Detroit Braces as Mass Police Layoffs Hit Force
Detroit faces rising crime as nearly 1,000 officers are laid off to close a multimillion dollar deficit. About 257 of 780 officers on the Wednesday shift called in sick. Federal funds will reinstate 224 officers, while remaining layoffs strain desk work, response times, and felony investigations.
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Phillip Tania
Bul Rassing
Clifton Cau
Willy Federal
Ralph Freeman
New York City Agrees to Two-Year Labor Contracts
NYC reached an interim settlement with 67 municipal labor unions, affecting 166 100 workers. The pact imposes no additional city costs and aims to secure a two-year contract period after marathon bargaining.
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New York
Sophia Loren To Star in Jocasta
Sophia Loren will star as the mother in Jocasta, a drama to be shot in Canada this summer. The film centers on the primal mother son relationship and features Steven Railsback as part of the cast.
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Los Angeles
Zev Braun
Sophia Loren
Canada
Miss Loren
Steven Railsback
Charles Manson
Burns Sees Economic Momentum After Slow Spending
Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns told Congress that the recent dip in consumer spending is likely temporary and that the economic recovery should gain momentum again later this year. He forecast unemployment dropping below 7 percent by year end and to about 4.3 percent by mid-1977, with inflation curbing to 4 percent next year and to zero within four years through prudent policy and structural changes.
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Restrvet Board
Arthur Burns
Burns
Congress
Joint Economics ‘Committee
Cnngre
Thought for Today by Horace Sets Start of Action
The line notes Horace’s idea that starting a task is the key to completion. It emphasizes initiative as the first step toward finishing any deed.
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Horace
Debates Open on Lee Resolution in Continental Congress
Continental Congress begins debate on Richard Henry Lee's June 7 proposal for independence. Nine colonies in favor, two against, Delaware split, New York undecided and abstaining, South Carolina signaling a postponement of a prior vote.
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Continental Congress
Maverick Communists Challenge Moscow at Berlin Summit
Western and eastern European communist parties adopted a statement asserting independence from Moscow and the right to pursue their own path. Leaders from Italy France and Yugoslavia signaled a shift against Soviet interference while praising joint Marxist aims secured by sovereignty and non interference.
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Dement
European Communist Party Congress
Romania
Yugoslavia
Engels
Congress Fails To Block End Of Oil Price Controls
Congress did not block the end of five years of oil price controls, with the House voting 4208 to 194 and the Senate 82 to 32 against halting the FEA plan. Opponents warned home fuel costs could rise up to eight cents per gallon, while supporters claimed prices may drop. The action followed continued government controls on crude oil prices for July and August amid related auction plans for offshore drilling.
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Senate
Federal Energy Administration
John Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Brown
Uneu
Nixon
United States
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
FEA
Interor
Thomas Kleppe
New Jersey
Delaware
Atlantic
Philadelphia City Workers On Strike Over Unsettled Pay
Philadelphia municipal workers walk out as negotiators fail to reach contracts. 24,600 employees affected including sanitation staff. police and firefighters remain on duty. Union leaders demand parity with other city workers and threaten binding arbitration.
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Philadelphia
Burl Stout
American Federation of State, County
Mimieysal
Wes Ler Bill
Stout
Philadelphia General Hospital
Gen Brown Keeps Senate Backing After Jewish Remarks
Gen George Brown wins Senate Armed Services approval to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after reiterating that American Jews wield influence. Opponents urged resignation in 1974, arguing he overstated Jewish power. Brown told a committee he still believes the Jewish community is influential but did not imply anything sinister.
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George Brown
Senate
Jaint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force General
Congress
Wsrad Brown
United States
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