USWA President Promotes Expanded Officer Ranks in Vegas
USWA President J W Abel told a Las Vegas press conference that the union should add two top officers by splitting the secretary-treasurer role and creating a new presidency likely to go to a Black candidate. More than 5 000 delegates attend the 18th Constitutional Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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J.W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
USWA
Center
Las Vegas
Walter Burke
John Johns
Las Vegas Convention Center
I.W. Abel
Abel
Union
Soviets Warn of Egypt Libya War Threat to World Peace
Pravda warned of a growing risk of military conflict between Egypt and Libya. It linked the dispute to U S mediation efforts in the Arab Israeli conflict and cited Egyptian threats against Libya. The article notes Libyan opposition to a separate U S mediated settlement and reports Soviet military support and reconnaissance in Libya.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Egypt
Libya
Pravda
U.S
Middle East
Israel
Cairo
Five Die In Fraternity House Fire At Baker University
A Sunday fire at Baker University’s Kappa Sigma house in Baldwin City Kansas killed five members and injured one. The blaze started in a first floor TV room likely from a cigarette or matches. victims found on the second and third floors. Authorities said the house lacked fire escapes and 25 to 30 members may have been asleep inside as rush week neared. A memorial service was planned for Monday.
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Baldwin City
Kan
UPI
Baker University Kappa Sigma
Kansas City
Pat Sause
Fraternity
the College
Fire Damages KORK Studio Forcing Off Air
A fire damaged KORK television studio early Sunday burning transmission lines and a storage building next to the studio. Fire officials cited an open studio door allowing the flames to reach the studio from the warehouse. Management hoped to resume NBC and local programming soon, possibly late Monday, with extensive March 6, 1972 fire damage noted.
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KORK
Clark County
Gene Spry
NBC
Officials Rule Out Sabotage in C141 Crashes
In England and Greenland two New Jersey based C141 Starlifter jets crashed within hours of each other killing 39 of 45 aboard, including 31 Americans. The Pentagon said there is no connection or sabotage factor. investigations were launched at Mildenhall and Soendre Stroemfjord bases.
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Mildenhall
England
UPS
Air Force
Greenland
Pentagon
Mildenhall Royal Afb
Soendre Stroemfjord Air Force Base
McGuire Afb
Michael Burch
438Th Military Airlift Wing
John P. Richmond
McGuire
Thorney
London
Mildenhall Afb
Soendre Stroemfjord
Thule Afb
U.S
Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
Americans Tighten Security Over Iran Contract Killings
In Tehran, Americans on Iranian military projects intensified security as police hunted urban guerrillas who ambushed and killed three California civilians. One victim, William Cottrell of Rockwell International, described as electronics and missiles expert, may have led IBEX the billion dollar electronics surveillance project for Iran. The base project contract dates to early 1975 and aims to monitor military and civilian communications and potentially missile sites in neighboring states.
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Tehran
Iran
API
California
Air Force
William Cottrell
Rockwell International
U.S
Buffy star Mary Anissa Jones found dead at 18
Mary Anissa Jones known as Buffy in Family Affair was found dead at a friend's Oceanside California home. She was 18 and the cause of death was not immediately determined. She had been staying at Helen Hennessy’s home for about a week.
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Mary Anissa Jones
Buffy
Oceanside
Calif
UPI
Miss Jones
Hennessy
Brian Keith
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Sause
Steve Parsons
Kappa Sigma
Baker
Jerald Walker
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Las Vegas Hilton
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Michael O'Hara
Jack Ryan
Ralph Pearl
Dr. Thosteson
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Joacecee
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