AT&T borrows $100 million in Saudi Arabia
AT&T announced a six year loan of 100 million dollars from Saudi lenders at 8.4 percent interest. It marks the first time the company has borrowed from Middle Eastern sources, a shift from its prior policy of using only domestic markets.
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New York
UPI
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Saudi Arabia
At&t
Charles L. Brown
United States
Brown
Bell System
Duncan Mathewson
Philip
Gulf of Mexico
Treasure Salvages Inc
Upifoto
Ringo Starr Divorced Over Adultery Claims
London reports that Ringo Starr was divorced from his wife Maureen after 10 years of marriage on grounds of adultery with American model Nancy Andrews. The article notes Starr under his birth name as the plaintiff in the divorce filing.
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London
UPI
ExBeatles
Ringo Starr
Thursday
Maureen
Nancy Andrews
Ringo
Miss Andrews
Los Angeles
Six die in Baltimore rowhouse fire
A west Baltimore three story rowhouse fire early yesterday killed six people aged two to eighteen and injured eight others, with 12 to 13 residents including one family reported in the home. Deputy Fire Chief Francis Ticha said the blaze started on the first floor around 4 30 a m and spread via stairways to the third floor. Five victims died at Maryland General Hospital and one at University Hospital.
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Baltimore
UPS
Francis Ticha
Ticha
U S Rail Strike Called July 28 Involves Clerks Union
Washington reports that after 19 hours of talks the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks declared a strike set for July 28 unless a deal is reached. President Dennis warned there will be a strike while White House mediator W J Usery pursues last minute talks with railroad and union negotiators.
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Washington
UPS
Railway Clerks Union
C.L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
White House
W. J. Usery
Baja Mountains Quake Registers 49 on Richter Scale
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Baja California mountains. The epicenter lay southeast of San Diego and about 50 miles below the US Mexican border in the Sierra Juarez Range, with the time logged as 11:25 am.
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Pasadena
UPI
Baja California
Mexico
California Technical Institute
San Diego
Calif
United States
Sierra Juarez Range
Ford Congress In Oil Standoff
Congress moved to block Ford’s decontrol plan for oil prices while considering a Senate backed price control bill. Interior Committee rejected decontrol 9 to 5 and sent the measure to the full Senate, aiming to set up a White House versus Congress clash over energy policy.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Ford
House
Senate Interior Committee
Senate
White House
Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
D.L. Bower
Standard Oil of
California
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Beryl Cooper
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Dempsey
George Ives
The
Postal Service
BRAC
Baja Mountains
Obie
Fremont
Aes and Casino
Argent Corporation
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