Quints Born to Chicago Couple Survive First Day
Cheryl Shaf of Morton Grove and her husband Vance welcomed quintuplets after a cesarean birth. Four infants two girls Vanessa Ashley Tiffany Allison and two boys No 1 and No 2 were in good condition. the fifth boy No 3 had breathing difficulties but was holding his own. The babies weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces to 3 pounds 2 ounces and all remained in incubators at the clinic for months.
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Vanessa Shaf
Cheryl Shaf
Morton Grove
Chicago
Cheryl Shai
Shafs
Morton
Grove
Ill
Melissa
Shaf
Vanessa Ashley
Tiffany Allison
Arian R. Oleck
Plane Crash Kills 42 West German Soldiers in Crete
In Crete, Greek army units reached the wreckage of a West German military transport, finding 42 dead aboard after a storm and heavy snow. Embassy officials said rescuers faced 12-foot snowdrifts and a helicopter landing at 4,500 feet remained impossible.
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Athens
Greece
Crete
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bad Weather Causes Two Area Crashes
Weekend blustery conditions blamed for two traffic crashes with heavy property loss but no injuries. Scotts Crossing road collision left Buell and Mohr with $800 and $300 damages respectively. A later Vernon Township crash on Route 322 involved Charles Huffman and Suzanne Pasko, totaling $150 in vehicle damage.
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Scotts Crossing Road
Dodds Farm Dairy
Janice Buell
South Center Street
John P. Mohr
White Street
Buell
Mohr Auto
Mohr
Spartansburg
Vernon Township
Meadville
Charles Huffman
R.D. 2
Suzanne Pasko
R.D. 1
Atlantic
Gable Hill
Pasko
Huffman
Meany warns unemployment may hit ten percent this summer
AFLCIO chief George Meany warns unemployment could rise to 10 percent by July as 8.2 percent jobless rate persists. He urges more public works, tax relief, and faster congressional action while noting housing and tax burdens fuel the recession.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
CBS
Meany
Pennsylvania Aims To Curb Bloated Primary Ballots
Harrisburg AP election officials push a bill to raise petition signatures for primaries to reduce oversized slates. Allegheny County elections director Will Alton cites 1973 Pittsburgh and 45 city council contenders as proof ballot clutter. The plan ties signature thresholds to registered voters, targeting grassroots support over ballot placement.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Will Alton
Allegheny County
Alton
Pittsburgh
U.S
Philadelphia County
Forest County
Philadelphia
Department of State
Ronald Pettine
Pettine
Kissinger Arrives in Israel Amid Step-by-Step Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger lands in Jerusalem to press a step-by-step Middle East path but says the United States is ready to pursue alternative methods if needed. He faces opposition calls for elections over Sinai concessions as he plans ten days of talks with Egypt’s Sadat and a possible return around March 10.
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Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
United States
Middle East
Kissinger
Ben-Gurion
Soviet Union
Frankfurt
Yitzhak Rabin
Sinai
Menahem Begin
Rabin
Gidi
Mitra
Abu Rudeis
Egypt
Geneva
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Andrews Air Force Base
Sydney
Sen
Lloyd
Bentsen
National Security Council
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Congress
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Pleasantville Man Hassles Wife Police Lands In Jail
Lowell Thomas, 38, a Pleasantville man free on bond for aggravated assault and rape, is jailed in Venango County after a Saturday night melee. He allegedly beat his wife, injured her, damaged a patrol car, and faced multiple charges including aggravated assault, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, and public drunkenness. The incident drew state police from Corry and Franklin. the wife was treated and released from Titusville Hospital.
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Pleasantville
Venango County
Franklin
Lowell Thomas
Mary Nosko
Thomas
Corry
Beverly Thomas
Titusville Hospital
IRA Cease-Fire Begins Amid Belfast Killings
The Irish Republican Army announced a new cease-fire beginning tonight in Northern Ireland, while Protestant extremist violence revived fears of a breakdown. Two Catholics died and another wounded at St Bridget’s Church in Belfast, and a Catholic roadsweeper was killed in East Belfast as gunmen fled in a stolen car. Police blamed Protestant extremists as the overall death toll rose to 1155 since the Christmas truce ended. The Provos cited talks with British officials but warned a permanent cease-fire remains distant.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Provisional
London
Dublin
William Craig
St. Bridget’s Church
Provos
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Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Harry
Regina) Webster
Corte Madeira
Calif
Corry High School
Andrew Jagta Sr
B.D. 1
Webster
Frank Jagta
Waterford
California
White House
Ford Administration
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
House Banking Committee
Reuss
ABC
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Hubert H Humphrey
D-Minn
Goodby
Andrews
Rockefeller
Henry
New Ira
Akam
Lindsey Hollow
Sparta
Columbus
Charles Weston
William Lindstrom
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