Picket lines halt major candidates at ASNE meeting
Democratic contenders Carter Jackson and Udall refused to cross a NBC picket at a Washington hotel where editors met. They instead conducted telephone interviews. Humphrey planned to speak at lunch but faced uncertain entry as pickets remained outside. Ford announced weekly campaigning through the June 8 California primary.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
NBC
ASNE
Gerhard Gesell
Carter
Udall and
Jackson
Pear
White House
Ford
California
Minot Flood Crest Threatens Spirit of Rescue and Disaster Aid
Minot North Dakota faces its worst flood with 13 000 residents evacuated along the Souris River. President Ford declares a disaster housing emergency enabling federal aid. Dikes are trusted to hold as flood waters crest eight feet above stage, threatening 4200 homes downtown if breached. Illinois farmers seek rain to prevent drought while fields plant. Snow and storms sweep Arizona Utah Colorado California and Nebraska while wind gusts hit 70 mph in Presho South Dakota.
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United Press International
Minot
N.D
Illinois
Ford
Souris
Tom Probst
Illinois Agriculture
Robert Williams
Williams
Arizona Mountains
Utah
Flagstaff
Ariz
Bryce Canyon
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
California
Nebraska
South Dakota
Presha
Global strikes hit Tokyo transit and buses nationwide
Transportation workers in Japan walked off to demand higher pay and denounce the Lockheed payoff scandal handling. The half day strike involved private and public railways and bus firms, affecting millions of commuters as part of a spring labor offensive.
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Tokyo
UPI
Lockheed
Japan
Argentine Chrysler executive gunned down near Buenos Aires
Terrorists shot and killed Jorge Ricardo Kenny, 36, Chrysler marketing and distribution manager, at his home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Kenny's wife and their four year old son escaped unharmed as attackers fired submachine gun rounds at the residence.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Chrysler Automobile
Today
Jorge Ricardo Kenny
Chrysler
Kenny
Hearst undergoes surgery delaying Los Angeles court appearance
Patricia Hearst, 22, underwent surgery for a collapsed right lung at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City delaying her Los Angeles court appearance with the Harrises. She remains in stable condition with a chest tube and a four to five day hospital stay.
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Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
San Mateo County
Harrises
FBI
San Diego
San Francisco
Bicentennial Two Dollar Bills Spark Wild Public Interest
Tens of thousands of Americans lined up to buy the new bicentennial two dollar notes worth about 1.15 each. Banks sold out or nearly sold out as fearless hoarders stamped postmarks to prove first day purchases. Some users found the bills refused at pumps and stores, while others cashed in big sums.
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United Press International
Thomas Jefferson
Federal Reserve
North Carolina
Houston
Kansas City
Bill Hannis
Texas Commerce Bank
New York City
Chase Manhattan
Treasury
Samuel Washington
Peoria
Mike Stanton
WMBD
Illinois
Stanton
Man In City Hall Shootout Kills Baltimore Councilman
A man evicted from his apartment and denied a restaurant license shot through Baltimore city hall killing a councilman and wounding three others. He fled toward the mayor’s office after wounding a mayoral aide and a police officer before police fatally shot him. another city councilman had a heart attack hours later. The gunman faced prior charges for flag desecration.
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Baltimore
UPI
Charles Hopkins
William D. Schaefer
Hopkins
City Hall
Senate Okays Bill To Back Jobs Plan With Veto Fight
The Senate approved a roughly 4 billion jobs bill aimed at creating or preserving hundreds of thousands of jobs. It would provide 1.1 billion for public works, 1.4 billion to help balance state budgets, and 1.4 billion for water pollution control, with Muskie amendments.
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Athens
UPI
Washington
Greece
Turkey
Dimitrios Bitsiosis
United States
Aegean Sea
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Ford
House
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
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National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
Udall
National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
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Phyllis White
Syme
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Red Guerrilla Family
Embarcadero Center
Betty Ford
Lady Bird
Lady Bird Johnson
LBJ
Austin
Texas
Johnsons
Luci Nugent
Newcastle - Upon-Tyne
England
Newcastle
Christine Price
Auto
Patty
CBS News
SLA
Sacramento
Mission Federal
AL Geiberger
Lompoc
Main
Santa Maria
Casarez
Burton
Aquarian Age Natural Foods
Se. ‘H’ Street
Fede
Avi
Ocean
GOP
Robert Griffin
Muskie
Senate Democrats
Russell Long
Dla
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Louisiana
Itm
Mastro
I” Street
MacFarlane's
MacFarlanes Candies
Lompoc Plaza
Bank Americard Ayaway
Calcutta
Benos
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Lompoc Plaza Shopping Center
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