Mississippi Floods Evacuate Hundreds Along Tombigbee River
Nationwide dispatch notes hundreds evacuated along the Tombigbee in Mississippi as rain continues in the Southeast. Crests near 38 feet forecast with more flooding likely as the river moves toward Alabama. Separately, fires claim multiple deaths in Camden New Jersey Syracuse New York and Burlington Vermont. Perle Mesta, longtime Washington hostess and former Luxembourg ambassador, dies at 85 in Oklahoma City.
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Trainmen strike shuts Philadelphia transit system
About 400000 commuters were stranded as SEPTA workers walked out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday over a wage dispute. 5500 drivers cashiers and maintenance staff halted service, with TWU demanding a $2.25 hourly raise to reach $7.53, rejecting a $1.06 three-step offer from a state fact finder.
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Portugal cabinet resigns amid reshuffle and NATO concerns
Lisbon reports the provisional government has resigned as a broad cabinet reshuffle looms likely replacing Mario Soares as foreign minister. NATO allies fear reengagement with Soviet interests as Portugal weighs a Soviet port facility request for Russia’s Atlantic fleet.
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Britain's postal charges rise steeply in historic increases
Mail costs climb with first class letters at 17 cents and inland parcel post up 50 percent. Air letters to the United States rise from 19 to 24 cents while telephone bills jump at least 29 percent. The shift marks the largest postal and telecom hike in British history, contrasting with the penny post of 1840 and its long 78 year rate.
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Rowland Hill
U S offers detailed plan on new arms pact to Russia
A senior American official said on Sunday that the United States has presented Russia in recent weeks a detailed proposal for a strategic arms agreement. The plan follows last year’s outline by President Ford and Soviet leader Brezhnev. The official spoke about the matter on condition of anonymity.
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Jacqueline Onassis in Paris for burial of Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline Onassis and Christina Onassis prepared Sunday in Paris to bury Aristotle Onassis beside his son at a 200-year-old chapel on Skorpios. The estate remains unsettled with experts saying Jacqueline could gain about 125 million dollars while Christina receives the remainder. Onassis died Saturday in Neuilly after five weeks of illness.
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Actress Susan Hayward Buried Near Carrollton
Buried Academy Award winner Susan Hayward was laid to rest in the piney woods near Carrollton after a Requiem Mass at a chapel she helped found. She was buried beside husband F. Eaton Chalkley. crypt marker reads Mrs. F. Eaton Chalkley 1919 1975.
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West Georgia
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Burns to star in MGM remake of The Sunshine Boys
George Burns officially replaces the late Jack Benny in MGM movie version of The Sunshine Boys. The casting confirms Burns will headline the production successor to Benny, marking a notable revival of the classic comedy with MGM backing.
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Newspaper Delivery Rates and Plans
Summary of distribution prices showing daily and Sunday options for carrier delivery, single copy Sunday rate, and mail delivery costs. Includes monthly totals for daily and Sunday services, Sunday only, and combined delivery plans with stated prices. Source text reads like a rate card or classified notice for subscriptions and mail services.
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