Detroit bank robbers indicted in three federal cases
Neil J. Welch of the FBI Detroit office announced the arrest of Harald Combs and Robert James Davis both of Detroit in connection with armed robberies at the Bank of the Commonswealthy in Bedford Township the Downriver Federal Savings and Loan Association in Lincoln Park and the National Bank of Detroit in Dearborn Heights. Combs had been previously arrested April 3 for other bank robberies and released on a $25 000 bond.
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Sadat Holds Secret Session On National Policy
President Anwar Sadat addressed a secret session of the People’s Council after an emergency conference. He outlined developments in the Middle East and pushed for a three day session to approve legislation aimed at national stability and Egypt’s planned merger with the Arab Socialist Union.
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$1 Billion Plan Aims to Create Public Jobs
Senate Democrats and Republicans unveiled a $1 billion plan to move toward full employment by channeling funds through public and private groups to create public service jobs and reduce unemployment. A Federal Full Employment Board would oversee long and short range planning under the Full Employment Act of 1946, with Javits stressing managed planning over mere controls.
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California schools chief bids Supreme Court strike down Texas tax system
California education chief Wilson Riles urged the U S Supreme Court to find Texas property tax-based funding for public schools unconstitutional. He argued the Texas method mirrors California’s and discriminates against students in poorer districts. A state official prepared the brief with Robert Coffman.
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Augh Flournoy
Rodriguez Vs. San Antonio Independent School District
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Senior citizen tax bill signed AB 1201 in California
Gov. Meagan signed AB 1201 boosting senior citizen property tax relief with automatic refunds. The measure expands reimbursements from 32 percent to 96 percent for incomes under 3400 dollars and scales down to 82 percent for higher incomes, with automatic processing by the Franchise Tax Board. California began the program in 1967 and Assemblyman Leg. McCarthy chaired the bill.
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San Francisco
Reagan vetoes farm workers un insurance plan in California
Gov. Reagan vetoed a bill to extend unemployment insurance to about 235000 California farm workers, calling it a tremendous economic disadvantage. Democrats attack, saying the plan would aid farm labor, while Reagan estimates costs at 66 million dollars annually with most funded by nonagricultural employers.
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Reagan
California
Jack Fenton
Montebello
Lindsay orders mob crackdown in New York
Mayor Lindsay declares war on Cosa Nostra families amid gang violence after mistaken killings. He orders police to run mobsters out of town and stop the romanticized mob era as shootings spill into the East Side. Police brass told to act decisively against organized crime.
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Alcoholic asks mayor for help in quirky city rescue
Vernon, a 70 year old man, approached St Paul mayor Larry Cohen seeking money for a drink. The mayor quipped and guided him to a hotel, then to City Hall where an alcoholism counselor was arranged, with Cohen reminding Vernon he asked for help.
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Foreign aides sent home for smuggling
In New Delhi two foreign diplomats based in Calcutta were expelled for smuggling. Foreign Minister Swaran Singh told parliament he would not identify the diplomats or their countries.
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Moroccan general dies by own hand after Hassan II assassination bid
Moroccan Defense Minister General Mohamed Ouitkir died by his own action following a thwarted assassination attempt on King Hassan II. Government sources in Paris said Ouitkir’s purge followed the 1971 plot’s fallout. The week’s events also included a failed coup attempt and a jet attack on Hassan II’s Paris‑Moroccan flight, with a safe landing at Rabat and gunfire at the airport.
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Fire rages in Gold Country near Portola in nine day battle
US Forest Service reports containment predicted today for the Portola area blaze that scorched about 2200 acres across Takive and Plumas forests. Firebaugh notes lighter winds could aid control while warning conditions remain delicate for Portola's 1800 residents.
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Student dies after nine months in coma in Berlin
Brian McGurckin, a 15 child of Florence McClurckin, died after a coma of nine months following brain damage from a parking lot incident. Neighbors raised 10000 for hospital bills as family kept vigil and doctors treated him across three hospitals. Police said Brian was assaulted after an argument in a diner parking lot. Griffin was charged with atrocious assault and held on 3500 bail in Alabama.
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Glider Crashes In Field Face To Face With Bull
Newport Patnells England two pilots John Jeffries and David Toulson crashlanded a bright red glider in a field. They fled as a bull charged the craft causing an estimated 475 pounds in damage.
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Mt Sizura jima eruption reports no damage
Mt Sizura jima in the southern Sakurajima region erupted today marking the ninth eruption this year. The Sagashima Meteorological Observatory said there were no eas t rallies or damage reported.
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Connection actor held in drug case
US authorities say actor Alexander ate EF New York City, known for The Trench Connection, was arrested after customs found 14 pounds of cocaine concealed under a false bottom aboard a flight from Acapulco. If convicted he faces up to 40 years in prison and hefty fines.
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William D. Keller
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Gibbs
28 charged in auto theft ring across 10 states
A federal grand jury charged 27 men and one woman with conspiracy to steal cars and operate a nationwide ring. The indictment alleges car theft, falsified titles, and the use of fraudulent registrations, with plans to murder a witness by planting a horn in the ear. Seventeen defendants were arrested in multiple states including Ohio, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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Watts festival opens amid memory of riot era
About 400 persons attended Wednesday as opening day of the Watts Sumter Festival in Los Angeles. The six day event honors Black culture in a city recovering from a 1960s riot scene that left 34 dead, 1,092 injured, and caused $40 million in damage with thousands arrested.
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