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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1975

Page

2

Fischer Loses World Chess Title to Karpov

FIDE stripped Bobby Fischer of the world chess crown for not agreeing to a Manila showdown with Anatoly Karpov. Karpov, 23, said he was glad the crown returned to the Soviet Union and noted Fischer had not played public matches in three years.

Bobby Fischer International Chess Federation FIDE Anatoly Karpov Karpov Manila Soviet Union Moscow Fischer Max Euwe THE Chess Federation Boris Spassky Reykjavik Iceland

Wholesale prices drop marks four month decline

The Labor Department reports March wholesale prices fell six tenths of a percent the sharpest four month drop in 24 years farm and food goods led the decline with a 2.5 percent fall industrial goods rose 0.2 percent the four month total price drop stands at 2.2 percent analysts note this is the first sustained four month decline since 1963 though retail prices have not fully followed suit.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Limited readable text shows an Independent issue dated Friday April 4 1975 with volume and issue numbers and partial postal or carrier delivery and price lines for daily and Sunday editions.

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Founders of the Chinese Communist Party Leader Tung Pi-wu Dies

Tung Pi-wu elder statesman and founder of the Chinese Communist Party died in Peking at 90. The New China News Agency called him a great proletarian revolutionary and noted his role with Mao Tse tung and Chou En-lai. He did not reveal his illness. The report situates him in the moderate faction.

Tung Pi-wu Chinese Communist Party Peking New China News Agency Tung Mao Tsetung Chou En-lai

Mary Ure Dies After Opening Night Collapse

Scottish born actress Mary Ure 42 wife of Robert Shaw collapsed and died in her London flat hours after opening a new play A postmortem set for morning The cause of death was not yet determined United States auction results show Eisenhower letter sold for 3500 dollars and Kennedy letter previously fetched 3000 Rettig actor from Lassie arrested for cocaine conspiracy. Schlesinger calls for abolition of the vice presidency.

Mary Ure Robert Shaw London Eisenhower Robert F. Kennedy New York Ike Charles Hamilton Kennedy Scriptorium Beverly Hills

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