Escalating violence leaves eight dead in Argentina clashes
In Tucuman province six guerrillas and an army corporal died after a weekend skirmish. Guerrillas in Buenos Aires wore fatigues and hijacked an army truck with 76 rifles, killing a captain. In Tel Aviv, reports say the US and Israel may sign a Sinai pact with about 40 clauses. An Israeli patrol clashed with Arab gunners in Lebanon with no casualties.
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Beekeeper's swarm kills six year old in Avellino field work
In Avellino near Naples a 6 year old boy named Alberto Nota was attacked and killed by a swarm of bees while helping to plough a field, hospital authorities reported.
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Agnew Drops Name From Coors Beer Dealership Bid
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew has removed his name from the application for a Coors beer dealership in Texas, AP reports.
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Blacks face higher loan denial rates in federal study
A federal study finds Blacks are refused home loans more than twice as often as whites and rejected at higher rates than other groups. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board surveyed 53,705 loan applications in Buffalo Chicago San Antonio San Diego and Washington across five cities and all loan types. Federal judges gain automatic pension increases to match inflation after a pay raise signed by President Ford, bringing the judiciary closer to state courts.
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Measles immunization saves at least 1.3 billion in first decade
The CDC reports the measles vaccination drive from 1962 to 1972 prevented about 24 million measles cases 2 400 deaths and 7 900 cases of mental retardation saving at least 1 3 billion across government industry and individuals. Also notes Nancy Thurmond pregnant with her fourth child and Lt General Daniel James Jr addressing racism in the armed forces.
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Chappie
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American Hospital Association
Ford Popularity Falls in Hartig Poll
New York AP report shows President Ford's overall rating slipped to 60 38 percent negative in August from 56 41 percent negative in July. The Hartig Poll attributes the decline to his Helsinki trip and Eastern Europe visit, saying the tour did not boost standing and fed concerns about the economy. Ford’s positive rating weakened from 67 20 after taking office, with Harris ratings negative since then except May when 50 49 positive followed the Mayaguez incident.
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Mayaguez
Erie School Equipment Missing
Erie-Millcreek police assist the township school district in recovering about $5 500 in audio visual and other educational gear missing from Erie Intermediate High School. An additional $5 000 in library books may also be missing. Dr. Robert L. Dovey, assistant superintendent for secondary education, cited theft possible misplacement and poor accountability as causes, informing the school board at Monday night’s meeting.
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Dovey
Teachers suspend students ruling under consent decree
An Erie federal court hearing Thursday will review Erie School district efforts to modify a 1974 consent decree that lets teachers suspend students without principal or superintendent approval. The Erie Education Assn. accuses the district of contempt for alleged decree violations.
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John W. Beatty
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27 700 Pa. Residents May Lose Jobs
A state study warns that as many as 27 700 Pennsylvanians could lose jobs under a revised USRA plan eliminating 6900 miles of track. Gov. Shapp calls the impact on Pennsylvania the hardest, with 1200 miles of track listed for abandonment and thousands more in related sectors. Counties most affected include Berks Snyder Jefferson Wayne Luzerne and Adams. MOAR formed to aid fathers and husbands of rape victims and to shift societal attitudes toward rape.
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Pilot survives daring escape from Czechoslovakia by helicopter
American civilian pilot Barry Meeker, 34, told newsmen from Traunstein City Hospital that he flew a helicopter into Communist Czechoslovakia, picked up two men and a teenage girl, and escaped through a barrage of bullets to West Germany. He was shot twice, his rented chopper damaged, and he abandoned a second rescue attempt for two men and possibly a woman left behind.
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Czechoslovakia
Traunstein
American pilot accused after airlift of East German refugees
Barry Meeker, 33, of Hartford Conn, the wounded aviator, faces potential charges for allegedly violating border and air space laws by flying three East German refugees from Czechoslovakia toward Austria. He described friendship motives and recalled gunfire that wounded a girl, with officials probing past flights and possible organizational links.
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Model Gets 'Hot Seat' In Racine Parade
RACINE Wis AP Marcy Kwapil was named Model of the Year and rode in a downtown parade by sitting on a car hood when no convertible was available. The sun heated the metal causing third degree burns. Doctors grafted skin and expect a full recovery, with precautions for weeks.
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Want Ship To Be Stopped Involves Junsang Trader Hostage Row
American owners of the Junsang Trader urge the United States and Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore to halt the freighter before it reaches South Vietnam. The 2000 ton ship, with a Vietnamese crew, reportedly headed for Vietnam against the captain’s wishes, with several crew members landside under Malaysian custody. The Thai government warned it would detain the vessel if it crossed six mile Thai waters, though that seemed unlikely. The U S Embassy confirmed contact with the State Department. The vessel is registered to Unsung Shipping Co in Panama and owned by unnamed Americans. sale of the former South Vietnamese ship began before Saigon fell in 1975.
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