Detroit riot erupts after shooting of teen in bar
Obie Wynn an 18 year old black youth died after being shot by white bartender Andrew Chineri during a confrontation over tampering with a car. The incident triggered rock throwings and arson by youths in a west side district as police used tear gas and armored gear. Roughly 500 to 700 officers were deployed to a four city block area. several businesses were damaged and a police car set ablaze. by dawn most unrest had subsided. The scene lies three miles northwest of the Clairmount and 12th street site of the 1967 Detroit riot in which 43 people died and millions in property loss occurred.
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Detroit
Obie Wynn
Andrew Chinerian
Chinarian
Livernois-Fenkell
Clairmouint
12Th Street
Ford Arrives at Helsinki Summit
President Ford joins 34 nations in a three day security summit in Helsinki to discuss a non binding agreement shaping postwar Europe borders, human rights, and free movement. He tours Auschwitz and holds talks with Brezhnev and other leaders amid Finnish security as 4000 police and troops guard the city.
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Ford
Auschwitz
Poland
Krakow
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Tion
Canada
Albania
Brezhney
Turkey
Greece
Europe
Economic Indicators Gain for Fourth Month
Washington AP reports the index of leading business indicators rose 1.9 percent in June marking the fourth straight month of improvement. Eight of nine components increased led by total liquid assets at financial institutions and rising stock prices and new business orders. Only contracts and orders for plant and equipment fell, lifting the index to 98.3 percent of the 1967 average.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Father laments son flunks political science left from right
A father complains his son failed political science and cannot tell his left from his right, reflecting a humorous modern quip about education and direction.
Burns Critical of Wheat Sale and Bread Price Outlook
Washington UPI Arthur Burns chairman Federal Reserve Board warned Congress Tuesday of a sizable rise in U S bread prices due to the latest wheat sales to the Soviet Union He said estimates of Soviet grain needs frightened him and questioned the administration s view on the impact contrasting with Council of Economic Advisers testimony He urged hearings noting uncertainty about Russia s wheat inventory and called the sale embArrassing with potential to shift millions of dollars from workers paychecks.
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UPI
Arthur Burns
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Soviet Union
Kennedy
Burns
Hiis
Council of Economic Advisers
Russia
Byrne
Congress
Senate Pay Hike Bill Prompts Senate Debate
Washington AP reports the Senate considers a measure to amend Title 39 to extend cost of living based salary increases to Vice-president Rockefeller Cabinet members top executives federal judges and congress members. The bill ties raises to the President's recommended COLA for government workers. The action follows an unannounced committee addition to a House bill and sparked claims of justice versus insulation from inflation.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Postal Service
Senate, Post, Office and Civil Service Committee
Rockefeller
Congress
Ford
650 Million Bushel Loss Seen If Heat Persist
Heat and lack of rain threaten a bumper corn crop as Iowa faces potential losses up to 950 million bushels. Secretary Robert Lounsberry warns a soaking rain within days is crucial or yields could drop 30 to 60 bushels per acre. With corn near 2.85 a bushel, farmers may see over 1.8 billion dollars in losses if drought continues. Iowa, Indiana and Illinois are highlighted amid forecasts of 100 degree heat and uneven rainfall. The crop enters a critical pollination stage. rain is needed to prevent cobs from forming without kernels. An ASCS survey notes county crops rated below good in the early season. Page 3.
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Towa
Robert Lounsberry
Drouth
Lounsberry
National ‘Corn Growers Assn
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
National Weather Service
Culver Pushes Senate Scrutiny Commission Approved
Senator John Culver won senate approval for a private citizen commission to study the senate’s operation and improve relations with the House and other branches. The panel, funded up to 500000, will include nine private individuals and two ex officio officers, appointed on bipartisan guidance. Culver, new to the senate since January, hailed the move as potentially significant.
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Washington
John Culver
Senate
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Commission
Democrats
Culver
Congress Overrides Veto of $2-Billion Health Bill
Congress overrides President Ford's veto on a $2 billion health measure by 348 to 43 in the House and 67 to 0 in the Senate. The bill funds community mental health, nurse training, and a National Healing Service Corps, with targeted sums for hypertension, hemophilia treatment, and rape prevention. Ford cites high cost and duplication, while Democrats argue federal aid is needed to launch programs nationwide.
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Congress
Ford
House
Senate
Healin Service Corps
American Nurses Assn
Cedar Rapids school board approves lunch price hike and Vietnamese cultural rep
Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted to raise lunch prices by a nickel starting this fall with elementary students at 45 cents and secondary students at 50 cents, adults up 21 percent to 60 cents. The rise reflects higher food and labor costs. They also plan to hire Ngo Van Do as a cultural representative to assist 100 Vietnamese students and establish an orientation center. An agreement with the Community Theater provides printing services in exchange for cinema clinics and student tickets, with 50 tickets for junior highs and 90 for high schools for preview nights of Godspell and The Little Foxes. The theater group staff will also offer services at 10 dollars per hour in schools.
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Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Cedar Rapids Community Theater
Business Services
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids School Board Appeals Busing Ruling Over Hiawatha Route
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board decided to appeal a ruling by Grant Wood AEA that ordered busing for about 90 Elementary students from Twin Pines North citing a hazardous route. The board contends the AEA lacked authority to mandate transportation and will seek state superintendent review.
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Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Grant Wood Aea
AEA
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ASCS
Gavette
Dorothy Williams
the Gazette
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C.R. School Board
Everell
Norman Lipsky
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