Lorenz Released After Six Days in Captivity
Berlin police pursued a large manhunt for a kidnap gang that seized Peter Lorenz the Christian Democratic leader. He was drugged and held in a basement cell before being freed after demands were met including asylum for jailed anarchists in South Yemen. Lorenz warned of possible future abductions and urged unity against terror.
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Berlin
Peter Lorenz
West Berlin
Lorenz
South Yemen
Christian Democratic Party
Kuwait Announces Full Oil Ownership Transfer
Kuwait will take over 100 percent of foreign oil firms in its fields, with negotiations to detail transfer of petroleum and gas ownership to the Kuwaiti state. Oil minister Abdelmoutaleb Kazimi said the state becomes owner of all shares, enabling a national petroleum policy.
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Algiers
Kuwait
Abdelmoutaleb Kazimi
Kazimi
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
British Petroleum
Gulf Oil Co
Algeria
Houari Boumedienne
Oll
Milwaukee layoffs hit 1500 at Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton Corp says orders for gasoline engines lag and will lay off 1500 of its 8600 plus employees indefinitely starting March 14. The move follows slowing demand and is disclosed in a Tuesday announcement.
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Milwaukee
Briggs & Stratton Corp
Dont Needs Classified Ad Offers White Poodle Puppies
Multiple tips to earn extra cash via classifieds. An ad promotes white poodle puppies six weeks old priced at 35 and 60 dollars. Readers are urged to call 684 4433 or 793 1317 and ask for an ad visor to place unwanted items for sale.
Tax Cuts for Lower Incomes Draw Fire in Debate
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon challenged the House tax cut as Too generous to lower income families, urging the Senate to back President Ford’s plan targeting more relief to those earning under $20,000. Ford delayed parts of an oil tariff while Congress weighs energy and tax measures amid a slowing economy.
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William E. Simon
House
Simon
Ford
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress
Ways and Means
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Hearst Sister Pleads Innocent in Drug Charge at Border
Anne Randolph Hearst 19, sister of Patricia Hearst, pleads innocent to misdemeanor possession after arrest at Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls NY. Car companion Donald Moffett 21 of Denver found with 1.2 grams of amphetamine in a sock. both Hearst and Moffett charged. Boomer 21 of Grosse Pointe was the third occupant.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Anne Randolph Hearst
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Niagara Falls
United States
Rainbow Bridge
Richard J. Arcara
Donald R. Moffett
Denver
Cole
Moffett
George C. Boomer
Grosse
Anne Hearst
Canada
Arcara
FBI
Anne
Patricia
Patricia Anne
Regis College
Miles Anderson
Randolph A
Catherine Hearst
Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Industrial Mishap Fatal for Worker
Neenah Wisconsin reports the death of 22 year old Michael Dedrick of Kaukauna from burns suffered January 22 in an Appleton area mill accident at Combined Locks. Outagamie County Coroner Bernard Kemps said he sustained severe burns over most of his body and the matter is under investigation. Dedrick was not charged.
Middle Income Tax Load Doubled in Two Decades
Washington AP reports a government study showing middle income families now pay about twice as much in taxes as two decades ago. The Advisory Commission notes rising public spending, higher federal pay, and shifts in tax burdens across income groups with defense spending declining as a share.
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Washington
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Congress
Iran to Buy Nine U.S. Nuclear Plants in $15 Billion Deal
Iran will purchase eight U.S. nuclear reactors over two years as part of a $15 billion trade accord described as the largest between any two nations. The agreement, not involving oil, includes plants from France and West Germany and aims to make Iran a regional financial hub while boosting arms and other imports.
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Klaus Huebner
Wilmersdorf
Washington
Iran
United States
Henry A Kissinger
Issinger
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahievi
France
West Germany
Kissinger and
Ansary
U.S
Tran
St Urho's Day Party Curious Saint March 16
The narrator recalls receiving an invitation to a St Urho s Day party on March 16 and seeks guidance on its meaning and attire. The hostess explains St Urho as a Finnish saint who drove grasshoppers from Finland and saved the grape crop, likening the celebration to St Patrick s Day.
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St Patrick
St Urho
Finnland
Urho
Wisconsin Weather Sees Warming Trend With Light Snow
Wisconsin forecasters predict a warming trend with highs in the low to upper 30s and light snow flurries in northern regions. Detected mixed precipitation includes scattered snow, rain, and cloudy nights with overnight lows from 5 above in Green Bay to 21 in La Crosse.
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Green Bay
la Crosse
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