Smog Controls Raise Fire Hazard In Late-Model Cars
SACRAMENTO reports highway patrol warns that tank smog control devices and safety bumpers on newer cars can raise fire risks. Tests by patrol and fire departments found closed systems may trap fuel vapors. pressure relief failed, risking ruptures and spraying flame. Heat could trigger pressurized bumpers to explode and Freon lines to burn, releasing toxic vapors.
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Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
Hemet City
Spikestman
Four men hunted in fatal tavern stabbing
Detectives hunted four men Monday in the fatal stabbing of an auto parts firm employee in a tavern argument. William Green, 21, of San Pablo, was killed Sunday in Troal of the tavern.
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UPI
William ©. Green
San Pablo
Oakland teachers seek strike sanction in pay and staffing clash
The AFLCIO Oakland Federation of Teachers plans to seek strike sanction from Alameda County Labor Council after a dispute with the Board of Education. Demands include pay, class sizes, custodial help and retirement sick leave. The 67 member union also voted to seek talks with the Oakland Education Association, the city’s largest teachers group.
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Aflcio
Oakland Federation of Teachers
Alameda County Labor Giutiell
Board of Education
Oakland Education Association
Learher
Ex-con dynamite case tied to extortion threat near railroad
Salt Lake County investigators say Doral R. MeJean a 37 year old ex convict may have tried to extort the Denver and Rio Grande railway after detonating four sticks of dynamite in a sleeping bag. He was stopped by prison guards and a guard was injured, condition satisfactory.
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Utah
UPI
Salt Lake County
N.D. Hayward
Doral R. MeJean
Vernal
McLean
Denver & Rio Grande
Hayward
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James Bartell
D&rg
Friendship cost him six thousand dollars in Detroit
Leroy Coleman Sr and his son, both workers at Kelsey Hayes Co, were robbed of more than $5,000 in wages and had four fellow workers cash their checks at a local bank. Coleman raised 6,108.10 by Saturday, then repaid the workers from his own pocket, saying times are hard and he wanted to avoid judgment from colleagues.
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Leroy Coleman Sr
Coleman
Leroy Jr
Kelsey Hayes Co
Young robber kills himself after hostage hold up
Police found 20 year old James Faring of Brooklyn dead from a self inflicted shotgun blast after he held Nina Galian 69 hostage in a basement during a store robbery. Marley and another accomplice fled as officers pursued. Faring had one prior arrest for car theft and marijuana possession with no convictions.
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New York
James Faring
Brooklyn
Marley
Farley
Nina Galian
Construction walkout hits San Diego area demanding higher rates
Independent owners of heavy duty construction equipment began a walkout Monday seeking higher rates. Ralph Graga, spokesman for the Associated Independent Owner- Operators, cited $19 an hour for a five-axle truck and called for $24. About half of the truckers joined on day one, with work at heavy sites and pickups planned at selected locations. A similar dispute in the San Francisco Bay Area was recently settled.
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San Thego Tupi
Ralph Graga
San Princises Bay
Officers tied to bribery probe in San Francisco Chinatown
UPI reports U.S. Attorney James Browning said a San Francisco police member faced bribery accusations tied to protecting Chinatown gambling. Investigators from a federal grand jury pursued the case. no indictments were issued. Police Chief Donald Scott noted possible links between a Chinatown youth gang's violence and gambling extortion.
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UPI
San Francisco
U.S
James 2.Browning
Browning
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Donald M. Scott
Chinatawn
William Hoo
Senate OKs arms fund with troop cutback demand
The Senate approved a $1 billion weapons authorization, rejecting attempts to trim the total. A balance of payments amendment would require NATO Europe's costs to offset U.S. spending or trigger troop withdrawals, with Jackson directing the GAO to calculate shares. The bill adds funding for a fourth nuclear carrier, Eagle fighters, F-14s, bombers, and Trident subs, amid seven dissenting votes.
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UPI
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NATO
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State’ Department
Henry M. Jackson
United States
Jackson
Armed Services
Air Force
Navy
Nixon signals European visit within months
President Nixon told Italian tourists he plans to visit Western Europe in about two or three months. He emerged from a downtown restaurant after a day in Northern Virginia with a one hour drive through suburbs and a meeting with the president of the European Common Market. Nixon, relaxed in a red sports jacket, chatted with 80 diners including Mr and Mrs Giuseppe DiMarco. He also attended a dinner with Pat Nixon and others, the first Washington restaurant dinner since February. He also greeted many diners and rode with Saudi ambassador Iraham Al-Sowayel. Earlier, Nixon and aides announced a Windsor tour of the Virginia suburbs. In a separate Oval Office ceremony, Nixon signed legislation merging volunteer service programs under the Action umbrella agency.
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Giuseppe DiMarco
Italia
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Eisenhower
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Cynthia
Millighan
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Nixons
Iraham Al-Sowayel
Alexander Haig Jr
Washingon
Gerald J. Warren
Oval Office
Action
California issues ID cards to 16 year olds
Sacramento reports Gov Howard Teagan signed a bill letting the Department of Motor Vehicles issue identification cards to 16 year olds, expanding past the current 18 year old rule. In the same session Gov Rom Reagan approved a California Youth Conservation Corps pilot in San Diego County, with Parks and Recreation to create a program foundation and funding plan.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Howard Teagan
California
Youth Conservation Corps
San Diego County
Rom Reagan
Tienes N. Mo.bay
Wtrney
Department of Parks and Recreation
Yantinus
Europe troop need cited for NATO security
An international study panel from Western Europe and North America urged the continued presence of American ground troops in Europe for credible deterrence. The Committee of Nine, led by Sen. Jacob Javits, said Europe should plan a gradual buildup of defense capabilities and allow Western Europe to become an equal partner with the United States and Canada, with troop reductions not until the 1990s. It also urged trade barrier reductions, agricultural adjustments, and reform of the international monetary system.
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Canada
NATO
Yule mail deadlines for armed forces overseas
The Pentagon announces Christmas mail deadlines from Oct 27 to Dec 11 for sending parcels and letters to armed forces overseas. Deadlines vary by region and service level, with air, surface, PAL and SAM options listed for Europe, Africa, the Americas, and other stations.
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UPI
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Pali
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Central America
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Europe
SAM
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Airline pact assures mail space and priority handling
The U.S. Postal Service reached an agreement with the airline industry to guarantee air space for first class mail. Previously, air mail was space available and often diverted at short notice due to weather, but under the pact all mail will receive priority handling at current rates.
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U.S. Postal Service
Teens attack Senator Proxmire with stick
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin said he got mad when two youths, ages 14 and 15, attacked him with a stick and threatened a robbery near his home. Police held the teenagers on charges of assault with intent to commit robbery and assault on a member of Congress after the incident.
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Congress
Baker Won't Mull Presidential Bid Despite Watergate Probe
New York UPI report states Senator Howard Baker will not consider running for the 1976 Republican nomination while the Watergate investigation continues. Baker, vice chairman of the Senate committee, is newly announced as a novelist and spoke at Fordham University with Senator Sam Ervin. A Doubleday editor noted Baker has been drafting a novel since the 1960s. A Fordham student delegation presented a jersey reading Baker 6.
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UPI
Howard Baker
UN Senate Watergate Committee
Baker
Senate
Fordham University
Samuel Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Thomas B. Congdan Sc
Doubleday and Co
Fordham
Extradition treaties with Paraguay Uruguay and Italy approved
The Senate backed extradition pacts with Paraguay Uruguay and Italy to fight narcotics crime hijacking and other offenses. The agreements cover narcotics dealing commercial conspiracy and anti hijacking clauses and include exemptions for death penalty cases and certain offenders.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Paraguay
Uruguay
Italy
United States
Snetule
U.S
Ricard
Congress extends FHA program for one year
Washington (UPI) A one year extension of the Federal Housing Administration FHA program was approved by Congress, keeping a near-expiring home loan aid alive. Senate action came hours before the program would lapse, extending it to Oct 1, 1974, in a voice vote with few senators present. Senator William Proxmire opposed, calling the extension unconscionable for a portion of Americans who cannot afford homes without aid.
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UPI
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