Three Firemen Die After Loop Cafeteria Roof Collapse
In Chicago the Forum cafeteria on West Madison street collapsed during a blaze. At least three firefighters were killed and 24 injured as debris trapped others beneath heavy beams and bricks. Names Moran Kowalzyk Stack were identified among the dead.
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Chicago
UPI
Loop
Robert Quinn
Forum
West
Madison Street
Timothy Moran
Richard Kowalzyk
Alfred Stack
Moran
Pentagon Seeks Extra 2 Billion for Indo China War Costs
The Pentagon says an additional 2 billion may be needed this fiscal year to fund the air war over Indo China, bringing the 1973 total to about 8 billion. At least 250 million stems from losses over North Vietnam during intensified raids. Secretary Laird signaled a supplemental request to Congress earlier last fall. Congress faces possible funding cuts if peace talks stall.
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Washington
Indo-China
Pentagon
Defense Department
North Vietnam
Secretary of Defense
Laird
Congress
Hanoi
Haiphong
NASA to Delay Space Shuttle Amid Budget Cuts
NASA and the Atomic Energy Commission announce cutbacks to meet President Nixon's budget limits. NASA will slow the shuttle program delaying its 1978 maiden voyage, trim about 700 jobs including 450 at Plum Brook, and cancel several projects while keeping Skylab and Mariner Jupiter Saturn missions. The shuttle remains central to U.S. space plans despite the reductions.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nixon
NASA
Space Agency
Plum Brook
Sandusky
Ohio
Mariner
Girl Stowaway Found on Ship Flown Home
An 18 year old Sydney girl Susan Wilkinson was flown home after stowing away on the U S Navy supply ship Proteus. She allegedly boarded disguised as a sailor and was found during three ship searches before the detour to Moreton Island for police transfer. No charges were filed in Brisbane and her father met her at Sydney airport.
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Sydney
Australia
Susan Wilkinson
Guam
Moreton Island
Brisbane
Miss Wilkinson
Eric George
United States Discusses East Germany Diplomatic Ties
The state department confirmed on Friday that Washington has held talks with East Germany on establishing diplomatic relations.
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Washington
State Department
United States
East Germany
Three Die In Arizona Rail Collision Near Tucson
A freight train collision 20 miles northwest of Tucson killed three Southern Pacific crewmen. The crash, part of a spate of 14 Arizona mishaps in five months, prompted state officials to scrutinize rail safety and maintenance.
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Ariz
Southern Pacific Railroad
Here
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Ralph Coltrin
Coltrin
Arizona Corporation Commission
Russell Williams
Commission
Tough Talk In Paris as Hanoi Presses Peace
Hanoi's top negotiator Le Duc Tho arrived in Paris for renewed talks with Henry Kissinger. Tho warned the North would keep fighting if the United States insists on changes to the draft peace accord. He arrived via Moscow and Pek ing and said progress depends on U.S. goodwill and restraint, while calling U.S. bombings barbarous.
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Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Tho
Moscow
Peking
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
U.S
Relief Directives Set Off by Blitz
North Vietnam announced an emergency relief program to stabilize production and living conditions in bombed areas. Premier Pham Van Dong outlined health, clothing, food, and shelter provisions funded by a relief fund, with cooperation from local committees and cooperatives.
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Nam
Radio Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Health Service
Interior Trade and Food Services
Australian Ban Sparks U.S. Retaliation At Ports
In New York AP report says seven ships with Australian goods are tied up across six U S ports from Boston to Tampa as American longshoremen retaliate for an Australian boycott of American shipping. The boycott is tied to U S bombing in Hanoi Haiphong and faces protests from officials and unions.
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New York
U. S
Boston
Tampa
Hanoi
Haiphong
Australia
New Labor Party
Afl-Cio International
Assn
ILA
Thomas Gleason
Rogers
Washington
Roy Fernandez
U.S
Hatter Rice
Canberra
Yorty Seeks Unprecedented Fourth Term As LA Mayor
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty announced on a Friday plan to run again for a fourth term, seeking a historic extension of his 12 years in office. He faces a crowded field as he campaigns.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Quints From Northbrook In Fair Condition In Evanston
Five newborns born Friday night to Lynn Baer and James in Highland Park and Northbrook were moved to Evanston hospital in incubators. The quintuplets, three girls and two boys, are in fair condition. father James works as a stock broker.
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Evanston, Ill
Northbrook
Evanston
Lynn Baer
Highland Park Hospital
Chicago
James
Thalidomide parents offered 47 million trust fund
In London, Distillers Co offers a 47 million dollar ten year trust fund to aid 342 British thalidomide children and 62 others. 11 753 dollars per child plus four times the original offer totals. Some parents fear wealth-based means testing and seek advice from Ralph Nader after protests and stock impacts.
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London
Distillers Co
Distillers
London Exchange
David Mason
Prudential Assurance Co
Germany
Japan
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
The Restless Husband Ends Up a Wholly Owned Sub
A humorous note on marriage in which the husband quips that the union began as a partnership but has become a possession. The line plays on the idea of ownership within a domestic life.
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