Ford tours Puerto Rico amid heavy security warnings
President Ford arrived in Dorado Beach for a seven nation economic summit amid unusually tight security. He warned that outside interference in Puerto Rico and U S affairs would be resisted by appropriate means, while reporters noted the four helicopter escort fleet. Demonstrations were anticipated but expected to remain peaceful.
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Puerto Rico
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Ford
San Juan
P. R
Dorado
P. R.upi
Cuba
United States
U.S. National Guard
San Juan International Airport
Dorado Beach Hotel
U.S. Marine
Dorado Beach
Johnson
Miami
San Juan International
White House
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
United Nations
Viking I Mars landing postponed from July 4
Viking I will not land on Mars July 4 due to hazard fears at the originally selected Chryse site. NASA will review a new landing area northwest of Chryse Phoenicia after further investigation, with details to be released at a Jet Propulsion Laboratory briefing.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Viking I
Chryse Phoenicia
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viking
Gangis Chasma
Union Nixes TWA Pact
The union for more than 5,000 TWA flight attendants rejected a partial contract July 2 deadline looms. Negotiations resume Monday in New York as members vote against an incomplete package citing scheduling rules and a need for a full accord with industry wage standards.
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New York
UPI
Trans World Airlines
79Ers
Sun
Am Una i
New York City
Jim Tuller
Lhle
Tuller
TWA
Balloonist Karl Thomas Launches Atlantic Crossing Attempt
Balloonist Karl Thomas lifts from Lakehurst aboard The Spirit of 76, aiming for Paris in seven days. Winds push the 10 story helium craft north over Newfoundland toward Europe, with weather favorable though the mission faces historic fatal risks. Thomas, 10,000 flight hours and backed by businessmen, undertakes the perilous solo crossing amid prior failures and postponements.
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Lakehurst
N.J
UPI
Karl Thomas
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Thomas
Manhattan
Cape Breton
Nova
Scotia
Europe
Troy
Mich
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Paris
Handy Summer Camp Donation Form
Donation notice for helping needy youths attend camp. Donor requests listing in the SUN unless anonymity is chosen. Contribution details and preferred listing name are to be provided by the donor.
Sun Summer Camp Fund Appeal in Las Vegas
A donation request invites contributions to the SUN Summer Camp Fund at 121 South Highland Drive Las Vegas Nevada 89106. The notice notes tax deductible status for supporters.
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SUN Summer Camp Fund
South Highland Dr
Las Vegas
Nevada
Tornadoes Scatter Across Iowa Nebraska Border injuring several
A weekend storm at the Iowa Nebraska border brought tornadoes and 80 to 100 mph winds. Homes were damaged or destroyed in West Omaha, Minden Iowa, and surrounding areas, with at least four injuries in Minden and many buildings hit by flying debris and roof damage.
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United Press International
Iowa- Nebraska
West
Omaha
Iowa
Minden
Richard Dunlop
Pottawattamie
National Weather Service
168Th
West Center Road
Senate OKs 9.7 Billion in Bills for Interior and Military Construction
The Senate approved about 6.3 billion for the Interior Department and related agencies and 3.4 billion for military construction at home and abroad for the new fiscal year. A housing and urban development programs bill of over 43 billion was also anticipated. The Interior and related agency package passed 61 to 4, with major projects including the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center and the Navy Trident base at Bangor.
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UPI
Senate
Interior Department
Housing and Urban Development Department
Forest Service
Energy Research and Development Administration
Federal Energy Administration
House
Montana Democrat
Defense
Air Force
Arnold
Tennessee
Navy
Trident
Bangor
Wash
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