Birth rates hit record lows in 1974 Census finds
Census Bureau estimates show American women had fewer births in 1974 with a birth rate of 14.9 per 1000, tying the all time low though total population will rise as women reach child bearing age. A Harris poll shows majority support for legalized abortion up to three months. Billy Graham's wife faces assault charges in Charlotte amid Ford bicentennial events.
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Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
New York
Louis Harris and Associates
California Poll Shows Low Support for U.S. Troop Deployments
The California Poll finds 24 percent support using American troops to defend South Korea if invaded, while 13 percent back sending troops to Thailand. About half oppose U.S. intervention in a Middle East war even if Israel could not survive without help.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
U.S
South Korea
North Korea
Thailand
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Mansfield
Georgetown University Law School
Public Service
Boone County Historical Society Extends Museum Hours
The Boone County Historical Society will keep the Albion museum open Saturdays Sundays holidays and during the Boone County Fair in August from 2 to 5 p.m. An open house is set for May 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. The museum sits near the Boone County fairgrounds entrance.
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Albion
The
Boone County Historical Society
Boone County Fairgrounds
Sign Dispute Over Presidential Speech Sparks Anger
Mrs. Graham refused the man who held up a sign during the President's remarks calling it disre spectful and stupid. The sign read Eat the rich and Don't tread on me.
Four Die In Nebraska Weekend Traffic Toll
United Press International reports four people died in Nebraska over Memorial Day weekend. Cedar Bluffs youth Robert Croghan, 14, died in a one car crash near Wahoo after the vehicle rolled three times. Christina Hike, 8, of Bellevue, was struck while crossing U S 20 near Inman. Carol Jean Jones, 25, of Lincoln, died in a two car crash north of Hickman after being ejected. Donna Derr, 35, of Lyons Colorado, perished in a camper van train crash north of Hastings.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Cedar Bluffs
Robert Croghan
Richard Croghan
Saunders County
Wahoo
Curtis Bromm
Croghan
Glenn E. Simmons
Colon
Bromm
Peggy Mathis
Simmons
Christine Hike
Bellevue
O'Neill
U.S
Inman
Holt County
Glen H. Sholes
Hike
Warner Hike
Carol Jean Jones
Lincoln
Hickman
Neb
Donna Derr
Lyons
Colo
Union Pacific
Hastings
Atlantic quake rocks Atlantic Ocean floor near Azores
A massive earthquake struck the ocean floor between the Azores and Iberian Peninsula just before dawn. It was felt strongest in Madeira and the Canary Islands with no casualties reported. Seismologist Markus Baath put the magnitude at 7.9 on the Richter scale and warned of a possible tsunami, later saying the danger had passed.
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Palmer, Alaska
Upi
Gulf of Alaska
National Weather Service
Palmer Observatory
Madrid
API
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Iberian Peninsula
Madeira Islands
Lisbon
Canaries
Africa
Markus Baath
Seismological Institute
Uppsala
Sweden
Baath
U.S. Laos Endgame Agreement Reached in Laos
In Vientiane an eight point accord set to end the American presence in Laos. Student leaders threaten violence if the pact is broken as demonstrations erupt and U.S. personnel withdraw amid harassment. Christian Chapman and Seth Petrasy led talks witnessed by workers and students.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
U.S
Indochina
Christian Chapman
Pathet Lao
Seth Petrasy
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Unser
Johnny Rutherford
Time
Newsweek
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Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Congress
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Meet the Press
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Atlantic
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Columbus Telegram
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Heinzman
Mel Price
Columbus
Lindsay
Pierce
Vermeer
Allis-Chaimers
Olds
Randolph
Fairbanks Morse
Fairbanks
Cengas
Remote Sensing Institute of
South Dakota State University
Dengas
Beatrice
Norfolk
Cengus
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