Topless dancer sinks sub commander in patriotic stunt
A Navy submarine commander was relieved after allowing a topless dancer to perform on the deck as Finback left Port Canaveral. The dancer Cat Futch said the act aimed to honor the crew and boost morale against a rival submarine, while Stevenson was reassigned to a desk post in Norfolk.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Cat Futch
Miss Futch
Port Canaveral
Cmdr
Connelly D. Stevenson
Navy
Norfolk
Stevenson
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Connelly
D. Stevenson
Sihanouk Returns to Cambodia After Five Years in Exile
Prince Norodom Sihanouk arrived with his wife and children at Pochentong Airport and was welcomed by Khmer Rouge leaders and officials. He then traveled to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and indicated a possible role as government spokesman abroad, including a planned appearance at the U.N. General Assembly.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Peking
Monique
Penn Nouth
Khieu Samphan
Sihanouk
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Hsinhua
Sun Hao
U.S
China
Lon Nol
United States
Phnom Penh Tao
Khmer Rouge
Mideast turmoil and Sihanouk’s return cited in late news
Sectarian fighting and looting in Tripoli leave 83 dead and 212 wounded as UN peace efforts in the Middle East proceed under Gen. Siilasque. Kissinger previews Sinai negotiations, hints at a second Syria Israel disengagement, while Sihanouk’s return to Phnom Penh signals Cambodia’s volatile path after decades of exile and power shifts.
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Tripoli
Ensio Siilasque
U.N
Middle East
Palais Des Nations
Geneva
Sinai
Kissinger
Washington
Mideast
Congress
United States
Syria
Israel
Defense Department
FBI Checking State Resident Who Looks Like '71 Hijacker
J A Cooper of Annandale Virginia told FBI agents he resembles D B Cooper the hijacker who vanished after parachuting with $200000 in 1971 The FBI said it is leaning toward the conclusion that J A Cooper is not D B Cooper and was likely not connected to the skyjacking The man said he contacted the FBI after hearing of the investigation hoping for verification from witnesses on the flight
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FBI
Washington
J.A. Cooper
D.B. Cooper
Coopers
Annandale
D.b.cooper
Virginia
Head Of SBA Nominated To Be Interior Secretary
President Ford nominates Thomas Kleppe head of the Small Business Administration to be secretary of the interior. Kleppe, 56, would replace Stanley Hathaway who resigned for health reasons after six weeks on the job. Some lawmakers urged resignation over SBA management issues while Ford backs the nomination.
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SBA
Washington
Thomas Kleppe
Small Business Administration
Ford
Interior
Kleppe
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Publican
North Dakota
Stanley K. Hathaway
Hathaway
Squeaky Fromme Says She Never Aimed To Shoot Ford
Lynette Fromme told a Manson trial attorney during a jailhouse visit she did not intend to shoot President Ford, saying she wanted attention for a trial for Charlie and the girls. An FBI source identified Harold Eugene Boron, 66, as the owner of the .45 pistol seized after the incident in Sacramento last Friday.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette
Fromme
Ford
Dave Shinn
Miss Fromme
Charlie
FBI
Harold Eugene Boro
Secret Service
Boron
Fromme seeks to defend herself in high profile case
The article notes Miss Fromme, linked to the Manson group and charged with attempted murder of the President, asking to represent herself. Attorney Shinn reports he found an order banning more jail visitors and describes Fromme’s upbeat mood. Public defenders oversee her case.
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Manson
Shinn
Miss Fromme
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Los Angeles
Susan Atkins
Sacramento
Sandra Good
Ford Proposal Seeks Oil Price Decontrol to Curb Use
Ford argues decontrol would reduce consumption and encourage domestic production, noting imports cost over 25 billion yearly versus 3 billion earlier. He offers 45 day delay in removing controls if Congress approves a gradual phaseout. He also backs a windfall profits tax on oil firms. CBO and Data Resources foresee price hikes and unemployment from sudden decontrol.
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Ford
Congress
United States
Congressional Budget Office
Data Resources, Inc
House approves education funding amid deficit worry
The House debated education spending with Assistant Budget Director James T. Lynn warning deficits may exceed 68.8 billion. Rep. Louis Stokes praised the bill as a breakthrough, noting $2.05 billion for disadvantaged students and $3680 million for impact aid. Other funded programs include libraries, student loans, bilingual and handicapped education, and vocational training.
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Sider
Ford
James T. Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Congressional Budget
Congress
Rep
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Stokes
House Votes to Return Veterans Day to Nov 11 Date
The House approved 410 to 6 to restore Veterans Day to November 11, undoing the 1968 move to Mondays for long weekends. Supporters cite patriotic significance and veteran groups. critics call it ill timed. Senate already passed the measure. 46 states recognize the traditional date.
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Washington
House
Veterans
Congress
Senate
Robert L.F. Sikes
Dfia
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Stratton
Kissinger Defends Sinai Surveillance Plan
Kissinger said U.S. technicians will not begin Sinai monitoring before March and that the plan had National Security Council backing. CIA Director Colby confirmed agency electronics specialists would not be sent, amid broader controversy over involvement.
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Kissinger
Egypt
Syria
U.S
Sinai
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
CLA
William &. Colby
Cathy
CIA
Desegregation tension and political comments at year start
School system reports 75 100 pupils with 50 percent white, 34 percent black, 1 percent Hispanic and other minorities. Attendance figures show 64.9 percent on Tuesday and 59.2 percent on Monday, with 80 percent normal for opening days. Archbishop Meideros warns Catholic schools against white-only havens, Kissinger discusses opposition and suspected attitudes linked to Indochina and Watergate, Jackson weighs Sinai disengagement but may back the agreement, and a Cuba meeting backs Puerto Rican independence with 300 delegates from 75 countries.
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NEA
NBA
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
Lynn
New Bedford
Mass
Milan
Ohio
Clover Park
Wash
Tacoma
Berkeley
San Jose
Calif
Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Great Falls
Mont
Boonton
N.J
Supreme Court
Cumberland
Humberto Meideros
Kissinger
U.S
Indochina
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Sinai
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Zeltier Vas
Ted Pees
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New Mexico
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Jackson
Gregory General Store
Deve
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Gilbert's Insurance Agency
South Boston Road
M&m Furn
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City of
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City of Dersilte
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Danville City Hall
Patton Street
Brightwell Realty Corp
Meadowbrook
Elizabeth & Claude Chappelle
New
Jane Betts
Acre
Mebone
Lucy & Va. Wells
Harrison Geo. F. Miller
Pork Hattie Lee
Clay & Pts
Claiborne
Harrison Tom & Mary Reid
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Alpine Emne
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