Philadelphia denies federal troops for July 4 celebration
The city of Philadelphia rejected a request for 15,800 federal combat soldiers to guard Independence Day events. Deputy Mayor Albert Gaudiosi said a pitched warfare scenario would trigger troop deployment, and officials would await conditions before the Army could be sent. Deputy Attorney General Harold Tyler stated troops would not be committed unless street violence exceeded police and National Guard capacity.
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Senate Approves Spanish Treaty for Five More Years
The Senate ratified a treaty granting U S use of military facilities in Spain for five more years by an 84 to 0 vote. A separate 41 to 0 resolution urged Spain under King Juan Carlos to move toward democracy, while some senators pressed for delay to see if Franco era controls would be removed.
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Diplomatic deaths honored at Washington funeral
A State Department official eulogized two American diplomats killed in Beirut. Francis Meloy the new ambassador and Robert Waring an economic attaché were kidnapped, executed, and their deaths described as brutal but forging a lasting U S commitment to peace. The service was held at Washington Cathedral.
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Strikers Defy Court In Boston Walkout
Striking state employees pledged to continue picketing hospitals prisons and offices after a tremen dously successful first day. The walkout caused traffic tie ups as workers left drawbridges open creating citywide disruption.
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International strike ends as Canadian airports reopen
Air traffic controllers returned to work after walkouts that closed at least eight major Canadian airports over a dispute on use of French by Quebec controllers. Air Canada and Canadian Pacific Air canceled flights within Canada as pilots and controllers defied court injunctions. By 6:20 p.m. officials said air traffic control operations were back to normal and most airports were open for regular traffic.
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Kissinger urges Western unity on trade with Soviet bloc
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called for coordinated trade policies among Western industrial democracies to build a stronger international economic system. He argued a united approach would boost oil flows to the West and prevent Moscow from using selective political pressure amid the Soviet bloc’s 20 percent of world output but debts to Europe and Japan.
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U N Security Council to Rule on Angola Membership
United Nations Security Council decided to take up Atala's application for UUN membership following U.S. efforts to slow the process. After closed doors, the council announced it will consider the Angola issue this afternoon with a vote expected Wednesday. A Western diplomat suggested the Soviet Union pressed for an immediate meeting as part of broader moves to shift U.S. relations with African states.
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Peacekeepers in Beirut form Arab League force
Fifty truckloads of Syrian and Libyan soldiers arrived at Beirut airport to form the vanguard of a peacekeeping force. Mahmoud Riad of the Arab League named Maj. Gen. Mohamed Hasan Ghonenn to command the joint force replacing Syrian intervention in Lebanon.
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Hookers Lobby Capitol Hill seeks prostitution reform
A group led by Margo St James announced a plan to lobby Congress for decriminalizing restitution and regulating prostitution in urban areas. They aim to visit senators and representatives, invite attendees to a First World Meeting of Prostitutes, and press for action while noting past sex scandals. The tone is advocacy driven with calls for support.
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Wimbledon joins drive against boys only changing rooms
Wimbledon officials face protests from schoolgirls over facilities for boys and girls. Britain’s sex discrimination act may be invoked as the group threatens action. At the U S Merchant Marine Academy a female cadet resigns amid alleged sexual relations with an unpressured male student. Pope Paul VI expresses anguish for Marxist states closed to Rome and the Vatican.
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NASA nominates Lovelace for deputy administrator
President Ford nominated Alan Lovelace 44 to be deputy administrator of NASA. Lovelace has served as associate administrator since 1974 after a career in the Air Force. Actress Jean Peters, once married to Howard Hughes, will appear in a film for the first time since 1955 following her divorce settlement.
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