Kidnaper’s ransom payoff ends Bronfman kidnap case
Samuel Bronfman II, abducted eight days earlier, was found bound and gagged in Brooklyn. FBI and police recovered the $2.3 million ransom, one of the largest in U S history, hidden in two plastic bags nearby. Dominic Byrne and Mel Lynch were charged with extortion and illegal use of the mails.
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Samuel Bronfman II
FBI
Bronfman
Brooklyn
United States
Dominic Byrne
Flatbush
Mel Patrick Lynch
New York City
Fires engulf Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia
Two multi alarm blazes struck the Gulf Oil Co refinery complex in Philadelphia within hours, killing at least three firefighters and leaving several missing. The second 11 alarm fire threatened huge oil stocks as officials urged letting the flames burn to avoid vapors and possible explosions. The Penrose Avenue Bridge area was shut to traffic while efforts focused on cooling and containment.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Gulf Oil Co
Frank L. Rizzo
Joseph Rizzo
Penrose Avenue Bridge
Schuylkill River
Portuguese Reds call rally amid risk of new bloodbath
In Portugal the Soviet aligned Communist Party vows to keep its militant wings in the north and plans a rally in Porto at the Crystal Palace. The move follows a night of gunbattles injuring 15 and heightening fears of civil strife as Premier Vasco Goncalves clings to power amid military opposition and political paralysis.
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Portugal
Communist Party
Alvaro Cunhal
Porto
Crystal Palace
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Goncalves
Unions plan meeting with Meany over Soviet grain boycott
Maritime union leaders led by Thomas Gleason meet AFL-CIO chief George Meany to map concessions from Ford and the Soviets as U.S. grain shipments to the Soviet Union face a threatened dock blockade. The boycott, backed by Meany and others, centers on shipping terms and prices tied to a 1972 trade pact.
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UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ford
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Meany
Paul Hall
The
Seafarers
Jesse M. Calhoun
Marine Engineers
Gleason
Maritime Workers
Kissinger to Visit Middle East for Interim Peace Accord
Ford ordered Secretary Kissinger to return to the Middle East to push an interim Israeli Egyptian peace accord. Kissinger said there is a good chance of success and that some American civilian volunteers might help monitor Sinai disengagement. He cautioned details remain to be negotiated and noted this would not end the broader peace process.
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Colo
UPD
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
Sinai Desert
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Tel Aviv
Kissinger attacks envoy over Tanzania student ransom flap
Secretary of State Kissinger publicly denounces Ambassador Carter for a personal publicity campaign amid the Tanzania student kidnapping case. He denies Carter is being moved from the State Department as reports suggested and explains Carter was recalled from Tanzania. Carter had handled ransom payments for two of the four students and the episode followed a June kidnapping by rebels in Zaire.
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Colo
UPI
Henry Kissinger
W. Beverly Carter
Tanzania
State Department
Ambassador Carter
Kissinger
Carter
U.S
U.S. Information Agency
Washington
Denmark
Management
Stanford
White House
Congress
Dozens of Firms Abandon Israel Ties, For Now on Blacklist
CAIRO AP More than 100 firms including Volkswagen and Leyland have shown evidence of severing Israel links to be reviewed at a semiannual Arab League boycott meeting. Ford Sony and Coca Cola may stay listed if data on their Israel ties is deemed unsatisfactory. Leyland to be removed after Saudi funded Land Rover plant talks in Egypt. Officials consider keeping removed firms' names secret to shield them from pressure.
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Volkswagen
Leyland
Israel
Mohammed Mahgoub
Mahgoub
Ford Motor Co
Sony Corp
Coca Cola Co
Land Rover
Egypt
Audi
Baxter Ward proposes RTD route compromise solution
In a brief note on Page A-3, Baxter Ward offers a compromise to end the dispute over the RTD route. The item appears in the Inside Today section with other quick-city briefs.
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