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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
2
A terrorist blast at Walton's restaurant in Chelsea killed a middle aged man and a woman and injured 17 others. Detectives believe the bombing is part of an Irish terror campaign that has already left six dead and 170 injured in prior attacks.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told reporters after a 45 minute meeting with UN chief Kurt Waldheim that the United States is prepared to move on to a new Middle East peace conference in Geneva. He insisted the Palestine Liberation Organization cannot participate. Waldheim plans a six day trip to the region.
Michu, a 33 inch dwarf billed as the world’s smallest man, became engaged to Juliana, a 38 inch bride from Hungary, in a miniature ceremony at Kennedy Airport. A magnum of champagne and long stemmed roses accompanied the event as photographers urged decorum.
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk visits Dean Rusk Elementary School in Atlanta for a Q and A with fourth through seventh graders. He asks who was the first secretary of state and answers that Thomas Jefferson is not only a president but also the first secretary of state, noting monuments honor Washington and Jefferson as presidents.
A Soviet trade delegation arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss Egypt's about 6 billion dollar debt to the Soviet Union. Cairo papers noted Egypt seeks a 10 year grace period followed by a 30 year repayment plan for arms purchases, a key obstacle in Cairo Moscow relations.
In Southampton England police and soldiers concluded a full bow to stern search of the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 and found no bombs. They declined to drop the smuggling theory and asked the FBI to locate a New York connection for the shipments and terrorist explosives.
In DeKalb County a former mental patient held two boys hostage in a suburban apartment. Police stormed the second floor as a wounded boy lay inside and Johnson, 32, shot the children before dying by suicide. One child remained critically wounded.
The Senate intelligence committee agreed to remove a former CIA official linked to plots to kill foreign leaders from its final report to avoid court delays. The ex-CIA employee had sought to keep his name secret but the move ends his legal challenge. Separately, the Senate voted to curb a filibuster on a construction unions bill to ease picketing in labor disputes and expected passage today.
The Senate approved President Ford's pick Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense by 95 to 2 with Helms and Stone opposing. The vote followed a brief debate and a later voice approval of a resolution praising James Schlesinger. Rumsfeld, 43, is seen as aligned with the White House and hinted at possible future vice presidential consideration.
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Former Representative Carl Vinson, 92, remarks from Milledgeville home that weakness and indecision invite disaster as the nation seeks detente with Russia. He spent a month in hospital for circulatory and respiratory problems and notes his long House tenure and naval construction work.
Johnny Mercer celebrated his 67th birthday while recovering from brain surgery at Huntington Memorial Hospital. A spokesman said he is in fair condition, more alert, and improved, remaining in intensive care.
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