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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1974

Page

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Boston School Committee to Appeal Desegregation Ruling

Boston officials vote to appeal U S District Judge Garrity’s desegregation order amid protests in South Boston and Hyde Park. Hale and Dorr could withdraw as counsel. FBI probes alleged plot to hinder integration. New England Telephone cuts service to South Boston Nazi chapter over anti semitic messages. Gunmen rob nine Michigan banks in five hours with no injuries reported. Winter storm covers the West with heavy snow from Utah to Colorado and advisories across several states.

Heston U.S. Supreme Federal Boston Hyde U.S W Arthur Garrity Hale and Dorr Garrity Hale Dorr FBI South Boston James Newpher New England Telephone Co American Nazi Party State Department of Public Utilities Anti-defamation League of B'Nai Brith United States Detroit Michigan Dearborn Dearborn Heights Lansing Bay City Hamtramck Utah Arizona Salida Colo Grants N.M Grand Canyon Flagstaff Winslow Ariz Colorado New Mexico Kansas Wissort

Syria on alert as holiday security tightened

Syria put its armed forces on maximum alert as a precaution against an Israeli attack during the Moslem Adha feast and Christmas. Al Liwa said authorities received reports Israel might strike during the holidays. Bethlehem in the West Bank was crowded with Israeli troops guarding Christ's Birth after guerrilla threats. The Israeli army increased security after a grenade attack on American pilgrims' bus.

Beirut Syria al Liwa Israel Bethlehem West Bank Jordan

Guerrilla ambush targets Buenos Aires police chief convoy

Guerrillas rammed an explosives laden tar into the motor convoy of police chief Luis Margaride in Buenos Aires. A corporal was killed and two officers wounded. Margaride, named police chief on November 4 after the prior chief Alberto Villar died in a separate boat explosion, was unharmed.

Buenos Aires Luis Margaride Margaride Alberto Villar Villars

Cease-fire shopping spree in Ulster sparks mixed hopes

Belfast reports a Christmas shopping spree on opening day of Ulster's cease fire, uniting Catholics and Protestants in a hopeful show of harmony. An Irish republican spokesman warned the truce hinges on British troop withdrawal and policy shifts, with no agreement expected before the IRA deadline expires.

Belfast Ulster Os O

Ford Skis In Vail After 34 Hours On Slopes

President Ford descended from the Vail rain top after 34 hours of skiing and described the day as beautiful and ideal. He wore a chocolate brown jacket and pants, with son Jack borrowing his bright orange jacket. Anxious crowds and a tense mood surrounded his run as Secret Service and friends gathered, with plans for a beef tenderloin buffet and dinner at Ford’s $50,000 condo later.

Ford Vail Jack Dennis Hoegar Secret Service Ron Nelsen

Nine children sue TWA over crash that killed parents

Nine children of Carl E Twisler and Mary Twisler of Carmel Indiana file a 2.5 million damage suit against TWA Flight 514 alleging pilot error and rule violations after the December crash on Blue Ridge Mountain that killed 85 passengers and seven crew. The suit seeks accountability for the loss of their parents.

TWA Jetliner Dec Carl E Mary Twisler Carmel Thd Blue Ridge

Rockefeller Vice President Names Ann Whitman Chief of Staff

Nelson Rockefeller announced the appointment of Ann Whitman as his chief of staff on Monday. Whitman, 62, long served as Eisenhower’s personal secretary and is described by a friend as Nelson Rockefeller’s right hand.

Friends Henry Kissinger Nelson. Rockefeller San Juan Nelson Rockefeller Ann Whitman Whitman Nelson Eisenhower

Probe links senior official to Kepner-Tregoe work

A General Accounting Office probe examines potential conflict of interest involving a senior Civil Service Commission official and his former employer Kepner-Tregoe Corp Inc of Princeton New York. The firm reportedly earned about 34000 in consultancies over two years on noncompetitive bids while the official headed the personnel bureau. Rep John Moss says Kepner-Tregoe had unusual access to CSC and staff were pressured to take Kepner-Tregoe study courses deemed essential for advancement.

General” Accounting Office John D R. Cole Commission Kepner-Tregoe Corp. Inc Princeton, N.Y New Jersey Civil Service Commission GAO John Moss D-Calif Kepner- Treppe

Anthropologist testifies on Sioux treaty faith in U.S. court

Beatrice Medicine testified in Lincoln Nebraska that among the Dakota Indians treaties with the United States were entered into with utmost faith. She said the Dakotas understood they abided by treaties agreed to, as a special hearing before Judge Warren Urbom examines the 1868 treaty related to the Wounded Knee case and Pine Ridge jurisdiction.

United States Beatrice Medicine Dartmouth U.S. District Court Lincoln Neb Dakotas Warren Urbom U.S Pine Ridge Reservation

Missing British MP Stonehouse Arrested in Australia

Melbourne police announced the arrest of former British Labour government minister and MP Stonehouse in Melbourne on a charge of entering Australia illegally. He admitted his identity under questioning and used a false passport. He had previously been believed drowned in Miami last month. Interpol tipped off authorities leading to a seaside suburb pickup.

Thomson Stonehouse Miami Australia Melbourne Mick Patterson Stonehouse Patterson Labor Interpol International Police Organization Markham

Evans Family Funds To Aid Violence Victims

The Evanses of Miami report part of the $350,000 awarded by a Dade Circuit Court jury against Greyhound will be placed in the Helen Evans Fund. The fund will offer loans for immediate medical and legal help to crime victims, as the family seeks to aid violence victims.

Helen Evans Miami Miss Evansworth Greyhound Bus Co Dade Miss Evans Greyhound Jack Evans

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