Haig to repay government for transport of his dog
Gen. Alexander Haig Jr will reimburse $46.92 to cover two enlisted men who transported his dog Duncan from Frankfurt to Stuttgart last October. A spokesman said Haig ordered repayment and counseling for involved personnel after the incident became public, noting he flew Duncan to the U.S. at his own expense.
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Elvis Pressley considers buying a 707 with sauna and dance floor
Elvis Presley is considering buying a Boeing 707 once owned by fugitive financier Robert Vesco. Vernon Presley inspected the aircraft at Newark International Airport where it has sat since repossession. Benjamin Vick, impersonating a doctor, claimed to graduate from a Texas medical school that did not open until 1971. He appeared at Kiowa County Hospital in Eads Colorado and spent two days posing as a retired Army physician before arrest on a Stafford County Kansas warrant after seeking a job at St John District hospital.
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Colo
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Houston
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Underworld massacre rocks Montreal club amid gangland fears
Thirteen victims including two men with a bul let were found in a fire gutted topless bar known as Club Gargantua in Montreal. Police suspect revenge or vendetta motives possibly linked to gang wars as witnesses are sought. In Saigon, army discharges are frozen amid a new Communist push and fighting near Da Nang escalates as air power targets Cambodian positions to aid a food convoy to Phnom Penh.
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Global steel output climbs as Soviet gains top 1974 list
The International Iron and Steel Institute reports world steel production rose to record levels in 1974 with Communist nations leading the increase and the Soviet Union reclaiming the top spot. Western Europe grew while Japan declined.
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Thousands of Palestinian troops move into southern Lebanon
Israeli security sources report that at least several thousand Palestinian soldiers in three units have crossed into southern Lebanon from Syria. The border fighting with Israel continues, with threats of retaliation if guerrilla raids persist.
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Venezuela hikes foreign oil tax to hold oil income steady
Venezuela raised the income tax on foreign oil firms by an average of percent and cents per barrel on Tuesday to keep oil revenue at current levels. The move affects major international operators and aims to bolster government funds amid volatile oil markets.
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Venezuela
Gunmen Take Hostages In South Bend Robbery
Two armed men seized five people in a downtown clothing store during an attempted robbery in South Bend Indiana. After about two hours three hostages were released when Officers Larry Hostetler and Paul Harvey volunteered to be held. The pair and remaining hostages were moved in an unmarked police van as police pursued.
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Percy Says Israel Cannot Have Peace and Occupied Lands
U.S. Senator Charles Percy of Illinois told reporters in Amman Jordan that Israel cannot secure peace while keeping Arab lands it occupies. He warned against trying to have both goals, stating to the press that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.
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Israel
Percy
Amman
Jordan
Zsa Zsa Gabor Weds Jack Ryan in Quick Las Vegas Ceremony
Zsa Zsa Gabor married Jack Ryan in a Las Vegas wedding that began early and lasted under two minutes. The Hungarian actress wore white with diamonds, calling the pairing “both nuts” and noting they are alike in background.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
Las Vegas
Jack Ryan
Watergate figure John Dean sells book rights
Former White House lawyer John W. Dean III sells publishing rights for about 300000 to Linton and Schuster. Richard Snyder confirms a contract and notes Dean will complete the manuscript in nine months for a next summer release. The deal includes hardcover rights to Mo, Maureen Dean’s memoir.
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Richard Nixon
Richard Snyder
Linton and Schuster
White House
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Snyder
Maureen
Doorslamming incident collapses Stockport house into Mersey
Amazed Mary Adams slammed her front door Tuesday causing one side of a two story house to fall sideways into the River Mersey. Much of the rest of the building collapsed into rubble at the end of a long row near a busy bridge. Adams said the door was stiff and she was amazed, noting she worried the building might be unsafe.
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Mersey
Stockport
England
Will Rogers Jr Seeks Constructive Humor For Hard Times
Will Rogers Jr in Fort Collins Colorado criticizes today’s humorists for cynicism and negativity. He argues America needs constructive humor to lift spirits and cites his late father as an example of positive, effective wit that aided governance.
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Rogers
Fort Collins
Colo
Betty Ford denies impeachment of political plans over health
Betty Ford states there was never truth to claims that her husband would not seek reelection due to her health after breast cancer surgery. She notes progress and says she released him from a promise to run for the last time in 1974, made when he was in Congress, in McCall's February issue.
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