New York Still Parties After Sail Week End
Crowds filled New York streets as Operation Sail 76 and the International Naval Review parade ships from Sweden Italy Germany and other nations. Waterfront piers like South Street Seaport closed due to congestion while sailors from Japanese British and Scandinavian crews mingled with tourists, fireworks lighting the city.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Sweden
Italy
Germany
International Naval Review
Ford warns new Americans about conformity at Monticello
President Ford addressed about 100 newly naturalized citizens on the Monticello grounds praising diversity and warning against conformity and totalitarianism. He urged protection of individuality while noting America’s cultural, ethnic, religious, and racial mix as a positive counterbalance. Names of several new Americans from England China Canada Egypt Cuba Sweden Korea and Scotland highlighted.
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Charlottesville
Ford
Thomas Jefferson
United States of América
Jefferson
Monticello
Waly
Dennis Philpott
England
Hsi Lang Chang
China
Janet Vivian Critchley Perdieu
Canada
Moheb
Ishak Girgig
Navy stronger than Soviets, Aspin says in study
Rep. Les Aspin asserts the U.S. Navy will hold a strategic and numerical lead over the Soviet fleet by 1480, countering White House and Pentagon warnings of Soviet gains. He released a two page analysis arguing current trends favor U.S. expansion while Soviet shipbuilding wanes.
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Washington
White House
Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Defense Department
Robert McNamara
U.S
Soviet Union
Aspiln
Russia
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Navy
J. William Middendorf
House Armed Services Committee
Governors seek U.S. aid for welfare reform plan
A bipartisan group of governors at a national conference urged federal funding to back a reform package that would set a national income floor for welfare, require work registration, and allow regional cost adjustments. They warned state programs are hamstrung by administrative chaos and misuse, calling for broad federal leadership.
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Hershey
Hugh Carey
New York
Carey
Dan Evans
Washington Republican
Taskforce
U.S
Milwaukee
National Association of Counties
National Urban League
American Public Welfare Association
Long Beach deputy chiefs clash over lies and cover up
A bitter feud between Long Beach Police Department Deputy Chiefs Willis Platt and Robert Hill escalated as they trade accusations of lying and involvement in a hush hush scandal. The dispute centers on an internal probe of Platt’s handling of citations and opposition to Carl Calkins’ appointment as assistant chief.
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Long’ Beach
Carson Community Safety
Carl Calkins
Platt
Hill
Keete Batt Pian Bo
Calkins
Ralph Kurtz
Long Beach
John Mansell
William Stovall
Douglas Bastard
William Barfield
Arnold Summers
Stovall
LEPD
Western leaders praise Israeli strike for freeing hostages
International reaction mixed as Waldheim condemns Uganda sovereignty breach while praising saved lives. OAU calls for UN Security Council meeting. Amin seeks compensation. Leaders from Ford to Schmidt laud the operation. Asahi warns Israel risks isolation. debate over legality and retaliation continues.
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Israel
Uiande
Newses
Tokyo
Stockholm
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Uganda
Africa
Organization of African Unity
Mauritius
U.N. Security Council
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New York Times Service
South Street Seaport
Hudson River
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Hall Tower
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Philip Sharecoff
Frank van Riper
Knight News Service
Mississippi
Cliff Finch
Evans
Arch Moore Jr
West Virginia
Task Force
L.B
Associated Press
Idi Amin
Arotest
OAU
United Nations
The
Arab League
Amin
Story
Andage
Yitzhak Rabin
Hos
Tages
Air France
Helmut Schmidt
Mong
Denmark
Knud B. Andersen
Robert D.muldoon
New
Jean Herbly
Craell
Philippines Daily Express
Express
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Japan
Asahi
Evan Pine
Jimmy Carter
Pg&e
Bigfoot
Adhoc Line
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