VA Officials Probe 27 Hour Elevator Incident
VA officials investigate a paralyzed ex marine left in a hospital elevator for 27 hours at Hines Memorial Veterans Hospital in Chicago. Erwin Pawelski 54 admitted April 9 after a fall suffered a blood clot, surgery May 12, died May 18. hospital says the elevator episode did not cause the death.
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Chicago
Veterans Administration
Vern Rogers
Erwin A. Pawelski
Hines Memorial Veterans Hospital
Nanald la Rocque
Pawelski
la Rocque
New Yorkers Accused in Hot Pizza Ingredient Swindle
Police say Lazir Roma Foods ran a scheme buying vast quantities of pizza ingredients from wholesalers in Long Island and New Jersey and delivering them to New York City with rubbery checks. Five men linked to the operation were arrested in Brooklyn, while three others are sought. Total losses and scope were estimated up to six figures as ingredients circulated citywide.
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New York
New
Brooklyn
61St Precinct
Lazir Roma Fuods, Inc
Lazir Roma Foods
Long Island
New Jersey
Lazio
New York City
Saturday Hours Set for Airport Bond Election
Linn county election office offers four hour Saturday absentee voting for Cedar Rapids airport bond election. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, with Saturday access via the east door of the courthouse.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Tire Grading Plan Faces Industry Opposition
Six tire makers including Firestone Goodyear and B F Goodrich challenged a government grading scheme to rate mileage traction and heat resistance. The plan would publish percentages and star heat ratings, with labels stamped on tires by January 1976 for radials and later for other tire types, adding costs and drawing industry protests.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Itead Life
Not Champagne claim blocks cider as champagne drink
A British judge ruled English cider makers cannot describe their beverage as a champagne drink. The judge stated such deception could damage the champagne reputation. The item notes a 30 year ago summary of Japanese long range balloons attacking western North America over several months.
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London
Sir John Whitford
Arriny and Navy
North American
Syria Extends Golan Buffer Force For Six Months
Syria agrees to a six month extension of the United Nations buffer force on the Golan Heights, keeping the mandate through December 4. Israel and the UN Security Council back the longer term as Geneva talks loom and the PLO stance draws US and Soviet attention.
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Syria
Golan Heights
United Nations
Egypt
U.N
Sinai Desert
Haissam Kelani
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Security Council
Israel
Austria
Canada
Peru
Poland
Geneva
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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B.F. Goodrich
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
The
Tire Industry Safety Council
Area Ten
Cadar Rapids
Hsewhers
Discover America Vacation Club
Guaranty
America
Guaranty Bank
Home of the Free
Land of the
Free
Associated Press
PLO
Damascus
Ford
Middle East
Abu Maiser
Target
Texas Instruments
Corvus
Rockwell
Anitrex
Texas Instruments Electronic Calculator
Percall
First Avenue
Lindale Plaza
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