confirmed as the eastern United States first cases of the Russian flu. A 19 year old Michigan State University student in East Lansing and a 20 year old Tecumseh factory worker fell ill in January.
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Michigan
United States
Norman Hayner
Michigan Department of Public Health
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Hayner
Arnold Monto
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Monto
Soviet Union
Tell the People and You Sell the People
A brief note advocates newspaper advertising as a dual tool to inform the public and drive sales. The text emphasizes the power of ads to reach targeted readers and convert attention into commerce.
Former Louisiana governor Sam Jones dies at 80
Sam Jones, 80, former governor of Louisiana elected in 1940 after vowing to clean out thieves and scoundrels, died in a Lake Charles nursing home. His win ended Huey Long dynasty influence. Jones entered the race reluctantly in 1939, four years after Long's assassination.
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Lake Charles
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Jones
Huey Long
State Dept Says Turkey Rights Record Supports Aid
A State Department report on Turkey finds no practices by the government that would block renewed military aid. It notes Turkish institutions provide safeguards approximating due process and finds no conclusive proof of torture, praising efforts to maintain freedoms and meet population needs.
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State Department
Turkey
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette dates its founding to 1883 and lists offices at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes daily plus Sunday publication, carrier rates at $1.15 per week and various subscription terms for 7 issues weekly or 52 weeks, with no mail subscriptions where carrier service exists. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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