Argentine scholar coordinator abducted in Buenos Aires
Elida Messina, 36, program coordinator for the Fullbright Scholarship Commission, was kidnapped by three men with submachine guns who gained entry by posing as armed forces. Her mother, Mrs. Gumersinda Escudero de Messina, said the kidnapers did not display identification and provided few details.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Fullbright Scholarship Commission
Elida Messina
Gumersinda Dominica Escudero de Messina
Messina
Senate backs $32 billion arms bill and EI bomber ban
The Senate approved a $32 billion defense procurement bill while keeping a ban on purchasing E1 bombers, a move Ford urged to reverse. The vote was 76 to 2 amid a final approval after a Ford campaign stop in Ohio. In California, GOP leaders blocked a plan to split delegates in the June 8 primary, keeping winner take all.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Ford
Ohio
Russia
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
California
Four-alarm fire guts freight terminal amid strike by Teamstern Local 85
Arson inspectors probe after an explosion heard before a four-alarm blaze destroyed the Associated Freight Lines terminal in San Francisco early Wednesday. Dozens of trucks and trailers were lost as workers from Teamstern Local 85 have picketed since May 3. Ray Talavera expressed shock at the fire and possible arson.
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San Francisco
UPI
Associated Freight Lines
Teamstern Local 85
Ray Talavera
Talavera
Premature Infant Shot in Womb Survives Battle
Kevin Davon Ruffin, born by Caesarean section after a robbery attempt wounded his mother Denise Ruffin, remained in serious but stable condition at the University of Illinois Hospital. The infant suffered gunshot wounds to the liver colon kidney diaphragm and right arm and battles hyaline membrane disease, a lung ailment common in premature infants.
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Chicago
UPI
Kevin Davon Ruffin
Kevin
University of Illinois Hospital
Denise Ruffin
Kennecott Names Kremer to Lead Metal Mining Division
Herman H. Kremer is named president of Kennecott Copper's Metal Mining Division succeeding Charles Michaelson who retires after 30 years. Michaelson will stay as executive vice president and director until retiring at end of June. Kremer, a New York native and Columbia graduate, has led the division as vice president since October 1972.
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New York
UPI
Herman H. Kremer
Kennecott Copper
Kremer
Charles Michaelson
Kennecott
Michaelson
Columbia University
Tornado Kills Three in Belton Texas Trailer Park
A Wednesday tornado struck the Lakeview Mobile Home Park in Lake Belton Central Texas killing Charles and May Smith and an unidentified man. The front of violent weather moved north to south across the state, causing widespread damage with only minor injuries reported.
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Belton
Texas
Latvian Protesters Burn Soviet Flag at Embassy Office
Seven Latvian descent protesters led by Rev. Maris Kirsons burned a Soviet flag outside the visa and consular office of the Soviet embassy in Washington. The group cited Riga Latvia family’s request to leave as motive and spoke briefly with two Soviet officials before the act.
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Washington
UPI
Maris Kirsons
Riga
Latvia
Executive Protection Service
Carey Won't Jump Into Carter Ticket Talk
New York Governor Hugh Carey said he has not given thoughts to politics or joining Jimmy Carter's presidential bid. Asked if Beame's Carter endorsement influenced him, Carey responded no and cited heavy state duties. He has been a frequent subject of VP speculation among Democrats.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Hugh Carey
Jimmy Carter
Carey
Abraham Beame
Carter
Harris Ordered To Trial For May Murder Case
A 48 year old woman Vanilla Harris was bound over for trial in Clark County District Court on a murder charge in the May 1 death of 55 year old Jesse Langston. Key witness Arthur Taylor testified that Harris Langston and the victim were loading clothes into a car outside their home around 9 pm and heard Langston say Dont come at me with that knife. The trio drove toward a shopping center where Langston was later found dead with a stab wound. Defense witnesses placed Langston alive after 9 pm and even as late as 3 am.
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Clark County
Vanilla Harris
Jackson Ave
Justice of the Peace
Robert Miller Harris
Jesse Langston
Arthur Taylor
Harris
Langston
Taylor
Golden West
Senate confirms Byington to lead consumer safety panel
The Senate reversed a prior vote and confirmed S John Byington of Grand Rapids Michigan as a commissioner and chairman designee of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The 45 39 confirmation ends a week of political back and forth with opposition accusing him of lacking consumer focus and qualifications. Byington vowed to push a vigorous safety campaign once sworn in.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
S. John Byington
Grand Rapids
Mich
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Byington
Infant Regulatory Commission
Consumer Federation of America
Commission
Strictly For Laughs By Joey Adams
A light hearted column of jokes about driving mishaps and stubborn motorists. A wife’s faulty driving provokes tongue in cheek exchanges with police and the punchlines hinge on signals and absurd traffic gaffes.
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Joey Adams
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