Bomb blasts strike Boston area injuring none
Explosions damaged a Dorchester armory, destroyed an empty Eastern Air Lines plane at Logan and damaged a National Guard truck outside a Boston armory. A caller warned of the plane blast and linked the incidents, authorities said. Police treat all three blasts as possibly bomb related with no injuries reported.
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Boston
Newburyport
Eastern Airlines
Logan International Airport
National Guard
Dorchester
Wheat yields better than expected in Kansas crop outlook
AP reports Kansas Farm Bureau president John Armstrong foresees 300 million bushels or more of wheat in 1976 despite drought disease freeze and bugs. Farmers hold most grain for future sales while marketing specialists estimate only about 15 percent sold. Cooperatives report transport difficulties as harvest continues across the state.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas
John Junior Armstrong
Armstrong
Far-Mar-Co Inc
Farm Bureau
Lloyd Spivey
Cities face finance crunch across the United States
At the Milwaukee Conference of Mayors mayors report rising inflation and dwindling revenues strain cities from Detroit to Philadelphia. Detroit faces layoffs as a 103 million deficit looms, while Philadelphia weighs a strike by 18,500 AFSCME workers threatening Bicentennial events.
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New York
Conference of Mayors
Milwaukee
Detroit
Philadelphia
Coleman Young
Sexton
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Afscme
Earl Stout
District 33
Vaccine plan stalled by liability dispute halts swine flu drive
Ford administration faces an impasse as drug manufacturers demand federal liability protections before supplying vaccine. Lawmakers balk at rapid indemnity legislation, delaying contracts. Merrell Laboratories warns production may stop, jeopardizing inoculations for children and adults.
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Washington
Ford
House Health Subcommittee
Merrell National Laboratories
Theodore Cooper
Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rogers
HEW
Justice Department
Jefferson County Bicentennial Celebration Opens In Oskaloosa
Jefferson County kicks off its bicentennial with 1 p.m. Saturday openings at Old Jefferson Town 21 miles northwest of Lawrence. The event includes crafts displays, an old-fashioned picnic, a 120‑piece Blue Band concert, and fireworks at 9 p.m. A county wide church service follows Sunday morning at the town church.
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Oskaloosa
Jefferson County
Old Jefferson Town
Lawrence
U.S. 59
Jefferson County Craft Guild
Blue Band
DeSoto Council Reviews Sewer Ordinance And Annexation
DeSoto city council continues review of its sewer ordinance amid discussion with the EPA. No decisions were made and the review is set to resume July 16. The meeting covered street improvements, possible annexation of about 30 land parcels, and potential chip-and-seal street work with Jaycees offering project help.
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Desoto
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Johnson
Robert Daggenstein
DeSoto Jaycees
Second Street
Peoria
Wea
Johnson
Penknife stops bank robber in Nashville
A 70 year old man who recently had heart surgery used a two inch penknife to confront an armed robber at the First American National Bank in Nashville. Police say Charles Creson, 42, of Memphis, is charged with armed robbery after the theft of about 3000 dollars.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hoyt Pratt
Nashville
Charles Creson
Memphis
First American National Bank
Pratt
Larry Morrow
Skipper Missing As Galloping Gael Abandoned At Sea
The monohull Galloping Gael, crewed only by Canadian Michael Flanagan, was found adrift 1,000 miles west of Newfoundland amid a North Atlantic storm with 70 mph winds. Royal Western Yacht Club officials fear possible deaths among the 129 starters in the solo Transatlantic Race.
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Newport
R.I
Royal Western London Observer
Michael Flanagan
Hartford
Atlantic
Nema
A.J. Odling-Smee
Royal Western Yacht Club
Kazimierz
Jaworski
Alan Colas
Club Mediteranee
Gael
Newfoundland
Odling-Smee
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