Cypriots seek UN demand to allow refugees home
The Greek Cypriot government asked the Security Council to force Turkey to permit displaced refugees to return to Turkish-held areas under UN protection. They estimate 200,000 people have been displaced by occupation of about 40 percent of Cyprus. UN forces reported calm, but Greece Cypriot officials alleged Turkish troops raided a southern village and abducted eight residents.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
Turkey
United Nations
U.N
Cyprus
Ford signals defense cuts and inflation relief plans
President Ford signals readiness to accept congressional defense budget cuts while aiming to curb inflation by trimming spending elsewhere. He urges wage earners and bureaucrats to tighten belts, and suggests voters will blame the Democratic Congress and the administration for economic woes.
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Washington
Ford
Democratic Congress
Robert Strauss
Lewis Renounces Campaign Tie to House Probe in PA
Pittsburgh AP reports Republican hopeful Drew Lewis will not make the Pennsylvania House probe into alleged Shapp administration kickbacks a campaign issue, saying he would benefit if facts and indictments involve the Shapp era. The House panel probes whether construction firms sought contributions before DOT contracts. The piece also notes PUC concerns over Lakes to Sea highway routes affecting central Pennsylvania watersheds and a separate bid to block Herbert Denenberg from serving as PUC counsel in a Supreme Court appeal.
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Pittsburgh
Drew Lewis
State House
Shapp
Lewis
House Committee
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
PUC
State Supreme Court
Herbert Denenberg
Denenberg
High Court
Turkish Reveal Horrors Paphos Struck by Cyprus Fighting
In Paphos the Turkish quarter speaks of fleeing north to Turkish lines as Greek Cypriots punish and loot after conflict. A high school teacher recalls seven killed, including a 3 year old, and residents say homes were raided while people await safety. The city remains tense under shelling from a Greek gunboat and Turkish air attacks as residents seek scarce food and shelter near the mosque.
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Paphos
Cyprus
United Nations
Nicosia
Erie County Fair closes with horse show and country set
On the final day of the 90th Erie County Fair, a 10 AM special horse show on the racetrack precedes the Wattsburg Agricultural Society event. Local tri state riders will display ponies in a 120 foot ring before the new grandstand with open trail cloverleaf barrel and western events. P.O.N.Y rules apply. Gate opens 9:30 AM. Evening headliner is Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely. Admission is 1.50 adults, free for under 12.
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Erie County
No Bar Riding Club of Columbus
Tri-State
Wattsburg Agricultural Society
P.O.N.Y. Association
Wattsburg Fairgrounds
Jack Greene
Jeannie Seely
Too Little Too Late Midwest Gets Rain
Midwestern rainfall is judged insufficient for corn but may aid soybeans. Government projections warn of higher food costs, with 1974 price rises seen around 16 percent from 1973 levels. EU policy may shift grains to Americans. next crop report due Sept. 11. Officials note August rain did little for corn, some help for soybeans, and farmers seek low-cost federal loans for crop damage in 20 counties.
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Midwest
Europe
Petrus Lardinois
European Common Market
U.S
Lardinois
Washington, D.C
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Missouri Department of Agriculture
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