State of emergency in India declared by Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a nationwide state of emergency across India and ordered a crackdown on opposition leaders. Police arrested dozens, with figures cited from 63 to as high as 3,000, including Jayaprakash Narayan and other senior opposition figures. Gandhi accused conspiracies threatening internal security and cited potential disobedience by armed forces and police. The decree allows censorship of dispatches abroad and arrests under the Internal Security Act for up to two years without trial.
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New Delhi
UPI
Indira Gandhi
India
Mrs. Gandhi
Gandhi
Jayakprash Narayan
Narayan
Ihe
Murarji Desai
K.R. Malkani
Motherland
Parking space expansion eases downtown crunch in Columbus
City Attorney Jerry J. Norris announced four new parking areas open in downtown Columbus. Two church lots at 15th Street and 27th Avenue and near the parsonage will accept public parking daily 6 am to 6 pm except Sundays and church function times, with no meters and about 60 spaces. A one year agreement with Federated Church covers graveling and chalk lines. Two city lots at 14th and 24th Streets and 120 Street and 29th Avenue, paved or graveled, are open but not metered. five hour meters expected at five cents per hour.
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Columbus
Hall of Justice
Jerry J. Norris
City of Columbus
Federated Church
15Th Street
27Th Avenue
At & An
Mth Street
24Th Avenue
120 Street
29Th Avenue
Norris
Levi shocked by part of CIA report report findings prompt review
Attorney General Levi stated he is shocked by portions of the Rockefeller Commission secret CIA report and orders a top priority review to consider possible prosecutions. Justice officials say Levi has read parts of the document and will determine whether to act, while Capitol Hill clashes over access to CIA papers continue.
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Levi
CIA
Washington
UPI
Edward H. Levi
Rockefeller Commission
Robert J. Havel
Justice Department
Public Information
Ford
Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Havel
Saigon to Accept Returnees for Repatriation Program
United Nations sources report South Vietnam will welcome all refugees who wish to return and begin repatriation within weeks. The Saigon government and UN high commissioner agreed to support the program, with about 2,000 refugees already requesting return. Camp Pendleton hosts 400 prospective returnees as others move from Ft Chaffee Indiantown Gap and Mglin to California processing centers.
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South Vietnam
Los Angeles Times
United Nations
Saigon
U.N
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Tron
Willy Burne
Do Ngoc Dang
PL Chaffey
Ark
Dang
United States
Ft. Chaffee
Indiantown Gap
Mglin Air Force Base
Fla
Marine Corps Base
California
Weather and air cited in Kennedy crash tragedy
Reports say sunny weather and shifting air currents hindered two landing attempts at Kennedy Airport before an Eastern Airlines 727 crashed short of the runway, killing 110. Investigators sent voice and flight recorders to Washington for analysis as the death toll rises and survivors deteriorate.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
Eastern Airlines
Isabella Burgess
Naional Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Newark
Burgess
Digeph DiSpenza
Baton Rouge
Sandy
Tina
Rockaway Boulevard
United States
Alaska
Economy shows third straight May rise in leading indicators
Washington reports May leading indicators up 2.1 percent, marking a third consecutive monthly gain. The Commerce Department notes increases across eight of twelve indicators, including permits, orders, money supply, stock prices, and vendor delivery performance, while the workweek and manufacturing layoffs stayed flat.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Alan Greenspan
Ford
Povern Inet
Trio may be set free in Zaire hostage case
UPI reports two American students and a Dutch woman held five weeks by Marsist guerrillas in Zaire could be released soon after a failed rescue. A gunboat fired on a fishing vessel sent to recover them, which allegedly carried a ransom. Diplomatic sources say negotiations continue with Tanganyika lake area witnesses noting the flare of hopes amid threats of a large ransom. Carrie Jane Hunter, Kenneth S. Smith, and Emilie Bergman, abducted from a Tanzanian wildlife station run by Stanford, remain in captivity as talks proceed.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Zaire
Minsday
Stanford University
Lake ‘Tanganyika
Willy Tress
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Calif
Kenneth S. Smith
Garden Grove
Emilie Bergman
Holland
Stanford
Peoples Revolutionary Party
Tornadoes Hit Nebraska as Cold Front Moves East
A cold front swept through western and central Nebraska bringing severe thunderstorms and multiple tornado reports. Meteorologists warned of continuing activity into eastern Nebraska with a tornado watch in effect until 4 a.m. Today. Local damage included a barn and a car near Big Springs and damage at the Sports News Complex near the Neb 92 and BL junction in Arthur County.
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Western
Centra Nebraska
Nebraska
Trent
Big Springs
Arthur County
Brule
Neb
Loup River
St. Paul
Loup
Senate approves stripped-down housing bill under Ford pressure
The Senate passes a pared back housing bill aimed at meeting President Ford's demands and sends it to the House, after Ford vetoed a larger $1.35 billion measure earlier this week. Proxmire says the bill could add 250,000 to 300,000 housing starts and create 500,000 to 600,000 jobs.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Proxmire
House
Ford declines to rule out first use of nuclear weapons
President Ford refused to rule out the United States first using nuclear arms in a future conflict. He spoke on the White House lawn amid heat, saying it was not the place to discuss specific utilization of tactical or strategic weapons. He warned of potential oil price shocks and suggested possible tax-cut extensions if the economy lags. Former Senator Fred Harris called the stance dangerous, noting a policy shift toward possible limited nuclear war.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
United States
White House
Europe
South Korea
John ¥. Kennedy
Pentagon
Congress
U.S
James R. Sehlesinger
Korea
North Korea
For
Fred. Harris
Oklahoma
Soviet Union
Russia
Automakers see upturn as mid-June sales rise
Ford reported 37,724 new cars sold in mid June, up from May but down 22 percent from a year earlier. Total industry sales for the period reached 213,760, down 17 percent year over year, though up from April and May trends. Chevrolet GM recalled 3,300 blue collar workers amid layoffs, with GM's jayoff program shrinking to under 100,000.
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Detroit
UPI
William Benton
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Ford
Chevrolet
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Strait in fair condition after home electrical accident
Remus Strait, 29, was knocked unconscious by an electrical shock while working at his home south of town. He was treated at Lincoln burns center and transferred to St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he remains in fair condition. A hospital spokesman provided no further details.
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Columbus
Lincoln Hospital
Remus Strait
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dacter
Strait
Lincoln Burns Center
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Saul Horbwitz Jr
HRA Construction Co
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