Panama Canal dispute and U S stance amid talks
The DeQueen Daily Citizen cites editorials on U S Panama Canal ownership, noting Senate resistance to surrender, history with Colombia and compensation, and a warning that closing the canal would be an act of war. It urges negotiating a clear annual payment to settle the issue.
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Death toll far below Labor Day estimates
The Labor Day weekend highway traffic death toll stood at 381, far under National Safety Council forecasts of 460 to 560. The holiday counted 78 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, with four fatalities in Arkansas during the period.
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Sinai pact faces Israeli party vote in Knesset
Israel moves to approve a new Israeli Egyptian Sinai withdrawal accord after a 12 day Kissinger shuttle. If approved, Israeli and Egyptian delegates will sign in Geneva, with the U.S. Congress pressed to authorize American personnel at surveillance posts. The deal requires vacating 1900 square miles of desert for a new buffer zone.
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Grand jury begins probe into Hoffa disappearance
Federal grand jury in Detroit opens a probe into the disappearance of ex Teamsters chief Jimmy Hoffa. U S Attorney Ralph Guy aims to hear testimony from more than 70 subpoenaed witnesses while the FBI seeks to keep a car tied to the case under custody. OBrien is to testify next, and tracking dogs reportedly found Hoffa scent in the car. Funeral services for Hoffa’s mother Viola were planned in Plymouth.
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Chuckie” O’brien
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Many West Virginia mines idle as back-to-work spread
A general back-to-work movement reached coalfields but many southern West Virginia mines remained closed. UMW officials said most union members returned in western states, yet they avoided naming mines to prevent further picket closures. The strike had idled about 80,000 of 125,000 soft coal workers nationwide.
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Ford answers economic critics at IMF World Bank meet
President Ford told the IMF World Bank gathering that each nation must decide its own economic path and that no country can rely on others to fix its problems. He warned that a sound U.S. economy is the best long term aid to other nations while IMF chief Witteveen urged bigger stimulus.
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Telethon Ends With 18.8 Million Pledges
Las Vegas AP Jerry Lewis wrapped the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon at Sahara Hotel on Labor Day weekend with 18.8 million dollars in pledges the largest in the event’s history. The 21 hour show marked Lewis tenth annual appeal for funds to cure the disease and he has chaired the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the past 25 years. Officials noted 16.1 million was pledged last year with 99.6 percent received.
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Derailed trains cause blast and fires in industrial park
A Rock Island Lines derailment in Des Moines caused six injuries and massive blasts as 11 cars left the tracks under an Interstate bridge. Three propane and petroleum cars burned while five ruptured, prompting evacuation of two square miles of factories and homes and closure of I-35-80. Traffic rerouted.
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Coup attempt falters as Ecuadorians report calm
Ecuadorian authorities declare calm after Gen Raul Gonzalez Alvear surrenders following a failed coup attempt led by the army chief of staff. Curfews are ordered in Quito and Guayaquil as security forces raid suspected supporters. casualties and arrests are reported, with officials promising strict action against implicated officials.
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Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Raul Gonzalez Alvear
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Acquittal appeal dismissed by Arkansas Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK AP The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed the state's appeal of an acquittal in a Benton nursing home embezzlement case. Doyle Alfred Shelnutt, former owner, had been accused in 1973 of embezzling 1300 from Intermed International. The court held the state cannot appeal to reverse an acquittal after a verdict directed in his favor. Partly cloudy hot weather extends through Wednesday with mid 90s.
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