Multiple global crimes and political events dominate AP dispatches
A wide array of 1976 AP briefs reports murders in Miami linking to mob figures Roselli and Giancana, a deadly typhoon off Japan, U.S. housing finance reform via consumer cooperatives, Rhodesian border clashes, a Canadian alcoholism study, Egyptian espionage charges, South Africa township violence, and Republican National Convention activities in Kansas City with leaders and delegates identified.
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Miami
John Roselli
Sam
Momo
Giancana
Fidel Castro
Roselli
Biscayne Bay
Dade County
Chicago
Kansas City
Wayne A. Morse
Emporia
Kane
Morse
Municipal Auditorium
Nixon
Ford
Reagan
America
Jobless Rate Rise Stirs Debate Over Labor Forces
John Cunniff analyzes July unemployment data showing 87.9 million employed and 7.8 percent jobless rate. He explains that a surge in discouraged workers leaving the labor force skews the headline, with more than a million once counted as unemployed now returning as prospects improve. The piece warns revisions and misinterpretations fuel political decisions.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Connally Remains A Fighter Despite Nixon Connections
Former Texas Governor John Connally, touted as Ford's potential running mate, defends himself against Watergate linked criticisms. He attacks opponents, cites his 1975 milk fund bribery acquittal as a plus, and positions himself as a relentless campaign organizer and fund raiser while exploring a 1980 presidential bid.
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LA Times
Washington Post
Washington
Texas
John Connally
Ford
Connally
CBS
Ripon Society
Paul Findley
Illinois
Congress
White House
Nixon
Findley
House Judiciary Committee
Thomas F. Railsback
William S. Cohen
Maine
Insurance Firm Faces 18 Million Suit In Oklahoma City
United Founders Life Insurance Co. of Oklahoma City and three individuals are expected to be named in an $18 million damage suit filed by a Teamsters union pension fund. The action seeks foreclosure on 30 percent of the insurance company stock pledged as collateral on a $3.1 million note of a subsidiary in default since March. Defendants include company president Bernard G. Ie and other executives plus The Reis Corp. A Chicago pension fund trustees group approved the suit at a meeting last Monday.
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Oklahoma City
United Founders Life Insurance Co
Teamsters Union
Bernard G. Ie
Gerald G. Barton
Jack T. Massey
Reis Corp
Teamsters Central States
Southeast
Southwest Areas Pension Fund
Chicago
Former Alcoholic Finds Hit With Popsicle Sticks
Ed Hebda and his wife built a thriving business selling handmade Popsicle stick shacks. From welfare to owning a home, they ship 2000 shacks monthly in 156 styles to all states. Hebda notes the turn came after a heart attack and recovery, leading to a swap meet idea that blossomed into a production line and store.
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Copley News
Santa Ana
Calif
Ed Hebda
Hebda
Wanda
Hawai
Hebdas
Pennsylvania
Hedda
China Boycott Sparks U S Goods Ban Over Educated Chinese Rules
On July 21, 1905, China began a boycott of American goods in response to new restrictions that barred educated Chinese from entering the United States. The move aimed to pressure U S authorities and protect Chinese scholars from exclusionary policies affecting schooling and migration.
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China
U.S
United States
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National Police Agency
Okinawa
Meteorological Agency
Taiwan
House Banking Committee
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Umtali
Burma
Mozambique
New York
Addiction Research Foundation of Toronto
Journal of Studies On Alcohol
Rutgers University
Cairo
Libya
Emad Abdullah
Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Kansas City, Mo
Young Americans For Freedom
Robert Dole
John Cunniff
EW York
Europe
Vermont
Republican Party
Gerald Ford
GOP
Rose Mary Woods
Richard Nixon
Treasury
Mr. Ford
Rogers C. B. Morton
Stuart Spencer
Buckley Byers
Republican National Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Byers
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ray Hutchison
Hutchison
Democratic Congress
Barry Goldnter
Popsicle
California
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