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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1975
Page
2
Dennis Dziedzic, ex-con and founder of Medic I, says $100000 worth of medical supplies for the underprivileged in Honduras vanished. He hopes the missing goods are recovered and delivered to their intended recipients, not sold on the black market.
Dziedzic who led Mercy Dream donated supplies for Central America and Honduras after a hurricane. The outfit charters as a nonprofit in 1973 and spent months in region before returning to Milwaukee. About 3000 pounds vanished or were confiscated, sparking concerns the drugs reach clinics not black markets. Dziedzic, a former bank robber, says he learned a hard lesson and seeks humanitarian work.
Five national labor leaders told NBC Meet the Press that workers suffer from inflation while wages lag. They blamed the Ford administration for inaction and pressed for tax cuts, home mortgage subsidies, and public works jobs. They warned of teacher strikes and urged stronger wage bids next year.
Washington lawmakers and the federal energy chief debated a compromise to prevent immediate oil price hikes as price controls expired. Frank G. Zarb warned foreign oil costs matter to American jobs while Rep. Bob Eckhardt urged continued price controls to curb inflation and potential Arab price alignment.
Wilma Schneider became the prison's first woman correctional officer, wearing a pink suit on her first day. She describes mixed reactions from inmates and younger guards, and says she quit after 30 months to preserve her sense of softness. A single inmate suit was dismissed. she recalls one fear moment in the hospital corridor.
Officials at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor opened an emergency meeting to assess if normal operations can continue amid an FBI investigation into deliberate injections of a paralyzing drug. The probe links more than 50 respiratory failures and at least 10 deaths to a likely hospital staffer with mental illness and petty crime history.
Labor Secretary John Dunlop said he will press President Ford to approve additional income and business tax cuts next year to spur recovery from the recession. He noted a $22.8 billion anti-recession package and suggested moves could be made before January 1, 1976 to prevent expiring benefits.
The Air Force grounded its A7D jet attack planes after an A7D crash near Eglin Air Force Base Florida. Navy followed by grounding AFE jets pending investigation of the TF-41 engine and engine problems.
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