Strive To Head Off Rail Halt
Washington officials pressed to avert a nationwide railroad strike set for 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Labor Secretary aides reported little progress in settling the dispute over locomotive firemen jobs as the Interstate Commerce Commission prepared emergency authority to haul passengers and freight by truck and bus if rail service shuts down. Nixon has used strike-delaying steps. Congress could pass a special law if needed. Union seeks restoration of firemen jobs claimed for safety while railroads argue modern diesels render firemen unnecessary.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
W. J. Usery
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Stafford
American Trucking Assn
Congress
United Transportation Union
Takes Own Life After Killing Four
A state worker returning from a month's sick leave killed four female colleagues in a Albany labor department office then killed himself. Joseph White 25 a senior analyst brought a rifle in a Christmas wrapped box. Victims were Sandra Peterson Linda Willis Patricia Chromik and Mary Ann Reinisch all secretaries. Proskin district attorney said motive unknown and White was not related to victims.
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Albany
UPI
Division of Employment
State Labor Department
Joseph White
White
Sandra Peterson
Amsterdam
Linda Willis
Waterford
Patricia Chromik
Mary Ann Reinisch
Arnold Proskin
Proskin
Chuckle Prices Fall From Popularity
A lighthearted note says today’s chuckles aren’t as popular as in the past, with a playful copyright disclaimer signaling the gag’s aging humor and enduring charm.
Walker Soldier Killed in Viet Nam
Pfc Gary L Abrahamson 19 of rural Walker was killed on a night patrol in Vietnam Sept 20 Defense Department reported Wednesday. He had married Donita Bliss of Cedar Rapids Feb 1 and worked for Harold Bliss of Walker before entering service. Survived by wife parents Amos and (name) Abrahamson, Albia two sisters Juanita Holmes Shel dahl Betty Harvey Centerville and four brothers David Melvin Osley Robert Walter Chariton. Services planned at Fry and Holland funeral home Walker.
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Walker
Gary L. Abrahamson
Vietnam
Defense Department
Abrahamson
Donita Bliss
Cedar Rapids
Harold Bliss
Amos Abrahamson
Albia
Juanita Holmes
Sheldahl
Betty Harvey
Centerville
David
Melvin
Osley
Robert
Walter
Chariton
Fry and Holland Funeral Home
East Coast Power Crisis Deepens Across Six States
Excessive heat triggered voltage cuts across six Middle Atlantic states and the District of Columbia as Con Edison imposed an 8 percent cut by 9:25 a.m. and the Penn Jersey Maryland grid reduced 5 percent. Utilities report generator problems and urge conservation while New England and other systems brace for demand.
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Middle Atlantic
District of Columbia
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Penn - Jersey - Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Con Edison
Philadelphia Electric Co
New England Electric System
Merchants National Bank Cuts Prime Rate to 7.42 Percent
Merchants National Bank in Cedar Rapids lowered its prime rate to 7.42 percent, aligning with a nationwide easing. President James Coquillette said large corporations will benefit most, with loan demand remaining strong and individual borrowers likely unaffected until money supply signals change. Other local banks did not indicate similar moves.
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Merchants National] Bank
James Coquillette
MNB
Merchants Bank
Coquillette
Cedar Rapids
Governess Sought in NYC Child Kidnaping Found Dead in Vermont
Anna Meier Frohlich, 56, the Swiss-born governess sought in the Sept. 10 kidnapping of Leah Sarachik, was found dead in a car in a Vermont cornfield. Police say death appeared self-inflicted. autopsy pending. Leah remains missing. Mrs. Sarachik teaches at the City College of New York and her husband is a NYU engineering professor.
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Monkton
UPI
New York City
Anna Meier Frohlich
Leah Sarachik
New York
Leah
Vermont
New England
New York University
Ultimatum from Bayh on Electoral Reform
Senator Bayh of Indiana warned that a few colleagues are blocking electoral reform and he will obstruct Senate business to force a vote. He plans to object to committee meetings and block unanimous consent to pause other legislation while the Senate is in session.
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Washington
Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Heavy Loss In California Brush Fires
Dozens of homes burned in Berkeley Hills as the worst East Bay fire since 1923 swept across 200 acres. 37 homes destroyed and 12 damaged, with evacuations of 400 children and 300 firefighters aiding the effort. Bearded volunteers joined the response as WWII bomber tankers dropped fire retardant.
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Berkeley
Calif
Berkeley Hills
California
East Bay
University of California
Los Angeles
Beverly Glen Canyon
Jordan King Proclaims Cease Fire Amid Arab Mission
King Hussein, with Arab peace mission backing, announced a cease-fire in Jordan aimed at ending the fighting with Palestinian guerrillas. Arafat rejected it while Jordanian forces and allied troops claimed to have driven Syrian invaders from northern areas as a Cairo talks team reported both sides expressed willingness to cooperate. Majali said Jordanian forces were in control of Irbid as the four point plan received formal endorsement from the Cairo mission.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Palestine
Radio
Amman
Arafat
Nasser
Egypt
Cairo
Majali
Fourman
Jaafar el Numairi
Sudan
Numairi
Palestine Liberation Organization
Elephants in Bihar Wield Branches Chasing Villagers
New Delhi based report says elephants in Bihar are swinging tree branches as clubs to threaten villagers. Local demonstrations demanded compensation and protection after a villager was killed, trampled when seized by an elephant while seeking refuge in a tree.
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New Delhi
UPI
Bihar
Jamuna Singh
Singh
Cost Rise at 20 Month Low
Washington AP reports August consumer costs rose 0.2 percent the smallest monthly rise in 20 months. The CPI reached 136 meaning $13.60 buys $10 of 1957-59 purchases. The index was 5.7 percent higher than August a year earlier.
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Ing
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Seven Children Flee Fire in Independence Home
Seven Filinger children escaped a night fire in a two story Independence residence. Three jumped from a second floor window under the Hemmers guidance. four fled downstairs. The fire gutted the home but left walls standing and was blamed on a night light near a television. No injuries reported. insurance partially covers loss. The family planned housing and a clothing drive was organized by neighbors.
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The
Gazette Independence
Northwest Independence
Paul Spener
Don Hemmer
June Filinger
Hemmers
Filinger
Waterloo
U.S. Considers Civilian Airlift From Jordan
Washington reports the United States weighing sending chartered civilian planes to Amman to evacuate up to 200 Americans from Jordan with about 400 citizens including Jordanian wives in the region. Nine Americans left Amman for Beirut on an International Red Cross flight. The plan foresees about 15 government employees and private Americans in Jordan evacuated voluntarily while military intervention seems unlikely. Jordanian government security would likely be used for protection.
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Washington
U.S
Amman
Jordan
Beirut
Lebanon
Red Cross
Hussein Offers Four Point Plan to End Amman Fighting
Jordanian leader Hussein said in Amman he does not expect military intervention now and that government forces control the situation. Amid seven days of clashes in Amman, Hussein and Abu Ayad, the guerrilla movement’s No. 2, announced a four point agreement to end the conflict. The text notes the agreement was read at length.
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Bid
Amman
Ramtha
Irbid
Hussein
Abu Ayad
White House says Jordan situation still very serious
White House press secretary says the Jordan situation remains very serious with unclear Syrian intentions. He notes fighting continues and a high degree of uncertainty. no confirmation of a Syrian pullback yet and Syrian forces remain in Jordan.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Jordan
Syria
Ziegler
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