Ecuadoran leader restores control after failed coup attempt
In Quito a dusk to dawn curfew followed Gen Raul Gonzalez Alvear s surrender after a failed army bid to overthrow President Guillermo Rodriguez Lara. The government reported arrests and casualties as loyal forces retook the capital and surrounding cities.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Raul Gonzalez Alvear
Rodriguez
Gonzalez
Azuay Armored Regiment
Prices To Fall As Apple Crop Surges Across Nation
The USDA foresees a record 174 million 42-pound boxes of apples this year up 13 percent from 1974 with Washington and New York leading production. Wholesale prices drop to about 6 per bushel while consumer prices may dip 79 to 89 cents for a three pound bag. Storage costs and labor questions weigh on growers even as cider and other apple products trend lower.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Washington
New York State
James Garlik
Garlik
Washington State
Apple Commission
New York-New England
Apple Institute
Westfield
Mass
Robert Goldman
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Irving Silverman
Easton
New York
Des Moines Firefighters Face Railcar Blaze After Derailment
A Rock Island freight train derailed near Des Moines releasing chlorine and propane as multiple cars exploded. Firefighters from several towns battled fires into darkness, evacuating two square miles of facilities. One cyclist and several locals were injured, with authorities fearing more victims as blasts echoed miles away.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rock Island Lines
von Ray Abbott
Louise Stout
Saylor Township
Dwight Warner
Iowa Highway
James A. Bates
Ankeny
Polk County
David Long
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Polk County Sheriffs
Joe Lozano
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Delaware Township
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