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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1975
Page
1
The United Mine Workers Union board unanimously ordered about 40,000 striking miners to return to work and ruled out reopening the contract. District and local officers were urged to enforce the order as miners protested behind a wildcat strike that had crippled much of the coalfields.
Athens announced the commutation of firing squad death sentences for former dictator George Papadopoulos and key regime figures two days after sentencing. Opposition leaders condemned the move as unrest rose with hundreds of leftists chanting death to the junta while noting the 1967 overthrow and 1967 to 1974 regime rule.
In a nine hour negotiation aboard a railway carriage on the Victoria Falls bridge between Rhodesia and Zambia, South Africa's Vorster and Zambia's Kaunda failed to secure agreement on majority rule or a transitional plan. Rhodesia's Jan Smith warned of a make or break moment as black nationalist leaders debated accepting a formula for future governance amid pressure for immediate change. The dispute underscores long standing tensions over White minority rule and international isolation. Separately Mobil Oil disclosed Saudi Petrochemical JV plans with Petromin to build a refinery complex and cross country pipeline in Saudi Arabia with government ownership and mixed financing.
The New York Public Library display of Revolutionary era materials includes Martha Washington’s gentle scolding note to George Washington for infrequent letters, a 1757 notebook with a "start beer" recipe, and a farewell address facsimile. The exhibit also features portraits and period works, highlighting Washington as a national icon. Meanwhile public figures and other stories cover Hubert Humphrey with grandson in Minneapolis and Ken Buchanan’s diverse odd jobs during the West Virginia tour.
The London Symphony Orchestra issued a formal statement Monday denying newspaper reports it would part company with Oscar-winning conductor Andre Previn, its principal conductor, amid speculation about leadership and future plans.
Savings drenched sale on fine furniture offers versatile game chairs on casters tufted backs and cane sides plus library chairs nailhead trim and buttery vinyl seating. Plush saddles and crescent sofas join 88 inch and 109 percent Haitian cotton pillow sets with feathered fills and velvet looks.
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