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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1974
Page
1
Labour government in London announces an interim budget with VAT cut to 8 percent and a plan to fund relief for rising property taxes as it borrows 1.2 billion dollars from Iran for three years, raising total borrowings to about 8.88 billion dollars amid inflation fears.
In Quinisee Mich a Gulf Oil plant blast killed James Olson 18 a volunteer fireman as explosions ruptured a gas line and debris killed or injured several others. About 50 residents were moved from their homes amid the disaster and a large cylinder shaped facility lay wrecked.
Archbishop Makarios met Kissinger and lawmakers in Washington and voiced optimism that constitutional government would return to Cyprus despite the coup and ongoing Greece Turkey talks. He noted the cease fire and planned further discussions next week as officials weigh restoration prospects. Franco’s health showing cautious improvement as he battles phlebitis and age.
Lee Radziwill consented to a divorce sought by Prince Stanislaus Radziwill in a London high court. The 41 year old, born Bouyier, married the Polish prince in 1959. Custody of their son was granted to the prince and their daughter to the princess. divorce to become final in three months.
President Nixon’s adviser Herbert Stein joked about using fortune cookies to forecast the economy after a Chinese restaurant visit in Laguna Beach. New York Mayor Beame defended his record at a Gracie Mansion news conference amid a probe revealing $4.4 million in unaccounted negotiable securities, $30,000 pension fund shortage, and $45 million excess city bank balances.
Country star Jeannie C. Riley said in Agawam Massachusetts she would rather sing new material than her six year old hit Harper Valley PTA noting the song was a monster and belongs to the past.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower, 77, talks to the Philadelphia Inquirer five years after Dwight D. Eisenhower’s death about life at their Gettysburg farm. She recalls not getting used to his absence, cares for heirs, staff, and 240 cattle, and seeks privacy amid the national historical site. She admires Ike’s monument at Gettysburg College and notes her routines include mail, reading, and television in bed.
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