Puerto Rican couple jailed after Chilean consulate siege
Two Puerto Ricans, Pablo Marcano Garcia and Nydia Cuevas Rivera, were jailed on abduction charges after surrendering from a siege at the Chilean consulate. The pair held two hostages for 20 hours and demanded the release of four U.S. jailed Puerto Rican nationalists and a boycott of Independence Day celebrations. Bond set at 500000 and 250000, defense seeks release on recognizance.
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San Juan
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United States
Griffin Bell
Pablo Marcano Garcia
Nydia Cuevas Rivera
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Ricardo Rechany
Steve Segal
Ramon Gonzalez Ruis
Sergio
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Cuevas Rivera
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Associated Press
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Chile
U.S
Haring
Traffic toll hits 673 during Independence Day weekend
Traffic accidents over the Fourth of July weekend claimed 673 lives, with the National Safety Council predicting 650 to 750 deaths before the period. The toll falls short of the 758 fatality record set in 1972, and compares to 553 deaths last year during a three-day holiday.
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National Safety Council
Memphis Firefighters End Strike Amid Mediation Push
Union and city officials resume talks after a three day arson tied strike by 1400 Memphis firefighters. They ended the walkout under a Chancery Court order with informational pickets to be removed as negotiations restart. The union seeks federal mediation, a request Chandler had previously refused.
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Memphis, Tenn
Wyeth Chandler
Chancery Court
Chandler
Polish Cosmonaut Returns From Salyut 6 Mission
Miroslaw Hermaszewski and Pyotr Klimuk returned to Earth after a week aboard Salyut 6 with two other cosmonauts. Tass said they undocked Soyuz 30 and descended following successfully completed planned research studies and experiments on the orbital complex.
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Miroslaw Hermaszewski
Pyotr Klimuk
Earth
Salyut 6 Space Station
Tass
International Space Team
Salyut
Orbital Research Complex
Lebanese cease-fire collapses after five days of fighting
Syrian troops and Christian militiamen battled in Beirut for a fifth day as a cease-fire failed. A one hour dawn barrage preceded widespread sniping along the three mile line dividing Beirut. At least 35 Lebanese were killed and 62 wounded since the third cease-fire collapsed Tuesday afternoon.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Dollar slides to fresh low against yen in Tokyo trade
The dollar fell to a record low against the Japanese yen in Tokyo, slipping to 200.50 yen and closing at 200.98 yen, versus 201.33 yen the prior day. The currency, however, remained steadier on European markets.
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Tokyo
U.S
Legionnaires Return to Philadelphia for 60th Convention
The American Legion of Pennsylvania plans its 60th annual convention in Philadelphia from July 12 to July 15. Edward Hoak, the state adjutant general, notes the return to the city where a 1976 convention was followed by a mysterious illness that killed 29. Between 10,000 and 15,000 Legionnaires and their wives are expected to attend.
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Philadelphia
American Legion of Pennsylvania
Edward Hoak
Washington pot protest near White House draws crowd
About 1,500 demonstrators gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to demand legalization. Police kept the group 50 feet from gates while roughly 200 officers managed the scene as participants described the event as a party rather than a march.
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Washington
White House
Lafayette Park
Pennsylvania Avenue
Soviet Premier Blames United States for Trade Hurdles
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet opened its summer session with Premier Alexei Kosygin blaming the United States for hindering U S Soviet trade. President Leonid Brezhnev listened as Kosygin warned that trade remains at the outset due to Washingtons refusal to extend normal conditions for trade.
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Supreme Soviet
U.S.S.R
Alexei Kosygin
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
Kosygin
Kremlin
Quake shakes Salonika leaving injuries and one death
A powerful aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Salonika in northern Greece early today. Debris fell injuring 16 people and causing one heart attack death. The quake followed a 6.5 tremor on June 20 that killed 48 and injured about 150.
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Salonika
Greece
Seismological Service
Weather outlook with possible showers through Monday
Cloudy today with highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s. Occasional showers or thundershowers possible Saturday to Monday. Extended forecast calls for highs 85 to 90 and lows 70 to 75. Mississippi River stages shown for LaCrosse, Lansing, Dubuque, Davenport and others with rises noted.
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Dam
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Guttenberg
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Keithsburg
Clinton
C.R
Angolan charges spy case against American worker trio
MERRITT ISLAND Fla AP Angola has charged Larry Hensley a 29 year old American with espionage after he and two Zairian co workers drifted into Angolan waters aboard a rubber raft while employed by Morrison Knudson Co building a 1100 mile electrical line through Zaire. State Department spokeswoman Mary Ann Bader said the three were taken to Luanda and that the U S has asked for their release adding they were on a pleasure trip when they strayed into Angolan territory.
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Merritt Island
Fla
Angola
Central Florida
U.S. State Department
State Department
Mary Ann Bader
Washington
United States
Larry Hensley
Morrison- Knudson Co
Zaire
Luanda
Cocoa
Bridge Collapse Drowns Fireworks Crowd in Longview Lake
Ten years ago a wooden footbridge at Longview Washington collapsed during a fireworks show sending many spectators into the lake. Fire officials and rescuers responded to the incident and investigated the cause while ensuring all affected were accounted for.
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Longview
Wash
Cedar Rapids Gazette Notice of Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists office at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It states subscription rates by carrier and mail including weekly and yearly prices and notes no malt subscriptions in areas with carrier service. It credits The Associated Press for exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Birth announcements and emergency incidents listed
July entries report births for several families including Smith Lashbrook Holder and others in Cedar Rapids Owatonna Lisbon Marion Solon and more. Later lines list alarm calls and incidents on various streets and times with brief causes such as false alarm mistaken alarm malfunction and medical emergencies at multiple addresses.
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First St
Sinclair Ave
Jacelyn Drive
Tenth Avenue
First Street
Fifteenth Avenue
J Street
Colorado Dr
Bever Ave
Highway 84
Sixth Street
13Th St
E Ave
Prediction Slow Growth Fast Inflation in 1979
NEW YORK AP A survey of 12 leading economists by the Conference Board Economic Forum shows many pessimistic about the nation’s economy. They forecast slower growth and higher inflation next year despite a 10.1 percent GNP rise this year. Inflation rising interest rates and thinner margins are expected to curb 1979 growth.
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New York
Economic Forum of the
Conference Board
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