Bitter Australian election fuels campaign and costs
In Sydney and across Australia, the bitter 1975 federal campaign heats up as parties forecast record spending, with Labor and Liberal rivals accusing each other of economic missteps and political manipulation. Voters totalling seven million face ads, bumper stickers, and protests amid inflation and unemployment concerns.
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Sydney
Australia
Outback
M Ax
Labor Party
Liberal Party
House of Representatives
Senate
Gough Whitlam
Queen Elizabeth
Malcolm Fraser
Ral
Fraser
Canberra
Labor
Whitlam
Sir John Kerr
Coalition
Man Faces Murder Charge in DeWilde Slaying Case
A former Boston man, James F. Blaikie Jr., 30, now in Arizona, faces arraignment on a murder charge in the death of C. David DeWilde, 27, whose body was found in Blaikie’s former Brookline home cellar after a loan and an earlier death tied to a forged life insurance policy. The probe also links Blaikie to the 1974 death of Edwin Bacon, 44, with forgery and larceny charges.
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Brookline
Mass
Boston
James F. Blaikie Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Blaikie
C. David DeWilde
Suffolk County
Edwin C. Bacon
George McGovern
Massachusetts
Bacon
DeWilde
Harry Ostrander
Alma F. Blaikie
Waltham
Veterans Administration
Walter Scott hospitalized after claim of threats in Hearst case
Walter Scott, brother of activist Jack Scott, was hospitalized in Las Vegas for rest and observation after telling police that unknown people wanted to kill him over alleged FBI ties to the Patricia Hearst case. Authorities noted his wife Louise was also hospitalized for hypertension amid related turmoil at a family-managed apartment complex.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Walter Scott
Jack Scott
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Scott
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
John Scott
Louise
Pennsylvania
Miss Hearst
Symbbionese Liberation Army
Jack
Micki
Hearst
Worry Beads Used Across Faiths For Prayer Counts
Worried beads known to the West as worry beads are carried by Lebanese Christians and Muslims. They help count prayers and, by their clicking rhythm, signal the holder's mood from boredom and nervousness to impatience or hostility.
Illegal Letters Investigated in North Carolina
U S Postal Service officials say illegal chain letters are circulating in at least five North Carolina counties and parts of South Carolina. Recipients are asked to send $6 money orders via mail, violating federal law. Those mailing the money orders could face 1 to 5 years in prison and a $1,000 fine.
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Charlotte
U.S. Postal Service
North Carolina
South Carolina
Postal Service
Cleveland
Wilkes
Lincoln
Gaston
Mecklenburg
Post Office
Whites Claim Discrimination Against Charlotte Youth Council
Two Charlotte women sue the Charlotte Mecklenburg Youth Council in U S District Court alleging racial discrimination. Elizabeth Harmon and Patricia Rea say they were fired without cause and replaced by black staff, with defendants all listed as black. They seek back pay and reinstatement for Harmon and challenge hiring and promotion practices.
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Charlotte
U.S
Elizabeth M. Harmon
Patricia K. Rea
Charlotte- Mecklenburg Youth Council
Phyllis Lynch
Sarah Stevenson
Council
Harmon
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SLA
Walter
Micki Scott
Vernon Equipment Company, Inc
New St
State Farm
Adele Eos
Lee UU
Jim Potts
Monthey
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
T Grug
Norelco
Jcpenney
Jcpenney Westchester Mall
High Point Enterprise
N. Centennial
Direct Furniture
Herculon
ORLT
Ayie
Chest OF Drawers
Sealy
Dixie
Young Hinkle
Henry Link
Unghah
Tull Ea
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