Meany fails to win promises from Ford on grain shipment dispute
AFL-CIO President George Meany left the White House after a 90 minute meeting with President Ford and others without securing assurances on grain sales to Russia. He said longshoremen will continue to refuse to load grain for shipment to the Soviet Union unless domestic price and shipping concerns are addressed.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ford
Soviet Union
Meany
White House
John Dunlop
Russia
U.S
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Dunlop
Lane Kirkland
United States
Guard Chief Warns of 10 Percent Guard Drop
SACRAMENTO California National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Frank J. Schober Jr says he is concerned about a potential ten percent drop in guard membership. He notes about 26 000 total in the Army and Air National Guard in California and as many as 2600 could leave at the end of six year enlistments. He aims to train 1200 guard military policemen in the same state peace officers program to boost public acceptance during civil disorders or natural disasters.
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Sacramento
UPS
California National Guard
Frank J. Schober Jr
Guard
Schober
Army and
Air National Guard
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Baby with heart outside chest beats odds at 17 days
Christopher Wall Jr born with ectopia cordis had a heart outside his chest. Doctors at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia spent nearly four hours covering it. He now shows movement and weight gain with a "very good" survival chance after initially facing a two day prognosis.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Christopher Wall Jr
Christopher
Children’s Hospital
Jury to probe Hoffa disappearance and grand jury action
Federal grand jury in Detroit will hear from about 70 witnesses including Charles OBrien as part of a probe into James Hoffas disappearance. OBrien, a former Hoffa bodyguard, is a key figure in the case as FBI agents questioned him about Hoffas whereabouts. The panel aims to uncover how and why Hoffa vanished and may run for several weeks with witnesses such as Anthony Giacalone and others linked to Hoffa.
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UPI
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Charles “Chuckie O'Brien
Hoffa
O'Brien
FBI
Grand Jury
Robert Ozer
Organized Crime Strike Force
Ozer
Anthony
Tony Jacks
Giacalone
Bloomfield Township
Joseph Bane
Team
Sters
Pontiac
Mich
Louis Linteau
Cynthia Green
Bane
Linteau
Ralph Guy
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