Wilson proposes four-nation talks to ease Britain's crisis
Britain's Prime Minister Harold Wilson outlined four rounds of consultations among labor, management and government to chart a path out of the economic malaise. He blamed rising oil prices and urged pre budget consensus while ruling out a coalition with the Conservatives. In unrelated notes, race track stock tied to Hoffa family drew $1.2 million, and Texas justice Tomas Herrera offered $5 marriage rebates to newlyweds to ease costs.
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Hermit of Ma Nana Island Found Dead in Driftwood Shack
Ray Phillips, once a New York food inspector, lived alone for four decades on Ma Nana Island off Maine. He was found dead by Coast Guardman Ray Gray who noted a unlit lamp. physician cites heart attack. Phillips age estimated 78 to 80. Meanwhile President Ford enjoys a Mother’s Day retreat at Camp David with a light schedule and foreign visits planned later in the week.
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EEC Israel trade pact signed amid Arab holdouts in Brussels
In Brussels the European Economic Community and Israel signed a preferential trade treaty despite Arab League protests demanding delays until treaties with Morocco Algeria and Tunisia are agreed. The nine nation EEC aims to balance benefits for Israel and Arab states while talks with the North African countries lag. Nigerian oil output falls by about 1.7 million barrels per day from a year ago as OPEC members cut production to conserve a資 assets and nurture a new Nigerian oil company.
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Bus crash toll heavy near Mexico City shocks nation
A crowded interstate bus and four vehicles collided on a rain slick highway 175 miles north of Mexico City in Hidalgo state. Reports vary on casualties with nine to 25 dead and 15 to 30 injured as authorities investigate the Saturday night wreck on a lightly traveled road.
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Art dealer Jon Streep slain in New York hotel
National news reports say New York art dealer Jon Streep 57 was stabbed 16 times as police stormed his Hyde Park Hotel apartment early Sunday. A 23 year old Troy New York man Harry Orloff was charged with second degree murder in the death. Streep, tied to Dutch diamond trade, helped popularize Piet Mondrian at MoMA.
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Michigan Fires Consume Over Fifty Thousand Acres
Grayling Michigan reports weekend wildfires scorched northern lower Michigan destroying more than 52 000 acres. Fire supervisor Charles Bomaster said Sunday all fires were contained or near control. The worst blaze struck St Helen in Roscommon County burning about 6000 acres before controls held late Sunday afternoon.
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Refugee wedding at camp presided by Guam governor
An American groom and South Vietnamese bride wed at a refugee camp with several couples quietly marrying in town. Ceremony conducted by Guam Governor Ricky Bordallo. Nearby, a Huntington funeral honors Ella Hatfield McCoy, 98, who wed Charles McCoy in 1698, ending in estrangement from her father John Hatfield after the marriage.
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Sakharov activist hunger strike ends after protest
A three day hunger strike tied to Andrei Sakharov and his wife Yelena’s plea for her to seek Italian treatment ended Sunday. The protest opposed his refusal to allow her to travel for medical care for an eye disease.
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