Strikes Halt San Francisco Transit and Cab Services
San Francisco faces a citywide transit crisis as crafts unions stage walkouts crippling buses and cable cars. Yellow Cab drivers join the action, while NBC bars striking staff and Detroit pickets disrupt auto plants amid broader labor tensions.
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National Broadcasting Co
Afl-Cio National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
NBC
Detroit
Teamsters
General Motors Corp
American Motors Corp
News Department
San Antonio Express-News
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco International Airport
George Moscone
Lawrence see record March in city construction permits
Lawrence building inspection data show a March record with 43 single family permits and an estimated new construction value of 3.82 million dollars. The month also included three new apartment complexes in Meadowbrook valued at 980 thousand and a city maintenance garage permit worth 646 thousand.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Building Inspection Department
Meadowbrook
Duane Schwada
Continental Construction Co
Journal-World Records
Delegate jackpot awaits candidates in New York
In New York and Wisconsin voters faced primaries with 274 Democratic and 117 Republican delegates at stake in New York and 68 Democratic plus 45 Republican delegates in Wisconsin. Turnout varied and candidates campaigned to secure pivotal convention support.
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Associated Press
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Morris Udall
American Motors Corp
Milwaukee
Udall
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Carter
Georgia
Arizona
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Alabama
George Wal
GOP factions split delegates at Douglas County Republican Convention
Supporters of Gerald Ford outnumbered Reagan backers by about 31 at the Douglas County GOP meeting yet no bloc voting occurred. Forty-six of sixty-three delegates favored Ford with two slates chosen for the May district and state conventions where national delegates will be picked. Brand's resolution ensured representation for all factions as Ford and Reagan supporters prepare for the May 8 district meeting and May 22 state convention in Topeka.
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Ronald Reagan
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Been
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Third Congressional District
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Reagan
Topeka
Kansas City
Shawnee Mission
Johnson County
John Langstrum
Reclusive Hughes Dies After Stroke on Private Jet
Howard Hughes, billionaire industrialist and aviation pioneer, died of a stroke on a jet en route from Acapulco to Houston. His Summa Corp board will run the empire, with a three person executive committee. Hughes left a complex legacy spanning hotels, casinos, airlines, studios, and aircraft.
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Howard Robard Hughes
Hughes
Acapulco Princess Hotel
Methodist Hospital
Howard Hughes
Arelo Sederberg
Summa Corp
Summa
S.W. Gay
Nadine Henley
Chester Davis
Sederburg
Lederberg
Hollywood
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Acapulco
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roger Sutton
Jeff Abrams
Florida
Abrams
Sutton
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jean Peters
Miss Peters
Ella Rice
Bel Air
Nursing home conditions cited spur county action urge
Lawrence residents press Douglas County Commission to remove private nursing home administrators after Kanooks Improvement of Nursing Homes cites fresh state health reports. March 9 inspections of Wakarusa Manor reveal deplorable conditions dirty rooms cobwebs odors unkempt clothing and filthy kitchens prompting calls for oversight.
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Lawrence
Panalas
Douglas County Nursing Home
Cerf
County Commission
Wakarusa
Mild Thunder Likely in Local Forecast
Weather forecast notes possible thunder showers for the area with mild conditions overall. Details appear on page 6 of the Journal-World index edition.
Mourning protests persist in Peking after Chou Enlai death
Reports say up to 100,000 demonstrators in Tiananmen Square criticized the purge of memorial wreaths for Chou Enlai. Youths reportedly entered a public building but were driven back by soldiers as tensions rose over Teng Hsiao-ping and Hua Kuo-feng's leadership amid Maoist crackdowns.
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Lana Turner
Ava Gardner
Yvonne de Carlo
Ida Lupino
Jane Russell
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Tien An Men
Chou En-lai
Chou
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao
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