Orantes Stuns Connors For U S Open Title
Manuel Orantes of Spain defeated defending champion Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-3 6-3 to win the United States Open at Forest Hills before 15 669 fans. Evert won the women's crown earlier, sealing her first U S Open title with a 5 7 6 4 6 2 victory over Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
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Manuel Orantes
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Australia
GOP Picks KC For Convention
The Republican site selection committee chose Kansas City Missouri to host the convention next August after a closed session. Cleveland and Kansas City were the final two bids with Miami Beach and Los Angeles earlier in contention.
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UPI
Republican
Kansas City
Cleveland
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Los Angeles
Betty Ford reacts to Ford assassination attempt in California
President Ford described the attack as happening so fast there was no time to react. Betty Ford told reporters at a housewarming about the moment a woman in a red dress pulled a gun, the Secret Service agent wrestled the weapon, and Ford then continued his itinerary. She said the incident would not stop his campaigning as he heads to three states this week.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
California
Nelson D. Rockefeller
Betty Ford
Chuckler Inflation Defines Value Beyond Money
A humorous remark pictures inflation as money losing its meaning when value shrinks. It notes that spending power and perception of worth shift as prices rise. The line plays on irony to reflect economic anxiety with wit.
Striking Stewardesses Still In A Stalemate
National Airlines flight attendants and negotiators returned to talks in Washington amid threats of recess from Special Presidential Assistant W J Usery Jr. if no settlement is reached by Sunday. The strike began last Monday after a 1,200 crew walked out, with the mediator proposing terms that both sides have not accepted.
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Miami
UPS
National Airlines
Washington
W.J. Usery Jr
National Mediation Board
Usery
Michael Garko
Striking Association of Flight Attendants
Walt Robshaw
National
Rocks Fly as Antibusing Protests Roil Boston
A few hundred antibusing demonstrators clash with police and National Guard near the Fargo Building in Boston as 600 guardsmen arrive for desegregation opening. One guardsman is wounded. no serious injuries reported. Police say rioting could escalate if sick days affect staffing. Mayor White mobilizes riot trained police and guardsmen amid contract disputes and planned police reshuffles.
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Boston
UPI
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Fargo
Summer St
National Guard
Kevin H. White
Robert di Grazia
Camp Curtis Guild
Wakefield
White
Squeaky Fromme described in jail after Ford attempt
Lynette Fromme, 26, described by a jailer as calm and eating peanut butter and jelly while claiming she had to shoot President Ford. Federal investigators see no conspiracy evidence as Fromme and roommate Sandra Good face grand jury action. Fromme had stalked Manson and sought new cult recruits in Sacramento and San Francisco areas.
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Calif
UPI
Lynette
Fromme
Ford
Miss Fromme
State Capitol
Secret Service
Sandra Good
Charles Manson
San Quentin
Miss Good
Manson
Squeaky
U.S. Atty
Dwayne Keyes
San Francisco
Twins in Pensacola: one survives after court-ordered transfusion
In Pensacola Florida a week old twin girl Carol Ivey remains critical after a blood transfusion performed over Jehovah's Witness parents' religious objections. Julia Ivey died after a transfusion given Saturday despite parental opposition and court authorization.
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UPI
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Carol Ivey
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Julia
Carol
Ronald Ivey
Panama City
Theo Bruno
Henry Clay Mitchell Jr
Sister Carol
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