Fruita Mayor Rules Out Flying Saucers Launch Pad
Mayor Clarence Corder of Fruita Colorado dismissed rumors of a UFO launching pad in his town. He described Fruita as a rural trade center with two hardware stores, a bank, feed mills, and churches, and said he has seen no sightings or searches for aliens.
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Fruita
Colo
Upi
Clarence Corder
Corder
Newport
Ore
Colorado
Grand
Junction
Utah
First Snows Hit West In Early Autumn Storm
Autumn's first big storm dumped up to six inches of snow on the Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada peaks and caused a woman's death on a Utah highway. Fern French, 59, of Ortonville Michigan, died when high winds blew their car and a mobile home off U S 89 east of Kanab Utah. Six inches fell on the Mt Rose Highway near Reno and Lake Tahoe, with other mountains reporting five to six inches. High winds and wet snow disrupted travel across several states as temperatures plunged and rain fell in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast.
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Rockies
Sierra Nevadas
Utah
Fern French
Ortonville
Mich
U.S. 89
Kanab
Mt. Rose
Reno
Nev
Lake Tahoe
Shaw
Idaho
Stormy Peak Lookout
Salmon River
Stein Mountain
North Fork
California
Arizona
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Pacific Northwest
Florida
Denver
Colo
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
New York City
Cut Bank
Mont
Tampa
Fla
Hirohito's Visit An Eye-Opener
Donald E. Baltz rose unusually early at harvest time to host as Hirohito’s visit unfolded in Joliet Illinois. The report notes Baltz prepared his farmstead for the surprise royal visit.
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Hirohito
Exchange Trading Slumps Amid Slow NYSE Session
The New York Stock Exchange closed lower as the Dow fell 3.15 to 816.51 and the S P 500 slipped to 86.77. Declines outpaced advances 457 to 77 with volume around 13.53 million shares. early trading showed a mixed market amid a quiet session. An unrelated human interest note describes anticipation in Baltz Farm, Will County, ahead of Emperor Hirohito's visit and locals preparing to showcase a grain combine.
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NEW York
UPS
New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
Baltz
Will County
Emperor Hirohito
Bernice
John
Udall Guards Begin Secret Service Protection
Secret Service agents began protecting Rep. Morris K. Udall as he officially becomes a presidential candidate. Udall told freshmen that he is best suited to keep them in office and to help Ford out of the White House next year while aides note freshmen seek a candidate to restore their political security.
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Washington
UPD
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Paul Tsongas
D-Mass
Udal
Guard Testimony in San Quentin Six Trial
At San Quentin, Eugene F. Ziemer testified that he believed George Jackson was feigning death as he approached the lifeless convict. The trial, over the August 21 1971 prison takeover, follows the deaths of three guards and two inmates and involves five inmates plus a sixth bailist on trial for killings.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
George Jackson
Eugene F. Ziemer
San Quentin
Jackson
Farmer
Ziemer
San Quentin Adjustment Center
John Larry Spain
Spain
John G. Frank
Frank
Occultists Linked To UFOs in Oregon and North Carolina
The Tar Heel UFO study group in Winston-Salem NC cites a prophecy text about a West Coast UFO landings plan for late 1975. Oregonian reports the clipping links the message to Waldport followers who organized a September meeting where 15 to 20 people disappeared.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Winston-Salem N.C
Rocky Mountain
Oregonian
Richard Austin
North Carolina
Portland
Austin
Lunatic Fringe
Waldport
Ford Signs Bill Easing Turkey Arms Embargo
President Ford signed into law a measure lifting part of the U S embargo on arms shipments to Turkey. The move was attached to a $65 million fund bill for the Board for International Broadcasting. Ford was traveling to Knoxville Tennessee to meet Appalachia governors when the signing occurred. The embargo reversal aims to bolster Nato unity after Turkey’s actions in the Cyprus dispute. The signing occurred without ceremony. The note about porcupine fish in Miami follows unrelated wildlife trivia.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
U.S
Turkey
White House
Appalachia
Knoxville
Tenn
Board For International Broadcasting
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
BC Government orders back to work to end 12 week strike
British Columbia enacts emergency legislation to end the 12 week labor strike across forest, supermarkets, transport and propane sectors. The 90 day cooling off measure targets 55,000 workers, with 36,000 forest workers affected, and requires a return to work within 48 hours. Protests erupt as unions claim strike breaking.
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Victoria
Canada
UPI
British Columbia
B.C. Federation of Labor
B.C
B. C. Railway
Teamsters
Nanaimo
A Checklist for Your Bedroom by Don Myers
Homemakers are urged to improve bedrooms with practical furniture and storage. Suggestions include adding night tables to manage items, choosing dressers or chests for space, placing a desk for work and letters, and creating a reading area with lamps. The piece ends by inviting readers to shop for name brand items with free delivery and parking.
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Avrum Fried
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Fried
Tralfamadore
Upifoto
Japan
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First Assembly Church of God
Overland
Udall
Big Q J
Ford UK
Greece
Cyprus
Henry A. Kissinger
NATO Alliance
Miami
Feds
Barney
Charleston
Algiers
Meg
Tae
Maryland
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