Severe quake strikes Soviet central Asia near Tashkent
A major earthquake centered in the Kulzhuktau range damaged several towns in Soviet central Asia, including Guzli with cut communications. Tashkent Bukhara and Samarkand reported no casualties. The quake reached about 7 on the Richter scale, with Italy’s earlier quake used as a comparison.
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Moscow
Soviet Central Asia
Tashkent
Bukhara
Samarkand
Guzli
Kulzhuktau
Tash-kent
Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
Kremor
Taras Inter
Baikonur Space Center
Ford Nominates Six to FEC and Kissinger Plans Exit
President Ford named six members to the reconstituted Federal Elections Commission including a replacement for chairman Curtin who declined reappointment. Henry Kissinger indicated in a Today show interview he would quit in November if Ford loses or wins a full term. The FEC must be confirmed by the Senate and may authorize a two million dollar backlog in primary subsidies.
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William Springer
Champaign, Ill
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Commission
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May LE
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Congress
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NBC
Michigan
Inet
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
California
Edmund Brown, Jr
Maryland
Morris Udall
Klasinger
New York
Reagan
Iowa Senate approves 22 million in funding
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate passed three appropriation bills totaling 22,199,088 with no dissent. One bill provides 14,893,000 for the state university system capital improvements. another 7,540,088 funds the Board of Regents and state radio network upgrades. Debate over raising the drinking age to 18 was held in abeyance as leaders postponed further action.
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Senate
Regents
US and world briefs roll by in major headlines
AP reports on appeals upholding convictions of ex White House aides in the Ellsberg psychiatrist break in while others see reversals. Amtrak fares rise five percent on June 15. Civil war clashes in Beirut intensify amid rocket and artillery duels. Bella Abzug seeks Senate bid against Buckley. CBO projects federal health program costs rising about 14 percent annually this decade. UN admission for Vietnam reunification urged in senate staff memo. Details on page 7.
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Washington
John Ehclichman
G. Gordon Liddy
Daniel Ellsberg
U.S. Court of Appeals
Eugenio Marliner
Bernard Barker
Beirut
Lebanon
Carter Backers Control Demo Platform Panel
Washington AP Democratic platform committee elected Wendell Anderson as permanent chair and formed a drafting subcommittee weighted with Carter supporters. Gov Philip Noel of Rhode Island stepped down after remarks about black family life, receiving a standing ovation as he withdrew.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Today's Index Diner Quip Skews Diet Talk
A diner exchange jokes about counting calories and improved arithmetic, with garbled follow on words that resemble a cipher or misspelled phrase. The fragment hints at wordplay and possible cryptic note among friends.
French President Begins U.S. Bicentennial Visit
French President Valery Giscard d Estaing arrives in Washington for a White House visit with Ford, marking a bicentennial exchange and reaffirming Franco American ties. He flies in aboard a Concorde, inaugurating discussions with Kissinger and noting U.S. aid in French liberty.
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Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Betty Ford
White House
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U.S
Washington
Valery Giscard
d'Estaing
Atlantic
Ford
Francé
Lberty Rtade
Giscard
Gipcard
France
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Paris
Giacard
Des Moines Meeting Aims to Limit Anesthesiologist Coverage
Eight of Cedar Rapids' twelve anesthesiologists will join colleagues from across Iowa for a Wednesday meeting with lawmakers on the shortage of umbrella liability insurance for high risk specialists. The gathering, described as informational not a strike, seeks to push amendments to Senate File 1310 and advocate for House changes proposed by Arthur Small.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Joe Nizo Jk
Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists
Ron Brady
St. Luke's Hospital
Nicoles
Lowa
Senate
Arthur Small
Small
Cedar Rapide
Nizolek
Hartford
Nab El Salvador Military Chief In Gun Scheme
El Salvador military chief Col Manuel Alfonso Rodriguez was arrested in Westchester County for an alleged plot to purchase 10 000 submachine guns for $2.98 million from a Bronx exporter. He faced bail up to $3 million. charges included signing a state department export certificate and receiving a $75 000 payoff. US and El Salvador officials described no confirmed government connection.
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New York
el Salvador
U.S. Treasury
Manuel Alfonso Rodriguez
Mann
Central American Republic
Ao Westchaster County
Washington
Francisco Barrrand Galinda
Rodrigues
Galindo
U.S
Robert Fiske
Rodriguez
Haliday Jon
Mt. Kisco
N.Y
Fiske
State Department
Bronx
United States
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