Bombs explode in Chicago business district
Two bombs exploded in Chicago's business district between midnight and 1 a.m. injuring three people with minor injuries. A third bomb was found in a bank bag tossed from a car, exploding at the Continental Plaza. A FALN note warned of more blasts at federal buildings, with a target named but unspecified.
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Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
United Insurance
Associated Press
FALN
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional Puertorriquena
Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation
FBI
Federal Building
Dirksen Federal Building
Weather Update: Tornadoes Rip Central Illinois Homes
In Fulton County Illinois a tornado destroyed five homes with roofs ripped off and frames twisted. Power lines were down for at least a quarter mile and metal sheets wrapped around lines from a farm building swept away. In Quasqueton Iowa lightning sparked a fire destroying a house. the occupant survived but was hospitalized after shock.
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Fulton County
Illinois
Quasqueton
Iowa
Passenger Vanishes From Leonardo da Vinci at Sea
A 37 year old woman passenger identified as Alice Hunt of Calgary Alberta vanished during the Leonardo da Vinci transatlantic voyage. She was last seen June 7 at 1 15 p m near Algeciras after docking briefly. Her berth remained unused and baggage untouched, prompting mystery.
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New York
Benedetto Biaggini
Alice Hunt
Calgary
Alberta
Biaggini
Algeciras
Lisbon
Sus
Widowers With Dual Responsibility Father’s Day Meaning Grows
In Winchester and Berryville two widowers Walter Chrisman Jr. and Ray Belford raise children solo, balancing mother and father roles. Chrisman, father to Lucy Ann 16 and William II 15, finds decisive leadership replaces joint decisions, while cherishing closer family bonds and adapting to a daughter with a license and a son with heart problems. He praises his extended family for guidance and notes Father’s Day will feel more meaningful as his kids plan gifts and outings, including a swimsuit gift for him and reminders of the new parental dynamic.
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Winchester
Walter Chrisman Jr
Berryville
Ray E. Belford
Chrisman
Lucy Ann
William II
Analysis of Postwar Power and Moral Policy in Asia
The piece weighs American doctrine and Communist trends after war, noting economic strain, shifting loyalties within Communist ranks, and the Nixon Doctrine as a distant promise. It argues Asian leaders view U S aid and nuclear protection with warily cautious intent as the dust settles.
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South
Burns Knife Attack Sets Woman Afire At Salon
A man threw acid and set Mrs. Bowen on fire in front of a salon. Neighbors and bystanders, including Luigi Palumbo and Howard Gormley, tried to help extinguish the flames as she collapsed while attempting to reach her duplex. Bowen described the attack as unprovoked while loved ones mourned her.
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Howard Gormley
Palumbo
Energy Bill Splits Party Over Tax and Quotas
Energy legislation exposed party rifts as freshmen tax resistance grew. House split with O Neill backing the tax while McFall and Brademas voted to drop it. Northeastern import oil protections survived floor attacks though a proposed auto makers penalty failed. Michigan delegation divided on the amendment.
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Albert
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
John J. McFall
California
John Brademas
Indiana
House
Michigan
Idle Carpenter Back At Work Sign Comes Down
Donald Kinghammer, 40, unemployed for 10 months, has removed the "For Sale, Go ing on Welfare" sign from his West Allis home after taking a carpentry job at West Allis Home and Office Service Inc. The Associated Press story drew offers nationwide, but he will stay. Kinghammer recalls initial hostility turning to encouragement as he found work.
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West Allis
Wis
Milwaukee
Donald Kinghammer
Associated Press
Kinghammer
West Allis Home and Office Service, Inc
Chrysler Plans Four Car Sizes For 1978 Model Year
Chrysler will offer four sizes in 1978, from a front wheel drive subcompact to family size, with intermediates becoming the core lineup. Executives say the firm will not match Ford and GM car by car, opting out of certain market segments as part of a broader fuel economy push. All four U.S. automakers aim for a 40 percent fleet fuel economy gain by 1980 versus 1974, mainly via downsizing and engineering improvements.
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Chrysler
Ford
Riccardo
U.S
Gandhi Convicted In Home City Electoral Case
Judge Jag Mohanlal Sinha convicted Indira Gandhi in Allahabad of two counts of corrupt electoral practices and barred her from holding elective office for six years. He stayed the ban for 20 days to allow appeals to the Supreme Court, enabling her to seek a further extension of the reprieve.
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Punjab
Jag Mohanlal Sinha
Gandhi
Allahabad
Supreme Court
Ford Continues Page One Forts Army Bicentennial Pageant
West Point hosts a Soldiers pageant tracing Army history with parachute jumps and kids activities at Ft. Bragg. In Columbia, Ft. Jackson museum displays the first flag to fly over Ft. Sumter after its Civil War recapture. Ft. Hood marks Flag Day with Army display. at Ft. Benning Ford watches an infantry pageant marking Army roles in 13 wars at York Field.
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West Point
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Columbia
D.C
Ft. Jackson
Ft. Sumter
Ft. Hood
Texas
Ft. Benning
Ford
York Field
Soviet Venus 10 Probe Launch Aims for October Rendezvous
The Soviet space program launched Venus 10 to pursue Venus 9 and reach Venus by October. Officials kept the mission broad, but Western experts expect at least one lander to attempt a descent, continuing a history of instrument capsules on Venus since Venus 8 in 1972.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Venus Inferno
Venus
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