West and Midwest hit by hurricane force winds across states
Strong winds up to 112 mph battered western Nevada and parts of the Midwest with trailer damage and power outages. In Chicago 50 mph gusts toppled a sign injuring a man while O Hare restricted landings and storms moved through Indiana and Texas gouging down trees and disrupting travel.
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Nevada
Sheriff's Department
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Nev
Chicago
O'Hare International
Indiana
Kenny Pack
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Texas
Dust Bowl
Panhandle
Mississippi
Oregon
Idaho
Ford seeks universal flu vaccination for all Americans
President Ford proposes a nationwide program to inoculate every man, woman and child before next winter to prevent a swine flu epidemic. He seeks $135 million from Congress to mobilize vaccine production and a national distribution plan led by HEW Secretary David Mathews, with public access and a small fee for those who can pay.
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UPI
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White House
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare
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FBI reports 1975 crime rise slower than 1974
The FBI notes a 9 percent rise in the national crime rate for 1975, half the pace of 1974, with murder down slightly and property crimes rising faster than violent crimes. Increases are concentrated in smaller cities and suburbs. urban areas show mixed changes and the final annual report will include more detail.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Edward Levi
Ambassador Saxbe May Quit India Posting Before Convention
U S Ambassador William Saxbe may resign as ambassador to India before the Republican National Convention. Sources say he left New Delhi two weeks ago and heads to Washington for consultations, with speculation he will return in mid April to attend the Kansas City convention. He has voiced unhappiness over strained India United States relations and criticism from Indian officials including Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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India
UPI
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William Saxbe
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State Department
Henry Kissinger
Saxbe
United States
Kansas City
Indira Gandhi
Viscount Montgomery Dies in England Funeral Planned
London reports Field Marshal Montgomery died in his sleep at his Hampshire home aged 88. A hero’s funeral is planned for April at St George’s Chapel Winds or Castle with leaders attending. He will be buried near his Binstead parish church, a Knights of the Garter member and World War II veteran known as Monty.
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UPI
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Queen Elizabeth
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Monty
Erwin Rommel
Ft Alamein
Blitzkrieg
Africa
Stepfather questions Marine death account for stepson
Hubert Calhoun hired a private investigator, disputing the Marines account of Pvt Lynn E. McClure’s Dec 6 training death at the San Diego Recruit Depot. Doctors say a padded pugil stick blow could not crush a skull with protective gear. autopsy results delayed pending toxicology.
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Calhoun
Arthur F Bryan
McClure
Bryan
Harris County Medical Examiners Office
Houston
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Veterans Administration Hospital
Michael S Kelly
Marine Corps
Kelley
Moderate quake rattles seven states from Mississippi to Illinois
The tremor, reported at dinner time, shook Arkansas Missouri Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Kentucky and Illinois. No serious damage or injuries were recorded. Murray State University evacuated 600 students from two dorms while experts debated intensity and epicenter near Marked Tree Arkansas.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Margie Wiginton
Hamilton
Ala
California
Arkansas
Missouri
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Murray State University
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
Otto Nuttli
St Louis University
Seismological Research Center
Gromyko denies Soviet plans to intervene in Rhodesia and Namibia
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko dismissed as fairy tales reports of Soviet intervention in Rhodesia or South West Africa. He said the USSR has nothing to do with either area and noted talks with Britain included concrete discussions on Angola.
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UPI
Andrei A. Gromyko
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Namibia
Gromyko
Moscow
Heathrow
Angola
James Callaghan
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