Yugoslav Diplomat Slain in West Germany
Frankfurt police report two gunmen killed Yugoslav Consul Edvin Zdvoe as he prepared to back his Mercedes from a suburban Sachsenhausen garage. Neighbors heard shots, saw two men flee in a large light-colored car. Authorities described attackers as slim men 20 to 30. some claim by the Young Croatian Army for Freedom, though officials had no confirmation. Also notes U.S. unemployment at 7.8 percent in January amid Ford campaign lines.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Edvin Zdove
Zagreb
New York
WINS
Croatian Army For Freedom
Zdvac
Sachsenhausen
Purse Returned After 10 Years With Intact Contents
Linda Akins lost her straw purse at Six Flags Over Texas amusement park. after ten years, workers found and returned it. Inside were a Humble Oil slogan matchbook, a beer can opener, aspirin, a checkbook with old stubs, an address book, cosmetics, a Brownie Starflash camera, and items reflecting a 19 year old cashier's life. Mrs. Akins recalls past prices and personal memories while noting changes in fashion and money.
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Six Flags
Arlington
Tex
Linda Akins
Texas
Akins
Kissinger undergoes elective stomach surgery in Boston
Mrs Kissinger, hospital officials report a nine year history of gastric ulcers and healing phase for surgery. Dr W Gerad Austen says the operation at Massachusetts General Hospital was elective, about an hour thirty minutes, with no cancer and no major complications. The Kissingers arrived from Washington and plan to stay through the weekend before returning to Washington.
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Kissinger
Washington
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Seven Killed In US Tanker Plane Crash At Madrid Base
A US Air Force KC 135 tanker crashed near Torrejon Air Base Madrid injuring none and killing all seven crew. Victims named Capt Jeffery Nye 29 Wooster Ohio 1st Lt Steven Sterling 26 Lincoln Neb 1st Lt Timothy Kline 23 Iowa Sgt Lloyd Baker 22 Kentucky Sgt Joe McCalister 29 Princeton Ky Airman J C John Hancock 20 Ferdinand Ind 1st Lt John Barners 27 Joliet Ill. Bodies to be sent home for burial.
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Spain
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Air Force
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England
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Af Wooster
Ohio
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Neb
Timothy Kline
Iowa
Lloyd Baker
Kentucky
Joe McCalister
Princeton
J.C. John Hancock
Ferdinand
Ind
John Barners
Joliet
Chinese premier crisis stirs capital politics and Hua rise
The article analyzes potential endgames in Teng’s premiership amid a leftist challenge and notes Hua Guofeng’s growing stature. It cites Hua’s Cultural Revolution leadership, Lin Piao affair involvement, and how Teng’s fate may hinge on age illness or party dynamics.
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Teng
Hua
Lin Piao
Lin
China
Mail scandal details in court testimony about lists and mailing
Miss Baker testified about taxpayer paid mail by American Independent Party figures to targeted lists. She described Senator 8 and other campaigns sending letters to fliers, accountants, and business group members, using coded list names and past lobbyist data, with court fights over releasing the documents.
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Miss Baker
Senator
Federal Aviation Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Federation of Independent Businessmen
Washington
Guido
Shapp proposes national education trust fund at convention
Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp outlined a plan to fund public schools and higher education with a federal income tax surcharge feeding a national education trust fund. The fund would start with federal revenue and become self-sustaining, replacing property taxes for school support. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz, standing in for Ford, anticipated Humphrey as the Democratic nominee and warned of expanding government.
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Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Florida
Shapp
National Education Trust Fund
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Jaycees
Ford
Hubert Humphrey
Butz
At Least 12 Die As Train and Camper Crash
AP reports a freight train struck a camper at an unguarded crossing in Southern Illinois Saturday evening. Police said 15 people were in the vehicle, likely two related Illinois families. 12 fatalities confirmed with three others hospitalized, many were children. Names withheld pending verification.
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Beckemeyer
Illinois
William Pierce
Pierce
Carter Leads In Oklahoma Caucuses With Uncommitted Tops
Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter led the Oklahoma Democratic precinct caucuses by a slim margin with almost half the votes counted. Former Oklahoma Sen. Fred R. Harris trailed as uncommitted delegates led the field, tallying 1,238 precincts counted or about half reporting.
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Oklahoma
Fred R. Harris
Carter
Harris
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Alabama
George Wallace
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Sargent Shriver
Quake Relief Efforts Amid Disrupted Guatemala City
Evacuated patients move to field tents as water service returns in parts of Guatemala City. Red Cross sets up first aid centers, newspapers resume, and relief workers distribute registration numbers for food aid. Meanwhile in Oklahoma presidential caucuses, Carter leads with 21.7 percent as rural areas await results and delegates are chosen for the national convention.
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National Observatory
Guatemala Red Cross
Social Security
San Juan de Dios
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Wallace
Bentsen
Unemployment outlook and policy debate highlighted
The piece discusses expected unemployment trends with a predicted 7.7 percent average for the year and a drop toward 7.3 percent by war’s end, noting labor-force gains and manufacturing jobs. It cites critics, Ford policy views, and remarks by Sen. Proxmire, plus a separate exchange on abortion policy and constitutional amendment positions.
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